[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51366-51367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21036]


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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[Notice 2011-12]


Filing Dates for the Oregon Special Election in the 1st 
Congressional District

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special election.

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SUMMARY: Oregon has scheduled elections on November 8, 2011, and 
January 31, 2012, to fill the U.S. House seat in the 1st Congressional 
District vacated by Representative David Wu.
    Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special 
Primary Election on November 8, 2011, 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 January 31, 2012, shall 
file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report, a consolidated 12-day Pre-General 
Report and Year-End Report, and a 30-day Post-General Report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg J. Scott, Information 
Division, 999 E Street, NW., 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 Oregon Special Primary and Special General Elections shall file a 
12-day Pre-Primary Report on October 27, 2011; a consolidated 12-day 
Pre-General and Year-End Report on January 19, 2012; and a 30-day Post-
General Report on March 1, 2012. (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 12-day Pre-Primary Report 
on October 27, 2011. (See chart below for the closing date for each 
report).
    Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee's 
regular quarterly filings. (See chart below for the closing date for 
each report.)

Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)

    Political committees filing on a semi-annual basis in 2011 or a 
quarterly basis in 2012 are subject to special election reporting if 
they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in 
connection with the Oregon Special Primary or Special General Election 
by the close of books for the applicable report(s). (See chart below 
for the closing date for each report).
    Since disclosing financial activity from two different calendar 
years on one report would conflict with the calendar year aggregation 
requirements stated in the Commission's disclosure rules, unauthorized 
committees that trigger the filing of the consolidated Pre-General & 
Year-End Report will be

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required to file this report on two separate forms: One form to cover 
2011 activity, labeled as the Year-End Report; and the other form to 
cover only 2012 activity, labeled as the Pre-General Report. Both forms 
must be filed by January 19, 2012.
    Committees filing monthly that make contributions or expenditures 
in connection with the Oregon Special Primary or General Elections will 
continue to file according to the monthly reporting schedule.
    Additional disclosure information in connection with the Oregon 
Special Election may be found on the FEC Web site at http://www.fec.gov/info/report_dates.shtml.

Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling Activity

    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 
disclosure threshold during the special election reporting periods (see 
charts below for closing date of each period). 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v).
    The lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold for calendar year 2011 
is $16,200. This threshold amount may change in 2012 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 Web site. 11 CFR 104.22(g) and 
110.17(e)(2). For more information on these requirements, see Federal 
Register Notice 2009-03, 74 FR 7285 (February 17, 2009).

         Calendar of Reporting Dates for Oregon Special Election
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                                              Reg./cert. &
                                 Closed of      overnight       Filing
            Report                books\1\       mailing       deadline
                                                deadline
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Committees Involved in Only the Special Primary (11/08/11) Must File:
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Pre-Primary...................     10/19/11        10/24/11     10/27/11
Year-End......................     12/31/11        01/31/12     01/31/12
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Committees Involved in Both the Special Primary (11/08/11) and Special
 General (01/31/12) Must File:
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Pre-Primary...................     10/19/11        10/24/11     10/27/11
Pre-General & Year-End \2\....     01/11/12    \3\ 01/16/12     01/19/12
Post-General..................     02/20/12        03/01/12     03/01/12
April Quarterly...............     03/31/12        04/15/12  \4\04/15/12
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Committees Involved in Only the Special General (01/31/12) Must File:
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Pre-General & Year-End\2\.....     01/11/12     \3\01/16/12     01/19/12
Post-General..................     02/20/12        03/01/12     03/01/12
April Quarterly...............     03/31/12        04/15/12  \4\04/15/12
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\1\ These dates indicate the end of the reporting period. A 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\ Committees should file a consolidated Pre-General & Year-End Report
  by the filing deadline of the Pre-General Report.
\3\ Notice that the registered/certified & overnight mailing deadline
  falls on a Federal holiday. The report should be postmarked on or
  before that date.
\4\ Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend. 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.


     Dated: August 11, 2011.

    On behalf of the Commission.
Cynthia L. Bauerly,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-21036 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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