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Plaintiff seeks court order declaring FEC inaction unlawful and requiring compliance within 30 days

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The court complaint includes a request that the court (1) declare the FEC's inaction contrary to law and (2) order the FEC to conform with that declaration within 30 days.

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Peter Bernegger filed suit on December 31, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the Federal Election Commission failed to act on his July 31, 2025 administrative complaint. The complaint accuses Senator Lindsey Graham, Team Graham, Inc., WinRed, and related actors of accepting about $11,090,385 in unlawful contributions and filing inaccurate reports. Bernegger seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under the Federal Election Campaign Act, asking the court to declare the FEC’s inaction unlawful and to require the agency to comply within 30 days.
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The plaintiff in Bernegger v. FEC alleges that the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint within the 120-day period and seeks a declaratory judgment that the inaction is contrary to law, plus an order to conform within 30 days. FEC updates explicitly quote this relief as requested by the plaintiff. These statements are corroborated by the court filings summarized in the FEC updates.

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  1. Update · Feb 13, 2026, 12:52 AMTrue
    The plaintiff in Bernegger v. FEC alleges that the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint within the 120-day period and seeks a declaratory judgment that the inaction is contrary to law, plus an order to conform within 30 days. FEC updates explicitly quote this relief as requested by the plaintiff. These statements are corroborated by the court filings summarized in the FEC updates.
  2. Original article · Feb 12, 2026
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