Federal Election Commission

United States independent regulatory agency that regulates federal elections
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Federal Election Commission

Summary

Federal Election Commission is an independent agency of the United States government[1]. It draws 383 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #17 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Election Commission is in the country of United States[3].
  • Federal Election Commission's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government[4].
  • Federal Election Commission's instance of is recorded as election commission[5].
  • Federal Election Commission's seal image is recorded as Seal of the United States Federal Election Commission.svg[6].
  • Federal Election Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[7].
  • Federal Election Commission's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123220805[8].
  • Federal Election Commission's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 898145910078227021442[9].
  • Federal Election Commission's GND ID is recorded as 118978-5[10].
  • Federal Election Commission's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79069957[11].
  • Federal Election Commission's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12002098g[12].
  • Federal Election Commission's IdRef ID is recorded as 083780904[13].
  • Federal Election Commission's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07424843[14].
  • Federal Election Commission's Commons category is recorded as Federal Election Commission of the United States[15].
  • +1974-10-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Federal Election Commission[16].
  • Federal Election Commission's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jlfh[17].
  • Federal Election Commission's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20031125020[18].
  • Federal Election Commission's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[19].
  • Federal Election Commission's official website is recorded as https://www.fec.gov/[20].
  • Federal Election Commission's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Federal Election Commission[21].
  • Federal Election Commission's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-election-commission[22].
  • Federal Election Commission's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[23].
  • Federal Election Commission's National Library of Portugal ID is recorded as 534176[24].
  • Federal Election Commission's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1046336[25].
  • Federal Election Commission's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Federal-Election-Commission[26].
  • Federal Election Commission's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Federal Elections Commission'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1974-10-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Federal Election Commission[16].

Identity

Federal Election Commission's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Federal Elections Commission'}[27]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FEC'}[28].

Operations

Federal Election Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[19].

Why It Matters

Federal Election Commission draws 383 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #17 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/federal-election-commission
MLA “Federal Election Commission.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/federal-election-commission.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_federal-election-commission_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Federal Election Commission}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/federal-election-commission}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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