77 FR 70 pgs. 21773-21774 - Filing Dates for The New Jersey Special Election in The 10th Congressional District

Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 70Pages: 21773 - 21774
Docket number: [NOTICE 2012-03]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-8634 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Election Commission
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[NOTICE 2012-03]

Filing Dates for The New Jersey Special Election in The 10th Congressional District

AGENCY:

Federal Election Commission.

ACTION:

Notice of filing dates for special election.

SUMMARY:

New Jersey has scheduled elections on June 5, 2012, and November 6, 2012, to fill the U.S. House seat in the 10th Congressional District held by the late Representative Donald M. Payne.

Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special Primary Election on June 5, 2012, shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report. Committees required to file reports in connection with both the Special Primary and Special General Election on November 6, 2012, shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report, a 12-day Pre-General Report, and a 30-day Post-General Report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694-1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Principal Campaign Committees

All principal campaign committees of candidates who participate in the New Jersey Special Primary and Special General Elections shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on May 24, 2012; a 12-day Pre-General Report on October 25, 2012; and a 30-day Post-General Report on December 6, 2012. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

All principal campaign committees of candidates participating only in the Special Primary Election shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on May 24, 2012. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee's quarterly filings in July and October. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)

Political committees filing on a quarterly basis in 2012 are subject to special election reporting if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the New Jersey Special Primary or Special General Election by the close of books for the applicable report(s). (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

Committees filing monthly that make contributions or expenditures in connection with the New Jersey Special Primary or General Elections will continue to file according to the monthly reporting schedule.

Additional disclosure information in connection with the New Jersey Special Election may be found on the FEC Web site at http://www.fec.gov/info/report_dates.shtml.

Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling Activity

Principal campaign committees, party committees and Leadership PACs that are otherwise required to file reports in connection with the special elections must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L if they receive two or more bundled contributions from lobbyists/registrants or lobbyist/registrant PACs that aggregate in excess of $16,700 during the special election reporting periods (see charts below for closing date of each period). 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v).

Report Close of books1 Reg./Cert. & overnight mailing deadline Filing deadline
Committees Involved in Only the Special Primary (06/05/12) Must File:
Pre-Primary 05/16/12 05/21/12 05/24/12
July Quarterly 06/30/12 07/15/12 2 07/15/12
Committees Involved in Both the Special Primary (06/05/12) and Special General (11/06/12) Must File:
Pre-Primary 05/16/12 05/21/12 05/24/12
July Quarterly 06/30/12 07/15/12 2 07/15/12
October Quarterly 09/30/12 10/15/12 10/15/12
Pre-General 10/17/12 10/22/12 10/25/12
Post-General 11/26/12 12/06/12 12/06/12
Year-End 12/31/12 01/31/13 01/31/13
Committees Involved in Only the Special General (11/06/12) Must File:
Pre-General 10/17/12 10/22/12 10/25/12
Post-General 11/26/12 12/06/12 12/06/12
Year-End 12/31/12 01/31/13 01/31/13
1 These dates indicate the end of the reporting period. A reporting period always begins the day after the closing date of the last report filed. If the committee is new and has not previously filed a report, the first report must cover all activity that occurred before the committee registered as a political committee with the Commission up through the close of books for the first report due.
2 Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend. Filing deadlines are not extended when they fall on nonworking days. Accordingly, reports filed by methods other than Registered, Certified or Overnight Mail, or electronically, must be received before the Commission's close of business on the last business day before the deadline.

On behalf of the Commission.

Dated: Apil 5, 2012.

Caroline C. Hunter,

Chair, Federal Election Commission.

[FR Doc. 2012-8634 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]

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