Filing Dates for the Minnesota Special Elections in the 1st Congressional District
Minnesota has scheduled special elections on May 24, 2022, and August 9, 2022, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 1st Congressional District held by the late ...
Minnesota has scheduled special elections on May 24, 2022, and August 9, 2022, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 1st Congressional District held by the late Representative Jim Hagedorn. Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special Primary Election on May 24, 2022, shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report. Committees required to file reports in connection with both the Special Primary and Special General Election on August 9, 2022, shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary, a 12-day Pre-General, and a 30-day Post-General Report.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information Division, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694-1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Principal Campaign Committees
All principal campaign committees of candidates who participate in the Minnesota Special Primary and Special General Elections shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on May 12, 2022; a 12-day Pre-General Report on July 28, 2022; and a 30-day Post-General Report on September 8, 2022. (See charts below for the closing date for each report.)
Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee's regular quarterly filings. (See charts below for the closing date for each report).
Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)
Political committees not filing monthly are subject to special election reporting if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the Minnesota Special Primary or Special General Elections by the close of books for the applicable report(s). (See charts below for the closing date for each report.)
Committees filing monthly that make contributions or expenditures in connection with the Minnesota Special Primary or Special General Elections will continue to file according to the monthly reporting schedule.
Principal campaign committees, party committees and leadership PACs that are otherwise required to file reports in connection with the special elections must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L if they receive two or more bundled contributions from lobbyists/registrants or lobbyist/registrant PACs that aggregate in excess of $20,200 during the special election reporting periods. (See charts below for closing date of each period.) 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v), (b), 110.17(e)(2), (f).
Calendar of Reporting Dates for Minnesota Special Elections
Report
Close of books 1
Reg./cert. &
overnight mailing deadline
Filing deadline
Political Committees Involved in
Only
the Special Primary (05/24/2022) Must File
Pre-Primary
05/04/2022
05/09/2022
05/12/2022
July Quarterly
06/30/2022
07/15/2022
07/15/2022
Political Committees Involved in Both the Special Primary (05/24/2022) and Special General (08/09/2022) Must File
Pre-Primary
05/04/2022
05/09/2022
05/12/2022
July Quarterly
06/30/2022
07/15/2022
07/15/2022
Pre-General
07/20/2022
07/25/2022
07/28/2022
Post-General
08/29/2022
09/08/2022
09/08/2022
October Quarterly
09/30/2022
10/15/2022
2
10/15/2022
Political Committees Involved in
Only
the Special General (08/09/2022) Must File
Pre-General
07/20/2022
07/25/2022
07/28/2022
Post-General
08/29/2022
09/08/2022
09/08/2022
( printed page 12957)
October Quarterly
09/30/2022
10/15/2022
2
10/15/2022
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 up through the close of books for the first report due.
2
Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday. Filing deadlines are not extended when they fall on nonworking days. Accordingly, reports filed by methods other than registered, certified or overnight mail, or electronically, must be received before the Commission's close of business on the last business day before the deadline.
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87 FR 12956
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“Filing Dates for the Minnesota Special Elections in the 1st Congressional District,” thefederalregister.org (March 8, 2022), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2022-04898/filing-dates-for-the-minnesota-special-elections-in-the-1st-congressional-district.