Coordinated communications periods: special elections (2022)
When a person pays for a communication that is coordinated with a candidate, a candidate’s authorized committee, or their agents, or a political party committee or its agents, the communication is considered an in-kind contribution to that candidate or party committee and is subject to the limits, prohibitions and reporting requirements of the federal campaign finance law. FEC regulations establish a three-prong test to determine whether a communication is coordinated. All three prongs of the test—payment, content and conduct—must be met for a communication to be deemed coordinated and thus an in-kind contribution.
One provision identifies certain pre-election time frames during which a public communication that references a candidate will satisfy the content prong of the coordination test.
The following chart provides a breakdown of the 90-day coordinated communications (CC) periods for 2022 special elections. For a chronological listing, consult the FEC Calendar.
NOTE: For communications that refer to both a party and a clearly identified federal candidate please consult the regulations at 11 CFR 109.21(c)(4)(i)-(iv).
Coordinated communications periods for 2022 special elections
Special election | Election date | CC period (90-days prior through election date) |
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Alaska At-Large Congressional District Special Primary | 06/11/2022 | 03/13/2022 - 06/11/2022 |
Alaska At-Large Congressional District Special General | 08/16/2022 | 05/18/2022 - 08/16/2022 |
California 22nd Congressional District Special General | 04/05/2022 | 01/05/2022 - 04/05/2022 |
California 22nd Congressional District Special Runoff | 06/07/2022 | 03/09/2022 - 06/07/2022 |
California Senate Special Primary | 06/07/2022 | 03/09/2022 - 06/07/2022 |
California Senate Special General | 11/08/2022 | 08/10/2022 - 11/08/2022 |
Florida 20th Congressional District Special General | 01/11/2022 | 10/13/2021 - 01/11/2022 |
Indiana 2nd Congressional District Special General | 11/08/2022 | 08/10/2022 - 11/08/2022 |
Minnesota 1st Congressional District Special Primary | 05/24/2022 | 02/23/2022 - 05/24/2022 |
Minnesota 1st Congressional District Special General | 08/09/2022 | 05/11/2022 - 08/09/2022 |
Nebraska 1st Congressional District Special General | 06/28/2022 | 03/30/2022 - 06/28/2022 |
New York 19th Congressional District Special General | 08/23/2022 | 05/25/2022 - 08/23/2022 |
New York 23rd Congressional District Special General | 08/23/2022 | 05/25/2022 - 08/23/2022 |
Oklahoma Senate Special Primary | 06/28/2022 | 03/30/2022 - 06/28/2022 |
Oklahoma Senate Special Runoff | 08/23/2022 | 05/25/2022 - 08/23/2022 |
Texas 34th Congressional District Special General | 06/14/2022 | 03/16/2022 - 06/14/2022 |