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24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures

As required by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), the FEC promulgated new regulations changing the reporting requirements for independent expenditures.  The 48-hour reporting requirement is triggered each time any person makes independent expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more between January 1, 2006, up to the 20th day before the election (including a special election).  As was the case before the implementation of the BCRA, the 24-hour reporting requirement is triggered each time any person makes independent expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours, before the day of the election (including a special election).  See 11 CFR 104.4 and 109.10.

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. A chronological listing is available on 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 2006 Primaries, Runoffs and Conventions

State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures  48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures  24-Hour Notice Period
Alabama Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
Primary Runoff	07/18/06	01/01/06 - 06/28/06	06/29/06 - 07/16/06
Alaska Primary	08/22/06	01/01/06 - 08/02/06	08/03/06 - 08/20/06
American Samoa Primary	11/07/06	01/01/06 - 10/18/06	10/19/06 - 11/05/06
Primary Runoff (not held)	11/21/06	01/01/06 - 11/01/06	11/02/06 - 11/19/06
*Arizona Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
Arkansas Primary	05/23/06	01/01/06 - 05/03/06	05/04/06 - 05/21/06
Primary Runoff	06/13/06	01/01/06 - 05/24/06	05/25/06 - 06/11/06
*California Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
Colorado Primary	08/08/06	01/01/06 - 07/19/06	07/20/06 - 08/06/06
*Connecticut Primary	08/08/06 1	01/01/06 - 07/19/06	07/20/06 - 08/06/06
Connecticut House Convention -- Democratic Party	05/15/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/25/06	04/26/06 - 05/13/06
*Connecticut Senate Convention -- Democratic Party	05/20/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/30/06	05/01/06 - 05/18/06
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #1]	05/10/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/20/06	04/21/06 - 05/08/06
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #2]	05/21/06 1	01/01/06 - 05/01/06	05/02/06 - 05/19/06
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #s 3 & 5]	05/13/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/23/06	04/24/06 - 05/11/06
Connecticut Convention -- Republican Party [Dist. #4]	05/15/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/25/06	04/26/06 - 05/13/06
*Connecticut Senate Convention -- Republican Party	05/20/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/30/06	05/01/06 - 05/18/06
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures  48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures  24-Hour Notice Period
*Delaware Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
District of Columbia Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
*Florida Primary	09/05/06	01/01/06 - 08/16/06	08/17/06 - 09/03/06
Georgia Primary	07/18/06	01/01/06 - 06/28/06	06/29/06 - 07/16/06
Primary Runoff	08/08/06	01/01/06 - 07/19/06	07/20/06 - 08/06/06
General Runoff (not held)	12/05/06	01/01/06 - 11/15/06	11/16/06 - 12/03/06
Guam Primary	09/02/06	01/01/06 - 08/13/06	08/14/06 - 08/31/06
*Hawaii Primary	09/23/06	01/01/06 - 09/03/06	09/04/06 - 09/21/06
Idaho Primary	05/23/06	01/01/06 - 05/03/06	05/04/06 - 05/21/06
Illinois Primary	03/21/06	01/01/06 - 03/01/06	03/02/06 - 03/19/06
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures  48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures  24-Hour Notice Period
*Indiana Primary	05/02/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/12/06	04/13/06 - 04/30/06
*Indiana Convention -- Libertarian Party	04/29/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/09/06	04/10/06 - 04/27/06
Iowa Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
Kansas Primary	08/01/06 1	01/01/06 - 07/12/06	07/13/06 - 07/30/06
Kansas Convention -- Libertarian Party	04/29/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/09/06	04/10/06 - 04/27/06
Kansas Convention -- Reform Party	06/03/06 1	01/01/06 - 05/14/06	05/15/06 - 06/01/06
Kentucky Primary	05/16/06	01/01/06 - 04/26/06	04/27/06 - 05/14/06
Louisiana Primary	08/11/06 3	01/01/06 - 07/22/06	07/23/06 - 08/09/06
General Runoff (LA-2)	12/09/06 3	01/01/06 - 11/19/06	11/20/06 - 12/07/06
*Maine Primary	06/13/06	01/01/06 - 05/24/06	05/25/06 - 06/11/06
*Maryland Primary	09/12/06 1	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
*Maryland Convention -- Green Party	06/03/06 1	01/01/06 - 05/14/06	05/15/06 - 06/01/06
*Maryland Convention -- Libertarian Party	04/01/06 1	01/01/06 - 03/12/06	03/13/06 - 03/30/06
*Massachusetts Primary	09/19/06	01/01/06 - 08/30/06	08/31/06 - 09/17/06
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures  48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures  24-Hour Notice Period
*Michigan Primary	08/08/06 1	01/01/06 - 07/19/06	07/20/06 - 08/06/06
*Michigan Convention -- Libertarian Party	05/13/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/23/06	04/24/06 - 05/11/06
*Michigan Convention -- U.S. Taxpayers Party	07/29/06 1	01/01/06 - 07/09/06	07/10/06 - 07/27/06
*Minnesota Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
*Mississippi Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
Primary Runoff	06/27/06	01/01/06 - 06/07/06	06/08/06 - 06/25/06
*Missouri Primary	08/08/06	01/01/06 - 07/19/06	07/20/06 - 08/06/06
*Montana Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
*Nebraska Primary	05/09/06	01/01/06 - 04/19/06	04/20/06 - 05/07/06
*Nevada Primary	08/15/06	01/01/06 - 07/26/06	07/27/06 - 08/13/06
New Hampshire Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures  48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures  24-Hour Notice Period
*New Jersey Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
*New Mexico Primary	06/06/06	01/01/06 - 05/17/06	05/18/06 - 06/04/06
*New York Primary	09/12/06	01/01/06 - 08/23/06	08/24/06 - 09/10/06
North Carolina Primary	05/02/06	01/01/06 - 04/12/06	04/13/06 - 04/30/06
Primary Runoff (not held)	05/30/06	01/01/06 - 05/10/06	05/11/06 - 05/28/06
*North Dakota Primary	06/13/06	01/01/06 - 05/24/06	05/25/06 - 06/11/06
*Ohio Primary	05/02/06	01/01/06 - 04/12/06	04/13/06 - 04/30/06
Oklahoma Primary	07/25/06	01/01/06 - 07/05/06	07/06/06 - 07/23/06
Primary Runoff	08/22/06	01/01/06 - 08/02/06	08/03/06 - 08/20/06
Oregon Primary	05/16/06 1	01/01/06 - 04/26/06	04/27/06 - 05/14/06
Oregon Convention -- Pacific Green Party	06/17/06 1	01/01/06 - 05/28/06	05/29/06 - 06/15/06
Oregon Convention -- Libertarian Party	06/03/06 1	01/01/06 - 05/14/06	05/15/06 - 06/01/06
State & Type of Election	Election Date	Independent Expenditures  48-Hour Notice Period	Independent Expenditures  24-Hour Notice Period
*Pennsylvania Primary	05/16/06	01/01/06 - 04/26/06	04/27/06 - 05/14/06
Puerto Rico Primary	(no federal elections held in 2006)
*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

 

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