FEC cites committees for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Report

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited 11 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections being held on August 23, 2022 in Florida and New York.

As of August 18, 2022, the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report had not been received from:

- Friends of Jan Schneider (FL-16)

- Ortiz for Congress Committee Inc (FL-09)

- Friends of Cindy Banyai (FL-19)

- William Sanchez for US Senate (FL-00)

- Drew-Montez Clark for Congress (FL-20)

- Cornicelli for Congress (NY-02)

- Brian Perras (FL-12)

- Living in Harmony, Dr. Ljubo Skrbic (FL-21)

- Asensio4Congress (FL-03)

- Jack Martin 4 Congress (FL-12)

Additionally, an incomplete 12-Day Pre-Primary Report was received from:

- Common Sense Policies NYC for Brian Robinson (NY-10)

The 12-Day Pre-Primary Report was due on August 11, 2022, and should have included financial activity for the period July 1, 2022, through August 3, 2022. If sent by certified or registered mail, the report should have been postmarked by August 8, 2022.

The Commission notified committees involved in these primary elections of their potential filing requirements on July 22, 2022. Those committees that did not file by the due date were sent notification on August 12, 2022, that their reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.

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.

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.