General election report notice for quarterly filing PACs and parties (2024)
Current report due
I. Quarterly filers that make general election contributions or expenditures from October 1 through October 16
Report | Reporting period [1] | Reg./cert. & overnight mailing deadline | Filing deadline |
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Pre-General [2] | 10/01/2024 - 10/16/2024 | 10/21/2024 | 10/24/2024 |
Post-General | 10/17/2024 - 11/25/2024 | 12/05/2024 | 12/05/2024 |
II. Quarterly filers that do not make general election contributions or expenditures from October 1 through October 16 [3]
Report | Reporting period [1] | Reg./cert. & overnight mailing deadline | Filing deadline |
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Post-General | 10/01/2024 - 11/25/2024 | 12/05/2024 | 12/05/2024 |
Pre-General election reporting
Party committees and PACs (separate segregated funds, committees with non-contribution accounts [Hybrid or Carey PACs] and other nonconnected committees) must follow the referenced charts to determine whether they must file a report 12 days before the November 5 general election (Pre-General Report). All Party committees and PACs, regardless of their financial activity, must file a report 30 days after the general election (Post-General Report). For the pre-election reporting guidelines, consult the Record article Reports Due in 2024.
Reporting schedule for remainder of 2024
Report | Reporting period [1] | Reg./cert. & overnight mailing deadline | Filing deadline |
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Year-End | 11/26/2024 - 12/31/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 01/31/2025 |
FOOTNOTES:
[1] These dates indicate the beginning and 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] Required only if committee makes contributions or expenditures in connection with the general election during the reporting period.
[3] Committees that made general election contributions or expenditures before October 1 and did not previously disclose them must also follow Chart I.