Filing Dates for the California Senate Special Election
California has scheduled special elections on March 5, 2024, and November 5, 2024, to fill the remainder of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein's unexpired U.S. Senate term, which...
California has scheduled special elections on March 5, 2024, and November 5, 2024, to fill the remainder of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein's unexpired U.S. Senate term, which ends on January 3, 2025. Committees
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required to file reports in connection with the Special Primary Election on March 5, 2024, 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 November 5, 2024, 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 California Special Primary and Special General Elections shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on February 22, 2024; a 12-day Pre-General Report on October 24, 2024; and a 30-day Post-General Report on December 5, 2024. (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 California Special Primary or Special General Election 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 California 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 the lobbyist bundling threshold 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).
The lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold for calendar year 2023 is $21,800. This threshold amount may change in 2024 based upon the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA). As soon as the adjusted threshold amount is available, the Commission will publish it in the
Federal Register
and post it on its website. 11 CFR 104.22(g) and 110.17(e)(2).
Calendar of Reporting Dates for California Special Elections
Report
Close of books 1
Reg./cert. &
overnight
mailing
deadline
Filing deadline
Political Committees Involved in
Only
the Special Primary (03/05/2024) Must File:
Pre-Primary
02/14/2024
2
02/19/2024
02/22/2024
April Quarterly
03/31/2024
04/15/2024
04/15/2024
Political Committees Involved in Both the Special Primary (03/05/2024) and the Special General (11/05/2024) Must File:
Pre-Primary
02/14/2024
2
02/19/2024
02/22/2024
April Quarterly
03/31/2024
04/15/2024
04/15/2024
July Quarterly
06/30/2024
07/15/2024
07/15/2024
October Quarterly
09/30/2024
10/15/2024
10/15/2024
Pre-General
10/16/2024
10/21/2024
10/24/2024
Post-General
11/25/2024
12/05/2024
12/05/2024
Year-End
12/31/2024
01/31/2025
01/31/2025
Political Committees Involved in
Only
the Special General (11/05/2024) Must File:
Pre-General
10/16/2024
10/21/2024
10/24/2024
Post-General
11/25/2024
12/05/2024
12/05/2024
Year-End
12/31/2024
01/31/2025
01/31/2025
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 the registered/certified & overnight mailing deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday. The report should be postmarked before that date.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
88 FR 70989
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Filing Dates for the California Senate Special Election,” thefederalregister.org (October 13, 2023), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2023-22669/filing-dates-for-the-california-senate-special-election.
www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/dates-and-deadlines/
11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v)