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North Carolina Redistricting Alters Pre-Primary Reporting Schedule

February 25, 2016

On February 23, 2016, the state of North Carolina changed the primary election date for its U.S. House of Representatives races from March 15 to June 7. The date change was necessitated by court-ordered redistricting. The primary date for Senate and Presidential campaigns remains March 15. As a result, pre-primary reports will be due on the following dates:

  • House Campaigns: House campaigns in North Carolina must now file their pre-primary report on May 26 (covering activity from April 1 to May 18), rather than March 3. Their next FEC report is the April Quarterly report, due on April 15.
  • Senate and Presidential Campaigns: Senate and Presidential campaigns must file a pre-primary report on March 3 (covering activity from January 1 to February 24). (Exception: Monthly-filing presidential campaigns must follow their regular monthly filing schedule.)
  • Quarterly-Filing PACs and Party Committees: Unauthorized committees that file reports on a quarterly schedule must file pre-primary reports in conjunction with the North Carolina primaries if they make any previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with those elections before the close of books for those reports. Consult the FEC's Compliance Map or call 800/424-9530 (press 6) to determine if your committee must file a pre-primary report.

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This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.