WhatAboutFOIA

FEC · 2024 Annual Report

Federal Election Commission

Requests Received

351

318 processed

Grant Rate

52%

107 full + 58 partial

Simple / Complex

N/A / 12d

avg days to respond

Backlog

6

was 1 last year

Transparency checks

Request Backlog

6 backlogged

+500% vs last year (was 1).

Alert

Appeal Success Rate

0%

0 fully reversed + 0 partial reversals out of 1 appeals decided.

Alert

Grant Rate

52%

107 full grants, 58 partial grants out of 318 total requests processed.

Good

Complex Request Speed

12 days avg

Median 11 days · Range 1 day–72 days for complex requests.

Good

Simple Request Speed

N/A

No simple request data reported.

Info

No Records Denial Rate

41%

130 of 318 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

Info

Request Volume

351 received

+282% vs prior year (92 received last year).

Info

Processing Cost

$300,611

$945 per request processed. Staff: 2 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.

Info

How to submit a request

Email

foia@fec.gov

Phone

202-694-1100

Mailing address

FOIA Contact, FOIA Requester Service Center
1050 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20463

Reading room

https://www.fec.gov/freedom-information-act/#foia-documents-and-the-e-foia-reading-room

FOIA page

http://www.fec.gov/press/foia.shtml

Cost & staffing (2024)

Processing Cost

$300,611

Staff (FTE)

2

Fees Collected

N/A

Data from Federal Election Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.