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Quarterly reports All registered candidate committees must disclose the money they raise and spend. These “receipts” and “disbursements” are reported quarterly by House and Senate candidate committees. All principal campaign committees of current and former presidential candidates must file either quarterly or monthly reports during non-election years. During election years, presidential campaign committees file quarterly except for those committees that have, as of January 1, received or anticipate receiving $100,000 or more in contributions or have made or anticipate making $100,000 or more in expenditures. (Such campaigns must file monthly.) During nonelection years, a principal campaign committee of a candidate for president may change its filing frequency between monthly or quarterly. Electronic filing is mandatory for quarterly filing committees if they receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of $50,000 in the current calendar year, or have reason to expect to do so. Forms to use House and Senate committees report on Form 3. Presidential committees report on Form 3P.
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 First report When a committee files its first report, it must include all “receipts" and "disbursements" that occurred before registration. This includes any receipts and disbursements made during the “testing the waters” (or exploratory) period. The coverage period of the first report should be adjusted to date back to the beginning of the committee’s financial activity.
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 The Commission can waive a quarterly report if a pre-election report is due between the fifth and 15th day after the close of a calendar quarter. If the Commission waives a report, the FEC will publicize it. The fourth-quarter report—due on January 31 of the following year—is also called the Year-End report. In election years, committees of candidates in the general election must also file a pre-general and a post-general report. Also, authorized campaign committees must continue to file quarterly reports even if their candidate is no longer active (for example, if the candidate retires, withdraws, loses the primary or otherwise drops out of the race before the general election). Generally, committees must continue to file reports until the committee completes the termination process.
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 Legal citations Regulations 11 CFR 101.2(b)Candidate as agent of authorized committee 11 CFR 101.3Funds received or expended prior to becoming a candidate 11 CFR 104.3(a) and (b)Contents of reports 11 CFR 104.5(a)(1) and (a)(2)(i)Filing dates for House and Senate candidate committees 11 CFR 104.5(b)Filing dates for presidential candidate committees
 Advisory opinions AO 1979-71Committee’s pre-election reporting obligations


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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