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# Federal Election Activity periods for each state (2020)

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 federal funds. For more information, please consult the regulations, referenced above, or see the FEC website for political party committees' making disbursements section.

In order to help committees determine whether their planned voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote and generic campaign activities will constitute FEA, this chart lists the relevant FEA time frames for each state.

***NOTE****: Some state filing deadlines for primary ballot access and party nominating convention dates are still pending. This chart will be updated as additional information becomes available.*

**Related pages:**
        - FEA periods - main page (2020)
        - FEA periods for special elections (2020-21)

## Federal Election Activity periods for each state (2020)

| State                | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV | FEA Voter RegistrationPeriod(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| Alabama              | 11/08/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;103/16/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Alaska               | 01/24/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 12/12/2019 - 04/10/2020;204/20/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| American Samoa       | 09/01/2020* - 11/03/2020                                  | 11/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Arizona              | 12/09/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/18/2019 - 03/17/2020;04/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Arkansas             | 11/12/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/04/2019 - 03/31/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| California           | 11/15/2019 - 11/03/20203                                  | 11/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Colorado             | 12/09/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/04/2019 - 06/30/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Connecticut          | 03/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 01/08/2020 - 11/03/20204,++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Delaware             | 02/28/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 03/09/2020 - 11/03/20205                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| District of Columbia | 03/04/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 02/03/2020 - 06/02/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Florida              | 11/30/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/18/2019 - 03/17/2020;04/20/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Georgia              | 02/21/2020 - 01/05/20216                                  | 02/10/2020 - 01/05/20217                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Guam                 | 06/30/2020* - 11/17/2020                                  | 11/15/2019 - 06/06/2020;8,907/06/2020 - 11/17/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Hawaii               | 06/02/2020* - 11/03/2020                                  | 11/11/2019 - 11/03/202010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Idaho                | 12/11/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/11/2019 - 06/02/2020;1107/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Illinois             | 12/02/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/18/2019 - 03/17/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Indiana              | 02/07/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/08/2019 - 06/02/2020;12,+07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Iowa                 | 03/13/2020* - 11/03/2020                                  | 02/03/2020 – 06/02/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Kansas               | 02/17/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 12/20/2019 - 11/03/2020++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Kentucky             | 01/10/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 02/24/2020 - 06/23/2020;1307/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Louisiana            | 01/10/2020 - 12/05/2020                                   | 03/13/2020 - 12/05/202014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Maine                | 12/23/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;1503/16/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Maryland             | 10/28/2019 - 11/03/202016                                 | 02/03/2020 - 06/02/2020;1707/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Massachusetts        | 01/03/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;05/18/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Michigan             | 12/13/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/11/2019 - 11/03/2020++                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Minnesota            | 06/02/2020* - 11/03/2020                                  | 11/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;04/13/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Mississippi          | 01/10/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/11/2019 - 06/23/2020;1807/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Missouri             | 12/24/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 11/11/2019 - 03/10/2020;04/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Montana              | 03/02/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 02/03/2020 - 06/02/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Nebraska             | 02/18/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 01/13/2020 - 05/12/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Nevada               | 03/13/2020* - 11/03/2020                                  | 10/25/2019 - 06/09/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| New Hampshire        | 11/15/2019 - 11/03/2020                                   | 10/14/2019 - 02/11/2020;05/11/2020 - 11/03/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| New Jersey           | 03/30/2020 - 11/03/2020                                   | 03/09/2020 - 11/03/202019New Mexico03/10/2020 - 11/03/202002/03/2020 - 06/02/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020New York02/06/2020 - 11/03/202002/24/2020 - 06/23/2020;2007/06/2020 - 11/03/2020North Carolina12/20/2019 - 11/03/202011/04/2019 - 06/23/2020;2107/06/2020 - 11/03/2020North Dakota04/06/2020* - 11/03/202011/11/2019 - 06/09/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020Northern Mariana Islands08/05/2020* - 11/03/202011/15/2019 - 03/15/2020;07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020Ohio12/18/2019 - 11/03/202012/30/2019 - 04/28/2020;2207/06/2020 - 11/03/2020Oklahoma12/04/2019 - 11/03/202011/04/2019 - 11/03/2020Oregon03/10/2020 - 11/03/202001/20/2020 - 11/03/2020++Pennsylvania02/18/2020 - 11/03/202002/03/2020 - 06/02/2020;2307/06/2020 - 11/03/2020Puerto Rico12/30/2019 - 11/03/202003/14/2020 - 11/03/202024Rhode Island01/25/2020 - 11/03/202002/03/2020 - 11/03/202025South Carolina12/04/2019 - 11/03/202011/01/2019 - 06/23/2020;+07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020South Dakota03/31/2020 - 11/03/202001/10/2020 - 11/03/2020++Tennessee12/03/2019 - 11/03/202011/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;04/08/2020 - 11/03/2020Texas12/09/2019 - 11/03/202011/04/2019 - 11/03/202026,++Utah12/02/2019 - 11/03/202011/04/2019 - 06/30/2020;+07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020Vermont12/16/2019 - 11/03/202011/04/2019 - 03/03/2020;04/13/2020 - 11/03/2020Virgin Islands05/12/2020 - 11/17/202002/07/2020 - 11/17/2020Virginia12/12/2019 - 11/03/202011/04/2019 - 11/03/202027,++Washington01/03/2020 - 11/03/202011/11/2019 - 03/10/2020;04/06/2020 - 11/03/2020West Virginia01/25/2020 - 11/03/202012/06/2019 - 06/09/2020;28,+07/06/2020 - 11/03/2020Wisconsin10/19/2019 - 11/03/20202912/09/2019 - 04/07/2020;04/13/2020 - 11/03/2020Wyoming05/29/2020* - 11/03/202012/19/2019 - 11/03/202030
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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