24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures

FEC regulations require political committees and other persons who make independent expenditures at any time during the calendar year--January 1, 2010, up to and including the 20th day before an election (including a special election)--to disclose this activity within 48 hours each time that the expenditures aggregate $10,000 or more. See 11 CFR 104.4(b)(2) and 109.10(c). This reporting requirement is in addition to the requirement to file 24-hour notice of independent expenditures each time that disbursements for independent expenditures aggregate at or above $1,000 during the last 20 days--up to 24 hours--before an election (including a special election). See 11 CFR 104.4(c) and 109.10(d).

The list below provides a state-by-state breakdown of the periods during which 48- and 24-hour reports of Independent Expenditures must be filed.1 For a chronological listing, consult the FEC Calendar.

Political Committees must use FEC Form 3X, Schedule E [PDF] to file 48- and 24-hour notices. Persons who are not political committees must use FEC Form 5 [PDF].

Alabama - Connecticut
Delaware - Illinois
Indiana - Massachusetts
Michigan - New Hampshire

New Jersey - Oregon
Pennsylvania - Tennessee
Texas - Virgin Islands
Virginia - Wyoming

Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of
Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With 2010 Primaries, Runoffs and Conventions

State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
Alabama Primary
Primary Runoff
Alaska Primary
American Samoa Primary
Primary Runoff
*Arizona Primary
Arkansas Primary
Primary Runoff
*California Primary
Colorado Primary
*Connecticut Primary
Connecticut House Convention -- Democratic Party
*Connecticut Senate Convention -- Democratic Party
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #1]
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #2]
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #s 3 & 5]
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #4]
*Connecticut Senate Convention -- Republican Party
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
*Delaware Primary
District of Columbia Primary
*Florida Primary
Georgia Primary
Primary Runoff
General Runoff (not held)
Guam Primary
*Hawaii Primary
Idaho Primary
Illinois Primary
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
*Indiana Primary
*Indiana Convention -- Libertarian Party
Iowa Primary
Kansas Primary
Kansas Convention -- Libertarian Party
Kansas Convention -- Reform Party
Kentucky Primary
Louisiana Primary
General Runoff (LA-2)
*Maine Primary
*Maryland Primary
*Maryland Convention -- Green Party
*Maryland Convention -- Libertarian Party
*Massachusetts Primary
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
*Michigan Primary
*Michigan Convention -- Libertarian Party
*Michigan Convention -- U.S. Taxpayers Party
*Minnesota Primary
*Mississippi Primary
Primary Runoff
*Missouri Primary
*Montana Primary
*Nebraska Primary
*Nevada Primary
New Hampshire Primary
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
*New Jersey Primary
*New Mexico Primary
*New York Primary
North Carolina Primary
Primary Runoff (not held)
*North Dakota Primary
*Ohio Primary
Oklahoma Primary
Primary Runoff
Oregon Primary
Oregon Convention -- Pacific Green Party
Oregon Convention -- Libertarian Party
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
*Pennsylvania Primary
Puerto Rico Primary	(no federal elections held in 2010)
*Rhode Island Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
South Carolina Primary	06/13/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 05/24/06	05/25/06 - 06/11/06
Primary Runoff	06/27/06	01/01/06 - 06/07/06	06/08/06 - 06/25/06
South Carolina Convention -- Constitution Party	04/20/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 03/31/06	04/01/06 - 04/18/06
South Carolina Convention -- Libertarian Party	04/29/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/09/06	04/10/06 - 04/27/06
South Dakota Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
Primary Runoff	06/20/06	01/01/06 - 05/31/06	06/01/06 - 06/18/06
*Tennessee Primary	08/03/06	01/01/06 - 07/14/06	07/15/06 - 08/01/06
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
*Texas Primary	03/07/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 02/15/06	02/16/06 - 03/05/06
Primary Runoff	04/11/06	01/01/06 - 03/22/06	03/23/06 - 04/09/06
Texas House -- Minor Party Convention [Dist. #s 7, 16, 18, 20, 29, 30, 32]	03/18/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 02/26/06	02/27/06 - 03/16/06
Texas House -- Minor Party Convention [Dist. #s 1-6, 8-15, 17, 19, 21-28, 31]	03/25/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 03/05/06	03/06/06 - 03/23/06
Texas Senate -- Minor Party Convention	06/10/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 05/21/06	05/22/06 - 06/08/06
*Utah Primary	06/27/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 06/07/06	06/08/06 - 06/25/06
*Utah Convention -- Democratic Party	05/13/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/23/06	04/24/06 - 05/11/06
*Utah Convention -- Libertarian Party	04/29/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/09/06	04/10/06 - 04/27/06
*Utah Convention -- Personal Choice Party	05/13/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/23/06	04/24/06 - 05/11/06
*Utah Convention -- Republican Party	05/13/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/23/06	04/24/06 - 05/11/06
*Vermont Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
Virgin Islands Primary	09/09/06	01/01/06 - 08/20/06	08/21/06 - 09/07/06
General Runoff (not held)	11/21/06	01/01/06 - 11/01/06	11/02/06 - 11/19/06
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
*Virginia Primary	06/13/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 05/24/06	05/25/06 - 06/11/06
Virginia Convention -- Democratic Party [Dist. #s 1, 3 & 7]	05/13/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/23/06	04/24/06 - 05/11/06
Virginia Convention -- Democratic Party [Dist. #s 4 & 9]	06/10/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 05/21/06	05/22/06 - 06/08/06
Virginia Convention -- Democratic Party [Dist. #s 5 & 6]	05/20/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/30/06	05/01/06 - 05/18/06
Virginia Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #3]	05/20/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/30/06	05/01/06 - 05/18/06
Virginia Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #9]	05/13/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/23/06	04/24/06 - 05/11/06
*Washington Primary	09/19/06	01/01/06 - 08/30/06	08/31/06 - 09/17/06
*West Virginia Primary	05/09/06 ¹	01/01/06 - 04/19/06	04/20/06 - 05/07/06
*Wisconsin Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
*Wyoming Primary	08/22/06	01/01/06 - 08/02/06	08/03/06 - 08/20/06

