GENERAL ELECTION REPORT NOTICE

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

CURRENT REPORT DUE FOR
2012 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE COMMITTEES

2012 PRIMARY CANDIDATE COMMITTEES

Monthly:  Committees that have been filing on a monthly basis in 2012, but whose candidates are not participating in the general election, have a choice between filing either the Pre- and Post-General Election Reports (see chart above) or Monthly Reports covering October and November (due November 20 and December 20, respectively).

Quarterly:  Committees of candidates not participating in the general election need not file the Pre-and Post-General Election Reports.  These committees, however, must continue filing on a quarterly basis.

CANDIDATE COMMITTEES NOT ACTIVE IN 2012 ELECTIONS

Committees only active in past or future elections do not file the Pre-and Post-General Election Reports.  These committees continue to file according to their regular reporting schedule (monthly or quarterly).

SUPPLEMENTAL FILING INFORMATION: Presidential Committees

REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR REMAINDER OF 2012

I. 2012 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES

II. QUARTERLY FILERS NOT INVOLVED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION

III. MONTHLY FILERS NOT INVOLVED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION

NOTE FOR COMMITTEES NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A POST-GENERAL ELECTION REPORT CHART II (see above)

For candidates who ran in 2012 but did not participate in the general election, the reporting period for the Year-End Report spans two election cycles. For this report only, committees should instead use the Post-Election Detailed Summary Page (FEC Form 3, Pages 5-8) [PDF]. Committees should not use the normal Detailed Summary Page.

SUPPLEMENTAL FILING INFORMATION: Presidential Committees

FOOTNOTES:

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 up through the close of books for the first report due.

2 Committees not required to file on a monthly schedule during 2012, and whose candidates are not participating in the general election, need not file the Pre- and Post-General Election Reports. These committees, however, must continue to file on a quarterly basis.

FOR INFORMATION, CALL: (800) 424-9530 or (202) 694-1100

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