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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEC FORM 3P PAGE 3

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Instructions For FEC Form 3P, Page 3

Post-Election Detailed Summary Page

WHEN TO USE THIS FORM:

Use this form in lieu of the Detailed 

Summary Page and Line Numbers 

14 and 15 of the Report of Receipts 

and Disbursements for the reporting 

period that includes the date of the 

general election. (The election cycle 

for disclosure purposes begins the day 

after the general election for a seat or 

office, and ends on the day of the next 

general election for that seat or office. 

See 11 CFR 100.3(b).) For example, if 

the candidate participated in the general 

election, use this form for the 30-day 

Post-General report, since the coverage 

dates for that report would include 

general election day.

This form covers activity spanning 

two election cycles. There are three 

Columns of activity disclosed on the 

report. The first column, Column A, 

is used to report the total amount of 

receipts and disbursements for each 

category of activity during the reporting 

period; i.e., activity that occurred both 

before and after the date of the general 

election. The second column, Column 

B, discloses the aggregate election 

cycle-to-date totals for each category of 

activity, incorporating information from 

the last report filed. Finally, Column C 

only includes activity that occurred after 

the date of the general election through 

the end of the reporting period.

If there are no receipts or 

disbursements for a particular category 

during a reporting period or election 

cycle, enter “0.”

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLUMN A

Column A includes the total receipts 

and disbursements for each category 

of activity during the reporting period. 

Use the appropriate Schedules A-P or 

B-P to list each receipt or disbursement 

required to be itemized. The total for 

each category (“Total This Period” from 

Schedule A-P or Schedule B-P) should 

then be added to any unitemized receipts 

or disbursements for that category, and 

entered on the appropriate line of the 

Post-Election Detailed Summary Page, 

page 3, in Column A.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLUMN B

Fill in the date of the just-ended 

general election. To derive the totals 

for Column B, first separate the Column 

A receipts and disbursements for each 

category by date—those that occurred 

through the date of the general election, 

and those that occurred after the date 

of the general election. Column B will 

include those receipts and disbursements 

received or made from the beginning 

of the reporting period through the date 

of the general election, added to the 

“Election Cycle-to-Date” figure from 

Column B of the Detailed Summary 

Page, page 2, of the committee’s last 

report. Column B will then represent all 

of the activity that occurred during the 

just-ended election cycle up through the 

date of the general election.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLUMN C

Fill in the date of the day after the 

just-ended Presidential election. (For 

example, for the 2012 election, fill in 

“11/7/12.”) Fill in the last day of the 

reporting period. To derive the total 

for each line, add those transactions 

from Column A that occurred during 

the period beginning the day after 

the general election through the end 

of the reporting period. Column C 

will then represent those receipts and 

disbursements received or made the day 

after the general election and throughout 

the remainder of the reporting period.

LINE BY LINE INSTRUCTIONS

LINE 16. Enter total amount of federal 

funds received by the committee during 

the reporting period. These receipts must 

be itemized on Schedule A-P regardless 

of the amount.

LINE 17(a)(i). Enter the total amount 

of itemized contributions (other than 

loans) from individuals/persons other 

than political committees on Line 17(a)

(i). Each contribution made by a person 

who has made one or more contributions 

during the election cycle aggregating 

in excess of $200 must be itemized 

on Schedule A-P. The committee must 

provide the identification (full name, 

mailing address, occupation and name 

of employer) of the person, the date and 

amount of each contribution aggregating 

in excess of $200, the aggregate election 

cycle-to-date total and whether the 

contribution is for a primary, general or 

other election.

LINE 17(a)(ii). Enter the total amount 

of unitemized contributions (other than 

loans) from individuals/persons other 

than political committees on Line 17(a)

(ii).

LINE 17(a)(iii). For Columns A, B, and 

C, add Lines 17(a)(i) and 17(a)(ii) to 

derive figures for Line 17(a)(iii).

LINE 17(b). Enter the total amount of 

contributions (other than loans) from 

political party committees on Line 

17(b). These contributions must be 

itemized on Schedule A-P regardless 

of the amount. For each contribution, 

provide the identification (full name 

and address) of the committee, the date 

and amount of the contribution, the 

aggregate election cycle-to-date total 

and whether the contribution is for a 

primary, general or other election.
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LINE 17(c). Enter the total amount of 

contributions (other than loans) from 

other political committees on Line 17(c). 

