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      24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures periods: congressional primaries (2024)

# 24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures periods: congressional primaries (2024)

Political committees and other persons who make independent expenditures (IEs) may have to disclose this activity within 24- or 48-hours based upon the date and amount of the expenditure.


Learn more about making independent expenditures


The list below provides a state-by-state breakdown of the periods during which 24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures must be filed. For a chronological listing, consult the FEC Calendar. Political Committees must use FEC Form 3X, Schedule E to file 24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures. Persons who are not political committees must use FEC Form 5.


Related pages: IE periods - main page (2024)IE periods for presidential primaries (2024)IE periods for national party nominating conventions (2024)IE periods for general election (2024)IE periods for special elections (2024)


Coverage periods for 24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures made in connection with 2024 congressional primaries, runoffs and conventions1


|State & type of election                                                            | Election date  | IE 48-Hour Report period ends on | IE 24-Hour Report period
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------
|Alabama
  Primary                                                                   | 03/05/2024     | 02/14/2024                       | 02/15/2024 - 03/03/2024 
|Alabama
  Runoff                                                                    | 04/16/2024     | 03/27/2024                       | 03/28/2024 - 04/14/2024 
|Alaska
  Primary                                                                    | 08/20/2024     | 07/31/2024                       | 08/01/2024 - 08/18/2024 
|American
  Samoa General                                                            | 11/05/2024     | 10/16/2024                       | 10/17/2024 - 11/03/2024 
|Arizona
  Primary ~*                                                                | 07/30/2024~2   | 07/10/2024                       | 07/11/2024 - 07/28/2024 
|Arkansas
  Primary                                                                  | 03/05/2024     | 02/14/2024                       | 02/15/2024 - 03/03/2024 
|Arkansas
  Runoff                                                                   | 04/02/2024     | 03/13/2024                       | 03/14/2024 - 03/31/2024 
|California
  Primary~*                                                              | 03/05/2024     | 02/14/2024                       | 02/15/2024 - 03/03/2024 
|Colorado
  Primary                                                                  | 06/25/2024     | 06/05/2024                       | 06/06/2024 - 06/23/2024 
|Connecticut
  Primary~*                                                             | 08/13/2024~3   | 07/24/2024                       | 07/25/2024 - 08/11/2024 
|Connecticut
  Convention - Democratic Party (House)                                 | 05/13/2024~3   | 04/23/2024                       | 04/24/2024 - 05/11/2024 
|Connecticut
  Convention - Democratic Party (Senate)~*                              | 05/11/2024~3   | 04/21/2024                       | 04/22/2024 - 05/09/2024 
|Connecticut
  Convention - Republican Party (House)                                 | 05/20/2024~3   | 04/30/2024                       | 05/01/2024 - 05/18/2024 
|Connecticut
  Convention - Republican Party (Senate)~*                              | 05/13/2024~3   | 04/23/2024                       | 04/24/2024 - 05/11/2024 
|Delaware
  Primary~*                                                                | 09/10/2024     | 08/21/2024                       | 08/22/2024 - 09/08/2024 
|District
  of Columbia Primary                                                      | 06/04/2024     | 05/15/2024                       | 05/16/2024 - 06/02/2024 
|Florida
  Primary~*                                                                 | 08/20/2024     | 07/31/2024                       | 08/01/2024 - 08/18/2024 
|Georgia
  Primary                                                                   | 05/21/2024     | 05/01/2024                       | 05/02/2024 - 05/19/2024 
|Georgia
  Runoff                                                                    | 06/18/2024     | 05/29/2024                       | 05/30/2024 - 06/16/2024 
|Georgia
  General Runoff                                                            | 12/03/2024     | 11/13/2024                       | 11/14/2024 - 12/01/2024 
|Guam
  Primary                                                                      | 08/03/2024     | 07/14/2024                       | 07/15/2024 - 08/01/2024 
|Guam
  General Runoff                                                               | 11/19/2024     | 10/30/2024                       | 10/31/2024 - 11/17/2024 
|Hawaii
  Primary~*                                                                  | 08/10/2024     | 07/21/2024                       | 07/22/2024 - 08/08/2024 
|Idaho
  Primary                                                                     | 05/21/2024     | 05/01/2024                       | 05/02/2024 - 05/19/2024 
|Illinois
  Primary                                                                  | 03/19/2024     | 02/28/2024                       | 02/29/2024 - 03/17/2024 
|Indiana
  Primary~*                                                                 | 05/07/2024~3   | 04/17/2024                       | 04/18/2024 - 05/05/2024 
|Indiana Convention - 
Libertarian Party~*                                           | 03/02/2024~3   | 02/11/2024                       | 02/12/2024 - 02/29/2024 
|Iowa
  Primary                                                                      | 06/04/2024     | 05/15/2024                       | 05/16/2024 - 06/02/2024 
|Kansas
  Primary                                                                    | 08/06/2024~3   | 07/17/2024                       | 07/18/2024 - 08/04/2024 
