Federal Register: September 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 178)
DOCID: fr16se09-61 FR Doc E9-22257
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Federal Election Commission
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr16se09-61
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special election.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Filing Dates for the Massachusetts Senate Special Election
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Massachusetts has scheduled elections on December 8, 2009, and January 19, 2010, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special
Primary Election on December 8, 2009, shall file a 12day PrePrimary
Report. Committees required to file reports in connection with both the Special Primary and Special General Election on
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January 19, 2010, shall file a 12day PrePrimary Report, a
consolidated 12day PreGeneral and YearEnd Report, and a 30day Post
General Report.
SUMMARY:
Filing Dates for Massachusetts Senate Special Election
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Principal Campaign Committees
All principal campaign committees of candidates who participate in the Massachusetts Special Primary and Special General Elections shall file a 12day PrePrimary Report on November 26, 2009; a consolidated 12day PreGeneral and YearEnd Report on January 7, 2010; and a 30day PostGeneral Report on February 18, 2010. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).
All principal campaign committees of candidates participating only in the Special Primary Election shall file a 12day PrePrimary Report on November 26, 2009, and a Year End report on January 31, 2010. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).
Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)
Political committees filing on a semiannual basis in 2009 or a quarterly basis in 2010 are subject to special election reporting if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the Massachusetts Special Primary or Special General Elections by the close of books for the applicable report(s). (See chart below for the closing date for each report).
Committees filing monthly that support candidates in the Massachusetts Special Primary or Special General Elections should continue to file according to the monthly reporting schedule.
Additional disclosure information in connection with the
Massachusetts Special Election may be found on the FEC Web site at
http://www.fec.gov/info/report_dates.shtml.
Calendar of Reporting Dates for Massachusetts Special Election
Reg./cert.
Close of & overnight Filing
Report books \1\ mailing deadline deadline
Committees Involved in Only the Special Primary (12/08/09) Must File:
PrePrimary.................. 11/18/09 11/23/09 \2\ 11/26/ 09
YearEnd..................... 12/31/09 01/31/10 \2\ 01/31/ 10 Committees Involved in Both the Special Primary (12/08/09) and Special General (01/19/10) Must File:
PrePrimary.................. 11/18/09 11/23/09 \2\ 11/26/ 09
PreGeneral & Year End \3\... 12/31/09 01/04/10 01/07/10
PostGeneral................. 02/08/10 02/18/10 02/18/10
April Quarterly.............. 03/31/10 04/15/10 04/15/10 Committees Involved in Only the Special General (01/19/10) Must File:
PreGeneral & Year End \3\... 12/31/09 01/04/10 01/07/10
PostGeneral................. 02/08/10 02/18/10 02/18/10
April Quarterly.............. 03/31/10 04/15/10 04/15/10
\1\ The reporting period always begins the day after the closing date of
the last report filed. If the committee is new and has not previously
filed a report, the first report must cover all activity that occurred
before the committee registered as a political committee with the
Commission up through the close of books for the first report due.
\2\ Notice that the filing deadline falls on a weekend or federal
holiday. Filing deadlines are not extended when they fall on nonworking days.
\3\ Committees should file a consolidated PreGeneral & YearEnd Report by the filing deadline of the PreGeneral Report.
Dated: September 10, 2009.
On behalf of the Commission,
Steven T. Walther,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Mr. Kevin R. Salley, Information Division, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 6941100; Toll Free (800) 4249530.