These contributions must be itemized on 

Schedule A-P regardless of the amount. 

For each contribution, include the 

aggregate election cycle-to-date total, 

and whether the contribution is for a 

primary, general, or other election. Do 

not abbreviate committee names.

LINE 17(d). Enter the total amount of 

contributions (other than loans) from the 

candidate on Line 17(d). If the candidate 

makes one or more contributions during 

the election cycle aggregating in excess 

of $200, the committee must provide on 

Schedule A-P the identification of the 

candidate (full name, mailing address, 

occupation and name of employer), the 

date and amount of each contribution 

aggregating in excess of $200, and the 

aggregate election cycle-to-date totals.

LINE 17(e). For Columns A, B and C, 

add Lines 17(a)(iii), 17(b), 17(c) and 

17(d) to derive figures for Line 17(e).

LINE 18. Enter the total amount 

of transfers from other authorized 

committees of the same candidate. 

Loans and loan repayments received 

from other authorized committees of 

the same candidate must be included on 

this line and not on Line 19(b). These 

transfers must be itemized on Schedule 

A-P, regardless of the amount. For 

each transfer, provide the identification 

(full name and mailing address) of the 

committee, the date and amount of 

the transfer and the aggregate election 

cycle-to-date total.

LINE 19(a). Enter the total amount 

of loans made or guaranteed by the 

candidate on Line 19(a). This category 

includes personal loans from the 

candidate and loans from lending 

institutions which are secured, endorsed 

or guaranteed by the candidate and 

used in connection with the candidate’s 

campaign for Federal office. All loans 

made, guaranteed or endorsed by the 

candidate must be itemized on Schedule 

A-P, regardless of the amount. For each 

loan, provide the identification of the 

candidate (full name, mailing address, 

occupation and name of employer), the 

date and amount of the loan and the 

aggregate election cycle-to-date total 

(see also instructions for Schedule C-P1). NOTE: A loan guaranteed by the 

candidate and any other person(s) must 

be apportioned between the candidate 

on Line 17(a) and the other person(s) 

on Line 17(b).

LINE 19(b). Enter the total amount of 

all other loans received on Line 19(b). 

This category includes all other types of 

loans. These loans must be itemized on 

Schedule A-P, regardless of the amount. 

For each loan provide the identification 

(full name, mailing address and where 

applicable, occupation and name of 

employer) of the person making the 

loan, the date and amount of the loan, 

the aggregate election cycle-to-date 

total and whether the loan is for a 

primary, general or other election. 

The committee must also provide on 

Schedule C-P-1 the identification of any 

endorser or guarantor and the amount of 

the endorsement or guarantee (see also 

instructions for Schedule C-P-1).

LINE 19(c). For Columns A, B, and C, 

add Lines 19(a) and 19(b) to derive the 

figures for Line 19(c).

LINE 20(a). Enter the total amount 

of offsets to operating expenditures 

(including refunds, rebates and 

returns of deposits) on Line 20(a). 

For each person who provides rebates, 

refunds and other offsets to operating 

expenditures aggregating in excess 

of $200 during the election cycle, the 

committee must provide on Schedule 

A-P the identification of the person, 

the date and amount of each receipt 

aggregating in excess of $200 and the 

aggregate election cycle-to-date total.

LINE 20(b). Follow the instructions for 

line 20(a) to report offsets to fundraising 

disbursements.

LINE 20(c). Follow the instructions for 

line 20(a) to report offsets to legal and 

accounting disbursements.

LINE 20(d). For Columns A, B, and 

C, add Lines 20(a), 20(b) and 20(c) to 

derive the figures for Line 20(d).

LINE 21. Enter the total amount of other 

receipts (including dividends, interest 

and repayments by persons of loans 

made by the committee) on Line 21. For 

each person who provides any dividends, 

interest or other receipts aggregating in 

excess of $200 during the election cycle, 

the committee must provide on Schedule 

A-P the identification of the person, 

the date and amount of each receipt 

aggregating in excess of $200 and the 

aggregate election cycle-to-date totals.

LINE 22. For Columns A, B and C, add 

Lines 16, 17(e), 18, 19(c), 20(d) and 21 

to derive the figures for Line 22.

LINE 23. Enter the total amount of 

operating expenditures on Line 23. 

