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      Special election report notice

Special election report notice Louisiana Special Election2nd Congressional District
 
 If only the special general (03/20/2021) is held, political committees involved must file:
 Report
Reporting period [1]
Reg./cert. & overnight mailing deadline
Filing deadlinePre-General
01/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
03/05/2021
03/08/202148-Hour Notices(candidates only)
03/01/2021 - 03/17/2021
n/a
filing infoPost-General
03/01/2021 - 04/09/2021
04/19/2021
04/19/2021April Quarterly

—WAIVED—July Quarterly
04/10/2021 - 06/30/2021
07/15/2021
07/15/2021
 
 If two elections are held, political committees involved in both the special general (03/20/2021) and special runoff (04/24/2021) must file:
 Report
Reporting period [1]
Reg./cert. & overnight mailing deadline
Filing deadlinePre-General
01/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
03/05/2021
03/08/202148-Hour Notices(candidates only)
03/01/2021 - 03/17/2021
n/a
filing infoPre-Runoff
03/01/2021 - 04/04/2021
04/09/2021
04/12/202148-Hour Notices(candidates only)
04/05/2021 - 04/21/2021
n/a
filing infoApril Quarterly

—WAIVED—Post-Runoff
04/05/2021 - 05/14/2021
05/24/2021
05/24/2021July Quarterly
05/15/2021 - 06/30/2021
07/15/2021
07/15/2021
 
 If two elections are held, political committees involved in only the special general (03/20/2021) must file:
 Report
Reporting period [1]
Reg./cert. & overnight mailing deadline
Filing deadlinePre-General
01/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
03/05/2021
03/08/202148-Hour Notices(candidates only)
03/01/2021 - 03/17/2021
n/a
filing infoApril Quarterly
03/01/2021 - 03/31/2021
04/15/2021
04/15/2021
 
 Read supplemental filing information
 
 FOOTNOTE: [1] These dates indicate the beginning and 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 up through the close of books for the first report due.
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          Filing information for 2021-22 special elections
            
          
            
          24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures periods (2021-22)Coordinated communications periods (2021-22)Electioneering communications periods (2021-22)Federal Election Activity periods (2021-22) Need help? Get help from the FEC by phone or email


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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