FEC System Outage Blocks 24-Hour Election Reporting

Stringent 24-hour reporting means that even small expenditures supporting or opposing candidates must be disclosed by the groups and individuals who pay for them. Any enforcement actions will be unlikely because the FEC lacks a quorum and because detecting illicit spending will be difficult.

According to the emails sent by the FEC, filers are unable to submit any electronic reports until the outage is resolved.