Congressional committees fail to file reports

The following principal campaign committees failed to file required 12 Day Pre-Primary reports:

• Swanson for U.S. Senate Committee (AL);
• Pat Meagher for Congress (CA/41); and
• McMurry for Congress (CA/12).

The 12 Day Pre-Primary reports for the June 3, 2008, Alabama and California primary elections were due on May 22, 2008. The Commission notified committees of their filing obligations prior to the reporting deadline. Committees that failed to file the required reports were subsequently notified that their reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.

The Federal Election Campaign Act requires the Commission to publish the names of principal campaign committees if they fail to file election-sensitive reports. 2 U.S.C. §437g(b). The agency may also pursue enforcement actions against nonfilers and late filers on a case-by-case basis.