* States holding 2006 Senate elections.

1 In Connecticut and Utah conventions are held by the political parties prior to the congressional primary.
In Virginia, parties may choose to nominate congressional candidates by convention rather than by primary election. (In other states, such as Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia, it is possible that minor parties may schedule conventions to nominate congressional candidates.)

2 This date applies only to third party candidates.

3 In AO 2000-29, the Commission determined that the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot in Louisiana--in this case 8/11/06-- must be considered the primary election date for Louisiana candidates. See 11 CFR 100.2(c)(4)(i). The election for candidates seeking federal office is the general election scheduled for 11/7/06. Additionally, under state law if no candidate in the 11/7/06 general election receives over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held on 12/9/06.

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Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of
Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With
the 2006 General Election

Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
General Election	11/07/06	01/01/06 - 10/18/06	10/19/06 - 11/05/06

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Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of
Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With
2006 Special Elections

Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures 48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures 24-Hour Notice Period
California 50th District Special General	04/11/06	01/01/06 - 03/22/06	03/23/06 - 04/09/06
California 50th District Special General Runoff	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
New Jersey 13th District Special Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
New Jersey 13th District Special General	11/07/06	01/01/06 - 10/18/06	10/19/06 - 11/05/06
Ohio 3rd District Special Primary	09/15/06	01/01/06 - 08/26/06	08/27/06 - 09/13/06
Ohio 18th District Special Primary	09/14/06	01/01/06 - 08/25/06	08/26/06 - 09/12/06
Texas 22nd District Special General	11/07/06	01/01/06 - 10/18/06	10/19/06 - 11/05/06
Texas District #s 15, 21, 23, 25 & 28 Redistricting Special General	11/07/06	01/01/06 - 10/18/06	10/19/06 - 11/05/06
Texas District 23 Redistricting Special Runoff	12/12/06	01/01/06 - 11/22/06	11/23/06 - 12/10/06

24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures

Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With 2010 Primaries, Runoffs and Conventions

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Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With the 2006 General Election

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Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With 2006 Special Elections

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Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of
Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With 2010 Primaries, Runoffs and Conventions

Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of
Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With
the 2006 General Election

Coverage Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reporting of
Independent Expenditures Made in Connection With
2006 Special Elections