FEC Cites Committees for Failure to File 12-Day Pre-General Financial Report

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited 23 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-General Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act).

As of October 30, 2020, the required disclosure report had not been received from:

- Mr. Smith for Congress (NY-18)

- Rey Gonzalez for Congress (TX-34)

- Ray J Writz for US Senate (ID-00)

- Vote Sangari (IL-09)

- Quintanilla for Congress 2020 (TX-33)

- Committee to Elect Mauro Garza for US Congress (TX-20)

- Committee to Elect Enoch (OH-08)

- Jaimie Kulikowski for Congress (CO-06)

- Campaign to Elect Antoine Pierce (LA-00)

- Sandra for Texas (TX-28)

- Buzz Patterson for Congress (CA-07)

- Riddle for Congress (CT-04)

- Mark Razzoli for Congress (NJ-12)

- Emily Robinson for Congress (AZ-04)

- Krucoff for Congress (DC-00)

- Bish for Congress (CA-06)

- Brad Barron for US Senate (KY-00)

- Claire Gustafson for Congress 2020 (NJ-01)

- Rob Anderson for Louisiana (LA-03)

- McLeod for Senate (TN-00)

- The Billy Prempeh for Congress Committee (NJ-09)

- Bill Garlington for Congress (FL-07)

- Lindsay Doc Holliday Campaign (GA-08)

The pre-general report was due on October 22, 2020, and should have included financial activity for the period October 1, 2020, through October 14, 2020. If sent by certified or registered mail, the report should have been postmarked by October 19, 2020.

Some individuals and their committees have no obligation to file reports under federal campaign finance law, even though their names may appear on state ballots. If an individual raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not considered a "candidate" subject to reporting under the Act.

The Commission notified committees involved in the general election of their potential filing requirements on October 1, 2020. Those committees that did not file by the due date were sent notification on October 23, 2020, that their reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.

Other political committees that support Senate and House candidates in elections, but are not authorized units of a candidate's campaign, are also required to file quarterly reports, unless they report monthly. Those committee names are not published by the FEC.

Further Commission action against non-filers and late filers is decided on a case-by-case basis. Federal law gives the FEC broad authority to initiate enforcement actions, and the FEC has implemented an Administrative Fine program with provisions for assessing monetary penalties.