FEC cites committees in Arizona, Florida and Vermont for failure to file 12-day Pre-Primary report
The Federal Election Commission cited 15 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primaries being held on August 26, 2014.
As of August 21, 2014, the required disclosure report had not been received from:
- Neree for U.S. Congress (FL-24)
- Mikel Weisser for U.S. Congress (AZ-04)
- Cox for Congress (FL-06)
- Elect April Freeman (FL-19)
- Jorge Bonilla for U.S. Congress, Inc. (FL-09)
- Peter Vivaldi for Congress (FL-09)
- Lorenzo “Larry” Palomares-Starbuck for Congress (FL-26)
- Calvin D. Turnquest for Congress (FL-18)
- Wes Neuman for Congress (FL-07)
- Henry Lawrence for Congress LLC (FL-16)
- Hires for Congress (FL-18)
- Nick Wukoson Campaign (FL-18)
- Kelly Shirley for Congress (FL-07)
- Az Maupin for Congress (AZ-07)
- Donka for Congress (VT-00)
The pre-primary report was due on August 14, 2014, and should have included financial activity for the period July 1, 2014, through August 6, 2014. If sent by certified or registered mail, the report should have been postmarked by August 11, 2014.
The Commission notified committees involved in the election of their potential filing requirements on July 21, 2014. Those committees that did not file on the due date were sent notification on August 15, 2014 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, may also need to file pre-primary reports if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures within the coverage dates for the report. 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.
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