According to Federal Election Commission regulations concerning "federal election activity" (FEA), political party committees that conduct FEA must pay for this activity with federally permissible funds or, in some cases, may allocate the costs between federal and Levin funds or pay for them entirely with Levin funds. For more information, please consult the regulations, referenced above, or download a copy of the FEC's Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees [PDF] and the Party Guide Supplement [PDF].
In order to help committees determine whether their planned voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote and generic campaign activities will constitute FEA, the chart below lists the relevant time frames for each state.
NOTE: State filing deadlines for primary ballot access are still pending. This chart will be updated as additional information becomes available.
| Louisiana-Mississippi Missouri-New Jersey New Mexico-Oklahoma |
Oregon-South Dakota Tennessee-Virginia Washington-Wyoming |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Alabama | 04/04/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 11/04/08 |
| Alaska | 06/02/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 04/28/08 - 11/04/08 |
| American Samoa | 09/01/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/23/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Arizona | 12/17/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 05/05/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Arkansas | 11/19/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 06/10/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| California | 11/23/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 06/03/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Colorado | 05/29/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 04/14/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Connecticut | 12/17/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 04/14/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Delaware | 12/10/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| District of Columbia | 12/14/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/15/07 - 02/12/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Florida | 10/31/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/01/07 - 01/29/08; 04/28/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Georgia | 11/01/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 03/17/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Guam | 07/08/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/12/07 - 05/03/08; 05/09/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Hawaii | 07/22/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/10/07 - 02/19/08; 05/23/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Idaho | 03/21/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 05/27/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Illinois | 11/05/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Indiana | 01/07/08 - 11/04/08
|
01/07/08 - 05/06/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Iowa | 03/14/08* - 11/04/08 |
09/16/07 - 01/14/08; 02/04/08 - 06/03/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Kansas | 06/10/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/09/08; 04/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Kentucky | 01/29/08 - 11/04/08 |
01/21/08 - 05/20/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Louisiana | 11/13/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/12/07 - 02/09/08; 05/09/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Maine | 03/15/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/04/07 - 02/10/08; 02/11/08 - 06/10/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Maryland | 12/03/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/15/07 - 02/12/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Massachusetts | 01/04/08 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 05/19/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Michigan | 10/23/07 - 11/04/08 |
09/17/07 - 01/15/08; 04/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Minnesota | 07/15/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Mississippi | 12/20/07 - 11/04/08 |
11/12/07 - 04/01/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA
Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Missouri | 11/20/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 04/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Montana | 03/20/08 - 11/04/08 |
02/04/08 - 06/03/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Nebraska | 03/03/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/12/07 - 05/13/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Nevada | 05/16/08* - 11/04/08 |
09/21/07 - 01/19/08; 04/14/08 - 11/04/08 |
| New Hampshire | 11/02/07 - 11/04/08 |
09/10/07 - 01/08/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| New Jersey | 12/10/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 06/03/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| New Mexico | 02/12/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 06/03/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| New York | 12/06/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| North Carolina | 02/29/08 - 11/04/08 |
01/07/08 - 06/24/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
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North Dakota |
04/11/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 02/11/08 - 06/10/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Ohio | 01/04/08 - 11/04/08 |
11/05/07 - 03/04/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Oklahoma | 12/05/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 03/31/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Oregon | 03/11/08 - 11/04/08 |
01/21/08 - 05/20/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Pennsylvania | 02/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
12/24/07 - 04/22/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Puerto Rico | 12/26/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/27/07 - 06/01/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Rhode Island | 12/07/07 - 11/04/08 |
11/05/07 - 03/04/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| South Carolina | 11/01/07 - 11/04/08 |
09/21/07 - 01/26/08; 02/11/08 - 06/24/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| South Dakota | 03/25/08 - 11/04/08 |
02/04/08 - 06/17/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Tennessee | 12/04/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; 04/09/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Texas | 01/02/08 - 11/04/08 |
11/05/07 - 04/08/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Utah | 10/15/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/08/07 - 02/05/08; |
| Vermont | 01/21/08 - 11/04/08 |
11/05/07 - 03/04/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Virgin Islands | 08/11/08* - 11/04/08 |
10/12/07 - 02/23/08; 05/16/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Virginia | 12/14/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/15/07 - 06/10/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration Period(s) |
| Washington | 12/21/07 - 11/04/08 |
10/22/07 - 11/04/08 |
| West Virginia | 01/26/08 - 11/04/08 |
01/14/08 - 05/13/08; 07/07/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Wisconsin | 01/02/08 - 11/04/08 |
10/22/07 - 02/19/08; 05/12/08 - 11/04/08 |
| Wyoming | 05/30/08* - 11/04/08 |
09/07/07 - 03/08/08; 04/21/08 - 11/04/08 |
* Note that the ballot access deadline is after the caucus or convention date.
