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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEC FORM 6

Who Must File FEC Form 6

Principal campaign committees 

must file 48-hour notices of contributions of $1,000 or more received 

after the 20th day, but more than 48 

hours, before 12:01 a.m. of the day of 

any election in which the candidate 

participates.

Committees may disclose these 

contributions on FEC Form 6 or in 

a letter containing the same information. Note: Principal campaign 

committees must file reports in an 

electronic format under 11 CFR 

104.18 if they have either received 

contributions or made expenditures 

in excess of $50,000, or if they have 

reason to expect that they will exceed 

either of those thresholds during the 

calendar year. See the instructions 

for Form 3, Report of Receipts and 

Disbursements, for more information 

about when committees have reason to 

expect they will exceed the electronic 

filing thresholds. If the committee 

has reached this level of activity, 

DO NOT FILE THIS FORM ON 

PAPER. Instead, you must file this 

form in an electronic format. Contact 

the FEC for more information on filing electronically.

The 48-hour notice requirement 

applies to all types of elections—primary, convention, general, runoff and 

special—and even when a candidate is 

unopposed in an election.

This requirement applies to all 

contributions of $1,000 or more, 

including:

• Monetary and in-kind contributions;

• Guarantees and endorsements 

of bank loans;

• Loans (other than bank loans);

• Advances;

• Contributions, personal loans, 

endorsements of bank loans 

and advances made by the candidate; and

• Candidate draws on personal 

credit cards.

The 48 Hour Notice requirement 

does not apply to contributions that 

have been previously disclosed on 

reports filed by the committee.

When to File

FEC Form 6 must be received by 

the federal and state (where required) 

filing offices within 48 hours after a 

campaign’s receipt of any contribution of $1,000 or more received after 

the 20th day, but more than 48 hours 

before, the date of any election in 

which the candidate participates. A 

postmark date is not significant for 

purposes of filing on time. If filed 

electronically, the form must be received and validated by the Commission‘s computer system on or before 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the prescribed filing date. Committees that 

are not required to file electronically 

may file this form either electronically or via facsimile machine to the 

numbers listed below.

Where to File

All candidate committees

file with the FEC.

Federal Election Commission

1050 First Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20463

(Reports shipped via FedEx, UPS

or DHL should use the ZIP code 

20002.)

Fax number for FEC:

(202) 219–0174

Principal candidate committees of 

House candidates in Guam, Mariana 

Islands or Puerto Rico must file a 

copy of this form in their territory. 

Presidential candidate committees 

must simultaneously file copies of 

this form with the appropriate state 

officer in Guam, Mariana Islands 

or Puerto Rico if the committee 

has made expenditures in those territories.

What to Report

Fill in the information requested in 

the spaces provided. 

Lines 1-4. Include the name and 

address of the committee, name of 

the candidate, the office sought by the 

candidate and your committee’s FEC 

identification number. On line 5, indicate whether this is a new or amended 

filing. If it is an amendment, provide 

the filing date of the notice it amends. 

For each contribution of $1,000 or 

more from an individual, provide the 

following information:

• Full name (including first name, 

middle name or initial, if available, and last name);

• Mailing address;

• Occupation and name of employer;

• Date of receipt; and

• Amount of contribution.

In the case of contributions from 

any other person (including contributions from political committees), 

provide the contributor’s full name 

and address, the date of receipt and 

the amount of the contribution.

The committee must itemize the 

contributions and loans a second 

time in the first report filed after the 

election.

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

48-Hour Notice of Contributions/Loans Received (FEC FORM 6)