2020 Monthly reports
Presidential campaigns, party committees, SSFs and PACs that are monthly filers during an election year will submit 13 reports covering their activity.
Party committees and PACs (including SSFs) report on Form 3X. Access the PDF and instructions.
Presidential committees report on Form 3P. Access the PDF and instructions.
Monthly schedule
| Report | Close of books [1] | Filing deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2019
Presidential PACs and parties |
12/31/2019 | 01/31/2020 |
| February Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
01/31/2020 | 02/20/2020 |
| March Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
02/29/2020 | 03/20/2020 |
| April Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
03/31/2020 | 04/20/2020 |
| May Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
04/30/2020 | 05/20/2020 |
| June Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
05/31/2020 | 06/20/2020 [2] |
| July Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
06/30/2020 | 07/20/2020 |
| August Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
07/31/2020 | 08/20/2020 |
| September Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
08/31/2020 | 09/20/2020 [2] |
| October Monthly
Presidential PACs and parties |
09/30/2020 | 10/20/2020 |
| Pre-General [3]
Presidential PACs and parties |
10/14/2020 | 10/22/2020 |
| Post-General
Presidential PACs and parties |
11/23/2020 | 12/03/2020 |
| Year-End 2020
Presidential PACs and parties |
12/31/2020 | 01/31/2021 [2] |
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] Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday. 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 by close of business on the last business day before the deadline.
[3] If sent by registered or certified mail, the Pre-General must be postmarked on or before October 19. If using overnight mail, the delivery service must receive the report on or before October 19.
Methods of filing reports
Electronic filing
Reports filed electronically must be received and validated by the Commission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the filing deadline.
Paper filing
Paper filers must ensure their reports are received by the filing deadline. Report filing options: registered, certified or overnight or first-class mail.