|Kansas Convention - 
Libertarian Party                                              | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/31/2024                       | 04/01/2024 - 04/18/2024 
|Kentucky
  Primary                                                                  | 05/21/2024     | 05/01/2024                       | 05/02/2024 - 05/19/2024 
|Louisiana
  Primary                                                                 | 07/19/2024~4   | 06/29/2024                       | 06/30/2024 - 07/17/2024 
|Louisiana
  General Runoff                                                          | 12/07/2024~4   | 11/17/2024                       | 11/18/2024 - 12/05/2024 
|Maine
  Primary~*                                                                   | 06/11/2024     | 05/22/2024                       | 05/23/2024 - 06/09/2024 
|Maryland
  Primary~*                                                                | 05/14/2024     | 04/24/2024                       | 04/25/2024 - 05/12/2024 
|Massachusetts
  Primary~*                                                           | 09/03/2024     | 08/14/2024                       | 08/15/2024 - 09/01/2024 
|Michigan
  Primary~*                                                                | 08/06/2024~3   | 07/17/2024                       | 07/18/2024 - 08/04/2024 
|Michigan Convention - 
Libertarian Party~*                                          | 06/15/2024~3   | 05/26/2024                       | 05/27/2024 - 06/13/2024 
|Minnesota
  Primary~*                                                               | 08/13/2024     | 07/24/2024                       | 07/25/2024 - 08/11/2024 
|Mississippi
  Primary~*                                                             | 03/12/2024     | 02/21/2024                       | 02/22/2024 - 03/10/2024 
|Mississippi
  Runoff~*                                                              | 04/02/2024     | 03/13/2024                       | 03/14/2024 - 03/31/2024 
|Missouri
  Primary~*                                                                | 08/06/2024     | 07/17/2024                       | 07/18/2024 - 08/04/2024 
|Montana
  Primary~*                                                                 | 06/04/2024     | 05/15/2024                       | 05/16/2024 - 06/02/2024 
|Nebraska
  Primary~*                                                                | 05/14/2024     | 04/24/2024                       | 04/25/2024 - 05/12/2024 
|Nevada
  Primary~*                                                                  | 06/11/2024     | 05/22/2024                       | 05/23/2024 - 06/09/2024 
|New
  Hampshire Primary                                                             | 09/10/2024     | 08/21/2024                       | 08/22/2024 - 09/08/2024 
|New
  Jersey Primary~*                                                              | 06/04/2024     | 05/15/2024                       | 05/16/2024 - 06/02/2024 
|New
  Mexico Primary~*                                                              | 06/04/2024     | 05/15/2024                       | 05/16/2024 - 06/02/2024 
|New York
  Primary~*                                                                | 06/25/2024     | 06/05/2024                       | 06/06/2024 - 06/23/2024 
|North
  Carolina Primary                                                            | 03/05/2024     | 02/14/2024                       | 02/15/2024 - 03/03/2024 
|North
  Carolina Runoff                                                             | 05/14/2024     | 04/24/2024                       | 04/25/2024 - 05/12/2024 
|North
  Dakota Primary~*                                                            | 06/11/2024     | 05/22/2024                       | 05/23/2024 - 06/09/2024 
|Northern Mariana Islands General                                                    | 11/05/2024     | 10/16/2024                       | 10/17/2024 - 11/03/2024 
|Ohio
  Primary~*                                                                    | 03/19/2024     | 02/28/2024                       | 02/29/2024 - 03/17/2024 
|Oklahoma
  Primary                                                                  | 06/18/2024     | 05/29/2024                       | 05/30/2024 - 06/16/2024 
|Oklahoma
  Runoff                                                                   | 08/27/2024     | 08/07/2024                       | 08/08/2024 - 08/25/2024 
|Oregon
  Primary                                                                    | 05/21/2024     | 05/01/2024                       | 05/02/2024 - 05/19/2024 
|Pennsylvania
  Primary~*                                                            | 04/23/2024     | 04/03/2024                       | 04/04/2024 - 04/21/2024 
|Puerto
  Rico Primary                                                               | 06/02/2024     | 05/13/2024                       | 05/14/2024 - 05/31/2024 
|Rhode
  Island Primary~*                                                            | 09/10/2024     | 08/21/2024                       | 08/22/2024 - 09/08/2024 
|South
  Carolina Primary                                                            | 06/11/2024~3   | 05/22/2024                       | 05/23/2024 - 06/09/2024 
|South
  Carolina Runoff                                                             | 06/25/2024     | 06/05/2024                       | 06/06/2024 - 06/23/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Alliance Party                                        | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/31/2024                       | 04/01/2024 - 04/18/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Constitution Party                                    | 04/13/2024~3   | 03/24/2024                       | 03/25/2024 - 04/11/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Forward Party                                         | 05/04/2024~3   | 04/14/2024                       | 04/15/2024 - 05/02/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Green Party                                           | 05/11/2024~3   | 04/21/2024                       | 04/22/2024 - 05/09/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Libertarian Party                                     | 05/04/2024~3   | 04/14/2024                       | 04/15/2024 - 05/02/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - United Citizens Party                                 | 03/09/2024~3   | 02/18/2024                       | 02/19/2024 - 03/07/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Workers Party                                         | 03/16/2024~3   | 02/25/2024                       | 02/26/2024 - 03/14/2024 