Examples of operating expenditures 

are: media advertising, newspaper 

advertising, salaries, travel, rent and 

telephones. For each person who receives 

payments for operating expenditures 

aggregating in excess of $200 during 

the election cycle, the Committee must 

provide on Schedule B-P the full name 

and mailing address, date, amount, and 

purpose of the expenditure (see also 

instructions for Schedule B-P).

LINE 24. Enter the total amount of 

transfers to other authorized committees 

of the same candidate on Line 24. These 

transfers must be itemized on Schedule 

B-P, regardless of the amount. For 

each transfer, provide the full name 

and mailing address of the recipient 

committee, the date, amount, and state 

that the purpose of the disbursement is 

a “transfer.”

LINE 25. Enter the total amount of 

fundraising disbursements on Line 

25. For each person who receives 

payments for fundraising disbursements 

aggregating in excess of $200 during 

the election cycle, the committee must 

provide on Schedule B-P the full name 

and mailing address, date, amount, and 

purpose of the disbursement.

LINE 26. Enter the total amount of exempt 

legal and accounting disbursements 

on Line 26. For each person who 

receives payments for exempt legal and 

accounting disbursements aggregating 
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in excess of $200 during the election 

cycle, the committee must provide 

on Schedule B-P the full name and 

mailing address, the date and amount 

of each disbursement aggregating in 

excess of $200, and the purpose of the 

disbursement.

LINE 27(a). Enter the total amount 

of loan repayments of loans made or 

guaranteed by the candidate on Line 

27(a). All loan repayments must be 

itemized on Schedule B-P, regardless 

of the amount. For each person who 

receives a loan repayment, provide 

the full name, mailing address, date, 

amount, and state that the purpose of the 

disbursement is a “loan repayment” (see 

also instructions for Schedule C-P-1).

 LINE 27(b). Enter the total amount of 

loan repayments of all other loans on 

Line 27(b). (See instructions for Line 

27(a) for other reporting requirements.)

LINE 27(c). For Columns A, B and C, 

add Lines 27(a) and 27(b) to derive the 

figures for Line 27(c).

LINE 28(a). Enter the total amount of 

contribution refunds to individuals/ 

persons other than political committees 

on Line 20(a). For each person who 

receives a refund of a contribution which 

was previously itemized on Schedule 

A-P, the committee must provide on 

Schedule B-P the full name, mailing 

address, date and amount, and state 

that the purpose of the disbursement is 

a “contribution refund.”

LINE 28(b). Enter the total amount of 

contribution refunds to political party 

committees on Line 28(b). All such 

refunds must be itemized on Schedule 

B-P, regardless of the amount. For 

each contribution refund, provide 

the full name, mailing address, date, 

amount, and state that the purpose of the 

disbursement is a “contribution refund.”

LINE 28(c). Enter the total amount of 

contribution refunds to other political 

committees on Line 28(c). (See 

instructions for Line 28(b) for other 

reporting requirements.)

LINE 28(d). For Columns A, B and 

C, add Lines 28(a), 28(b) and 28(c) to 

derive the figures for Line 28(d).

LINE 29. Enter the total amount of other 

disbursements on Line 29. For each 

person who receives any disbursement(s) 

not otherwise disclosed that aggregates 

in excess of $200 during the election 

cycle, the committee must provide the 

full name and address of each such 

person, together with the date, amount 

and purpose of any such disbursement.

LINE 30. For Columns A, B and C, add 

the totals on Lines 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(c), 

28(d) and 29 to derive the figures for 

Line 30.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART III

For this report only, substitute Part III 

of the Post-Election Detailed Summary 

Page, Page 3, in lieu of Line 14 of the 

Summary Page. Do not complete Line 

14 of the Summary Page for this report. 

To derive the Columns A, B and C totals 

for Part III, subtract the totals listed 

above in Line 28(d) from those listed 

for Line 17(e).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART IV

For this report only, substitute this 

part in lieu of Line 15 of the Summary 

Page. Do not complete Line 15 of the 

Summary Page for this report. To derive 

the Columns A, B and C totals for Part 

IV, subtract the totals listed above in 

Line 20(a) from those listed in line 23.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART V

LINE 31 Enter the total amount 

of items on hand to be liquidated on 

Line 31. This category is comprised of 

contributions received by the committee 

in the form of stocks, bonds, art objects 

and other similar items to be liquidated. 

The amount of such items on hand at 

the close of the reporting period must 

be disclosed on Line 31. For additional 

information regarding disclosure of 

these items, see 11 CFR 104.13(b).