Federal Election Activity periods for each state (2024)
According to Federal Election Commission regulations concerning "Federal Election Activity" (FEA), political party committees that conduct FEA must pay for this activity with federally permissible funds or, in some cases, may allocate the costs between federal and Levin funds or pay for them entirely with federal funds. For more information, please consult the regulations, referenced above, or see the FEC website for political party committees' making disbursements section.
In order to help committees determine whether their planned voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote (GOTV) and generic campaign activities will constitute FEA, this chart lists the relevant FEA time frames for each state.
NOTE: Some state filing deadlines for primary ballot access and party nominating convention dates are still pending. This chart will be updated as additional information becomes available.
Federal Election Activity periods for each state (2024)
| State | FEA period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV | FEA Voter Registration period(s) |
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| Alabama | 11/10/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 04/16/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Alaska | 01/22/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 04/13/2024;1 04/22/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| American Samoa | 09/01/2024* - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 03/08/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Arizona | 12/11/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/20/2023 - 03/19/2024; 04/01/2024 - 11/05/2024~2 |
| Arkansas | 11/14/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 04/02/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| California | 10/01/2023 - 11/05/2024~3 | 11/06/2023 - 03/05/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Colorado | 12/11/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 06/25/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Connecticut | 02/09/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 12/04/2023 - 11/05/2024~+ |
| Delaware | 02/02/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 12/04/2023 - 04/02/2024; 05/13/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| District of Columbia | 03/06/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 02/05/2024 - 06/04/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Florida | 11/30/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/20/2023 - 03/19/2024; 04/22/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Georgia | 03/08/2024 - 12/03/2024 | 11/13/2023 - 06/18/2024; 07/08/2024 - 12/03/2024 |
| Guam | 05/03/2024 - 11/19/2024 | 11/17/2023 - 11/19/2024 |
| Hawaii | 01/24/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/07/2023 - 03/12/2024;4 04/12/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Idaho | 03/15/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/03/2023 - 05/23/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Illinois | 12/04/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/20/2023 - 03/19/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Indiana | 02/09/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/03/2023 - 05/07/2024;++ 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Iowa | 03/15/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 09/17/2023 - 06/04/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Kansas | 01/19/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/20/2023 - 11/05/2024~+ |
| Kentucky | 01/05/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 01/22/2024 - 05/21/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Louisiana | 12/15/2023 - 12/07/2024 | 11/24/2023 - 12/07/2024 |
| Maine | 12/01/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 06/11/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Maryland | 02/09/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 01/15/2024 - 05/14/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Massachusetts | 12/22/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 03/05/2024; 05/06/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Michigan | 12/08/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 10/30/2023 - 11/05/2024~+ |
| Minnesota | 01/02/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 03/05/2024; 04/15/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Mississippi | 01/12/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/13/2023 - 04/02/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Missouri | 01/22/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/03/2023 - 03/23/2024; 04/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Montana | 03/11/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 02/05/2024 - 06/04/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Nebraska | 02/15/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 01/15/2024 - 05/14/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Nevada | 10/16/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 10/09/2023 - 02/08/2024; 02/12/2024 - 06/11/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| New Hampshire | 10/27/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 09/25/2023 - 01/23/2024; 05/13/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| New Jersey | 03/25/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 02/05/2024 - 06/04/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| New Mexico | 03/12/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 02/05/2024 - 06/04/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| New York | 12/05/2023 - 11/05/2024~5 | 12/04/2023 - 06/25/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| North Carolina | 12/15/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 05/14/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| North Dakota | 01/05/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/05/2023 - 06/11/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 01/16/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/13/2023 - 03/15/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Ohio | 12/20/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/20/2023 - 03/19/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Oklahoma | 12/06/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 11/05/2024 |
| Oregon | 03/12/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 01/22/2024 - 05/21/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Pennsylvania | 02/13/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 12/25/2023 - 04/23/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 12/30/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 12/23/2023 - 06/02/2024;6 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Rhode Island | 12/30/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 12/04/2023 - 04/02/2024; 05/13/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| South Carolina | 10/31/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 10/06/2023 - 06/25/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| South Dakota | 03/26/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 02/05/2024 - 11/05/2024~+ |
| Tennessee | 12/05/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 03/05/2024; 04/03/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Texas | 12/11/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 05/28/2024;++ 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Utah | 12/01/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 06/25/2024;++ 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Vermont | 12/15/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 03/05/2024; 04/15/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Virgin Islands | 05/21/2024 - 11/19/2024 | 10/11/2023 - 11/19/2024 |
| Virginia | 12/14/2023 - 11/05/2024 | 11/06/2023 - 06/18/2024; 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Washington | 01/05/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/13/2023 - 03/12/2024; 04/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| West Virginia | 01/27/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/17/2023 - 05/14/2024;++ 07/08/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Wisconsin | 06/01/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 12/04/2023 - 04/02/2024; 04/15/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
| Wyoming | 05/31/2024 - 11/05/2024 | 11/24/2023 - 04/20/2024; 04/22/2024 - 11/05/2024 |
Footnotes
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On 02/20/2024, the Alaska Democratic Party changed its party-run presidential primary from 04/06/2024 to 04/13/2024.
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On 02/09/2024, the state of Arizona changed its congressional primary from 08/06/2024 to 07/30/2024.
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Note the California FEA period includes the start date for the Senate special election. The FEA period for the regularly scheduled elections start on 12/08/2023.
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On 02/01/2024, the Hawaii Democratic Party changed its party-run presidential primary scheduled for 04/06/2024 to a presidential caucus on 03/06/2024.
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Note the New York FEA period includes the start date for the 3rd Congressional District special election. The FEA period for the regularly scheduled elections start on 01/18/2024.
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On 01/23/2024, the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico changed its presidential primary from 03/17/2024 to 04/28/2024.
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NOTE: The period includes party nominating convention(s), primary and general elections.
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NOTE: The period includes party nominating convention(s) and primary elections.
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Note that the ballot access deadline is after the primary, caucus or convention date.