Campaigns Fail To File October Quarterly Report

As of 5 p.m., October 29, 2002 disclosure reports from the following committees had not been filed:

AS/00…AMATA/SAMOA 2000 CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE…T. GRAHAM PATERSON, TREAS…AMUA AMATA COLEMAN…REP

CA/18…CRIPE FOR CONGRESS…KEVIN H. CRIPE, TREAS…KEVIN H. CRIPE…AIP

DE/00…FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF MIKE MILLER…DENISE D. COOPER-MILLER, TREAS…MICHAEL C. MILLER, SR….DEM

FL/17…KENDRICK MEEK FOR CONGRESS…ANTHONY BRUNSON, TREAS…KENDRICK MEEK…DEM

FL/23…WE THE PEOPLE VOTE FOR CHARLES LAURIE TO BE ESTABLISHED…CHARLES LAURIE, TREAS…CHARLES L. LAURIE III…REP

MA/06…COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARK C. SMITH…JUSTIN P. BILTON, TREAS…MARK C. SMITH…REP

MI/01…DON HOOPER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE…DON HOOPER, TREAS…DON HOOPER…REP

NC/10…RON DAUGHERTY FOR CONGRESS…SCOTT LYKINS, TREAS…RONALD T. DAUGHERTY…DEM*

WA/06…ELECT BOB LAWRENCE COMMITTEE…ANDREW NELSON, TREAS…ROBERT I. LAWRENCE…REP

WA/08…FRIENDS OF HEIDI FOR CONGRESS…JANE O. MILLAR, TREAS…HEIDI BEHRENS-BENEDICT…DEM**

The report was due October 15, 2002 and should have included financial activity for the period July 1, 2002, or later for those involved in late primaries, through September 30, 2002. If sent by certified or registered mail, the reports should have been postmarked by October 15. Mandatory electronic filing requirements became effective as of January 1, 2001. Any committee that receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $50,000 in the current calendar year, or that reasonably expects to do so, must submit its reports electronically. These rules became effective for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2001.

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

The FEC notified committees involved in the primary of their potential filing requirements on September 20. Those committees which did not file on the due date were notified on October 22 that reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.

Other political committees supporting Senate and House candidates in elections (those which are not authorized units of a candidate''''s campaign) also are required to file pre-primary 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 a new administrative fine program which will subject committees to penalties ranging from $275 to $12,000 or more.

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* A paper copy of the October Quarterly Report has been filed. However, the committee was required to file their report electronically.

** Summary and Detailed Summary pages were submitted disclosing financial activity without supporting schedules.