|South
  Dakota Primary                                                              | 06/04/2024~3   | 05/15/2024                       | 05/16/2024 - 06/02/2024 
|South
  Dakota Runoff                                                               | 07/30/2024     | 07/10/2024                       | 07/11/2024 - 07/28/2024 
|South Dakota Convention - Libertarian Party                                         | 06/29/2024~3   | 06/09/2024                       | 06/10/2024 - 06/27/2024 
|Tennessee
  Primary~*                                                               | 08/01/2024     | 07/12/2024                       | 07/13/2024 - 07/30/2024 
|Texas
  Primary~*                                                                   | 03/05/2024~3   | 02/14/2024                       | 02/15/2024 - 03/03/2024 
|Texas
  Runoff~*                                                                    | 05/28/2024     | 05/08/2024                       | 05/09/2024 - 05/26/2024 
|Texas
  Convention - Libertarian Party Senate~*                                     | 04/14/2024~3   | 03/25/2024                       | 03/26/2024 - 04/12/2024 
|Texas
  Convention - Minor Party Single-County [Dist. #s 16, 18, 20, 29, 38]        | 03/16/2024~3   | 02/25/2024                       | 02/26/2024 - 03/14/2024 
|Texas
  Convention - Minor Party Multi-County [Dist. #s 1-15, 17, 19, 21-28, 30-37] | 03/23/2024~3   | 03/03/2024                       | 03/04/2024 - 03/21/2024 
|Utah
  Primary~*                                                                    | 06/25/2024~3   | 06/05/2024                       | 06/06/2024 - 06/23/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Constitution Party~*                                            | 04/13/2024~3   | 03/24/2024                       | 03/25/2024 - 04/11/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Democratic Party~*                                              | 04/27/2024~3   | 04/07/2024                       | 04/08/2024 - 04/25/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Independent American Party~*                                    | 04/27/2024~3~5 | 04/07/2024                       | 04/08/2024 - 04/25/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Libertarian Party~*                                             | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/31/2024                       | 04/01/2024 - 04/18/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Republican Party~*                                              | 04/27/2024~3   | 04/07/2024                       | 04/08/2024 - 04/25/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - United Utah Party~*                                             | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/31/2024                       | 04/01/2024 - 04/18/2024 
|Vermont
  Primary~*                                                                 | 08/13/2024     | 07/24/2024                       | 07/25/2024 - 08/11/2024 
|Virgin
  Islands Primary                                                            | 08/03/2024     | 07/14/2024                       | 07/15/2024 - 08/01/2024 
|Virgin
  Islands General Runoff                                                     | 11/19/2024     | 10/30/2024                       | 10/31/2024 - 11/17/2024 
|Virginia
  Primary~*                                                                | 06/18/2024     | 05/29/2024                       | 05/30/2024 - 06/16/2024 
|Washington
  Primary~*                                                              | 08/06/2024     | 07/17/2024                       | 07/18/2024 - 08/04/2024 
|West
  Virginia Primary~*                                                           | 05/14/2024~3   | 04/24/2024                       | 04/25/2024 - 05/12/2024 
|Wisconsin
  Primary~*                                                               | 08/13/2024     | 07/24/2024                       | 07/25/2024 - 08/11/2024 
|Wyoming
  Primary~*                                                                 | 08/20/2024~3   | 07/31/2024                       | 08/01/2024 - 08/18/2024 
|Wyoming
  Convention - Constitution Party~*                                         | 03/23/2024~3   | 03/03/2024                       | 03/04/2024 - 03/21/2024 

Footnotes 1.  Election dates are subject to change. This chart will be updated as additional information becomes available.2.  On 02/09/2024, the state of Arizona changed its congressional primary from 08/06/2024 to 07/30/2024.3.  In Connecticut and Utah, conventions are held by the political parties prior to the congressional primary. (In other states, such as Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming, it is possible that minor parties may schedule conventions to nominate candidates.)4.  In AO 2000-29, the Commission determined that the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot in Louisiana -- in this case 07/19/2024 -- must be considered the primary election date for Louisiana candidates. The election for candidates seeking federal office is the general election scheduled for 11/05/2024. Additionally, under state law if no candidate in the 11/04/2024 general election receives over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held on 12/07/2024.5.  On 03/07/2024, the Utah Independent American Party changed its congressional convention from 06/15/2024 to 04/27/2024.*  States holding 2024 Senate elections


This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public. The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.


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