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      Filing candidate reports

Filing candidate reports After registration, authorized committees file regularly with the FEC. Those reports are made available in the campaign finance data section of this website.
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      Registering as a candidate
          
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        There are two ways to file reports with the FEC: electronically or by paper.With the exception of mandatory electronic filers, committees can choose whether to file electronically or by paper.Note: committees that file by paper can install filing software, generate reports and then submit them by paper.
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        A committee’s obligation to file regular financial disclosure reports continues until the committee requests to terminate and that request is approved by the FEC.
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              Registering a candidateRegistering a committeeElection cycle and aggregationUsing the same committee for another electionConverting to a multicandidate committee
          
        
          
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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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