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

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited 25 campaign committees today for failing to file the 2024 12-Day Pre-General Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act).

As of November 1, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from:

- Joe Kaufman for Congress (FL-23)

- Give Congress Hale (TX-32)

- Hyde for Senate (CT)

- Darrell Day for Congress (TX-32)

- Friends of Allen Waters (RI-01)

- Committee to Elect Tracy Andrus to the U.S. Senate (TX)

- Alex Balekian for Congress (CA-30)

- Committee to Elect David Winkler (PA-04)

- Committee to Elect Michael Harbaugh for Congress (OH-10)

- Santos Limon for Congress (TX-23)

- Kiley Adolph for Congress (IN-03)

- Cardell 4 Congress (TX-04)

- Hart for Congress (TX-14)

- Jason Cherry for Senate (ME)

- Tony Darrigo Campaign Funding (FL-13)

- Bucco for Congress (NJ-10)

- PickettforCongress (IN-05)

- Kuaea for Congress (AS-00)

- Hensel for Congress (VA-08)

- Leager for US Senate (WI)

- Friends for Marty Selker (PA)

- JDA for Congress (FL-26)

- Brett Smith for Congress (OR-05)

- Analisa Roche for Senate (TX)

- Committee to Elect Juan Rey for Congress (CA-37)

The Pre-General Report was due on October 24, 2024, and should have included financial activity for the period October 1, 2024, through October 16, 2024. If sent by certified or registered mail, the report should have been postmarked by October 21, 2024.

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 21, 2024. Those committees that did not file by the due date were sent notification on October 25, 2024, 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.