I get an error related to #1 when I try to download the data for 2026 California House campaigns into a SQLite database, which I've included below.
The command is libfec export --election 2026 --form-type F3 --office H --state CA -o fec.db and it worked as recently as May 29, 2026.
RUST_BACKTRACE=full libfec export --election 2026 --form-type F3 --office H --state CA -o fec.db
✓ Cached 0 filing(s) (0 B), skipped 4949 already cached Exporting filings to SQLite database at "fec.db" Error fetching filing: `Unsupported version '6.4', only 8.0-8.5 are currently supported.`
Stack backtrace:
0: std::backtrace::Backtrace::create
1: anyhow::error::<impl core::convert::From<E> for anyhow::Error>::from
2: fec_parser::Filing<R>::from_reader
3: libfec::sourcer::resolve_from_path
4: <libfec::sourcer::IterFilingsX as core::iter::traits::iterator::Iterator>::next
5: libfec::commands::export::sqlite::cmd_export_sqlite
6: libfec::commands::export::export
7: libfec::main
8: std::sys::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace
9: std::rt::lang_start::{{closure}}
10: std::rt::lang_start_internal
11: _main
372/4949 filings ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ [00:00:02]
thread 'main' (2826165) panicked at crates/fec-cli/src/commands/export/sqlite/mod.rs:614:21:
not yet implemented
stack backtrace:
0: 0x100c180cc - <std::sys::backtrace::BacktraceLock::print::DisplayBacktrace as core::fmt::Display>::fmt::hbeea7a819b623c65
1: 0x10068d818 - core::fmt::write::hedd53bdb9e87b4cf
2: 0x100bed9e0 - std::io::Write::write_fmt::hdd87f23e14dc5d26
3: 0x100bf9c9c - std::panicking::default_hook::{{closure}}::hb13fd44d9edf00c4
4: 0x100bf9b6c - std::panicking::default_hook::h3b3b0d3cdb46d087
5: 0x100bfa088 - std::panicking::panic_with_hook::h657ee82e431041f8
6: 0x100bf9d6c - std::panicking::panic_handler::{{closure}}::hd0ef6f87b4fd1427
7: 0x100bf6c48 - std::sys::backtrace::__rust_end_short_backtrace::hbd8bf96e4ee54567
8: 0x100be5768 - __rustc[16f1505adc47261a]::rust_begin_unwind
9: 0x100ec569c - core::panicking::panic_fmt::ha09fb24313daf262
10: 0x100ec5674 - core::panicking::panic::hb152b149bd05e810
11: 0x100a1853c - libfec::commands::export::sqlite::cmd_export_sqlite::hdf92e1f18c0d61d1
12: 0x10088c740 - libfec::commands::export::export::ha6522b93bf59a7d5
13: 0x1008bf3fc - libfec::main::h8a6f0d4905967d81
14: 0x1009ef348 - std::sys::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace::h97db5227db9e2b5c
15: 0x1009454c4 - std::rt::lang_start::{{closure}}::h6df9db3f93ed1aef
16: 0x100beefb8 - std::rt::lang_start_internal::h11fc0900699d88c7
17: 0x1008f95fc - _main
I get an error related to #1 when I try to download the data for 2026 California House campaigns into a SQLite database, which I've included below.
The command is
libfec export --election 2026 --form-type F3 --office H --state CA -o fec.dband it worked as recently as May 29, 2026.