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2008 Year-End Report


All committees must also file a 2008 Year-End Report due on January 31, 2009.

 

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Filing Frequency by Type of Filer

 
House and Senate Campaign Committees 1

Frequency: Quarterly only

 

Presidential Campaign Committees

Frequency: Quarterly OR Monthly
(see Change in Filing Frequency section below)

 

National Party Committees

Frequency: Monthly only

 

State, District and Local Party Committees 2

Frequency: Semiannual OR Monthly
(see Change in Filing Frequency section below)

 

Political Action Committees

Frequency: Semiannual OR Monthly
(see Change in Filing Frequency section below)


CHANGE IN FILING FREQUENCY

Committees able to change their reporting schedule (for example, from monthly to semiannually) who wish to do so for 2009 must notify the Commission in writing and may change their filing frequency no more than once per calendar year.


FOOTNOTES:

1 This category includes committees of candidates retiring debts from a previous election or running for a future election.

2 State, district and local party committees that engage in reportable "federal election activity" ("FEA") must file on a monthly basis. A committee that filed monthly in 2008 due to its FEA must notify the Commission in writing if it wishes to file semiannually in 2009.

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2009 Reporting Deadlines

Semiannual Reports

Report
and Links to
Report Notices
Close of Books
 
Filing Deadline
[see Method of Filing section below]
Mid-Year  
June 30, 2009
July 31, 2009
Year-End 2009  
December 31, 2009
 
January 31, 2010 3

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Monthly Reports

Report
and Links to
Report Notices
Close of Books
 
Filing Deadline
[see Method of Filing section below]
February  
January 31, 2009
 
February 20, 2009
March  
February 28, 2009
 
March 20, 2009
April  
March 31, 2009
 
April 20, 2009
May  
April 30, 2009
 
May 20, 2009
June  
May 31, 2009
 
June 20, 2009 3
July  
June 30, 2009
 
July 20, 2009
August  
July 31, 2009
 
August 20, 2009
September  
August 31, 2009
 
September 20, 2009 3
October  
September 30, 2009
 
October 20, 2009
November  
October 31, 2009
 
November 20, 2009
December

November 30, 2009
 
December 20, 2009 3
Year-End 2009

December 31, 2009
 
January 31, 2010 3

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Quarterly Reports

Report
and Links to
Report Notices
Close of Books
 
Filing Deadline
[see Method of Filing section below]
April Quarterly  
March 31, 2009

April 15, 2009
July Quarterly  
June 30, 2009
 
July 15, 2009
October Quarterly  
September 30, 2009
 
October 15, 2009
Year-End 2009  
December 31, 2009
 
January 31, 2010 3

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METHODS OF FILING REPORTS

Electronic Filing

Reports filed electronically must be received and validated by the Commission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the filing deadline.

Paper Filing - Meeting the Filing Deadline

Paper Report filing options -- Registered, Certified or Overnight or First Class Mail.


FOOTNOTE:

3 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 by close of business on the last business day before the deadline.

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Electioneering Communications


Electioneering communications are television and radio communications that refer to a clearly identified federal candidate and are distributed to the relevant electorate within 60 days prior to a general election or 30 days prior to a primary, nominating convention or caucus (including a special election). See . Individuals and other persons who make electioneering communications that aggregate in excess of $10,000 in the calendar year must file disclosure statements with the Commission within 24 hours of distribution to the public. See .

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Independent Expenditures


Any PAC or Party Committee that makes independent expenditures in 2009 may have to disclose this activity within 48- or 24-hours based upon the date and amount of the expenditure.

These reports are not required when a PAC or Party Committee makes a contribution directly to a candidate.

 

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