[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10171-10172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03226]
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
[Docket No. 2013-05]
Filing Dates for the South Carolina Special Elections in the 1st
Congressional District
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special party nominating convention.
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SUMMARY: The South Carolina Green Party will select their party's
nominee at a Special Party Convention on March 9, 2013. Committees
required to file reports in connection with the Special Green Party
Convention shall file a 12-day Pre-Convention Report.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information
Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694-
1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 8, 2013, the Commission approved
the filing dates for the Special Primary, Runoff and General Elections
that will be held in the First Congressional District to fill the U.S.
House seat vacated by Senator Tim Scott. The Special General Election
date is May 7, 2013. The Democratic and Republican parties will
nominate candidates for that election in Special Primary Elections on
March 19, 2013, with Special Runoff Elections held on April 2, 2013, if
necessary. At the time the Commission approved the filing requirements
for the Special Primary, Runoff and General Elections, no special
nominating conventions had been scheduled by any of the other certified
political parties in South Carolina.
The Commission has received additional information that the South
Carolina Green Party has scheduled a convention on March 9, 2013, to
select their nominee for the Special General Election. Committees
required to file reports in connection with the Special Green Party
Convention on March 9, 2013, shall file a 12-day Pre-Convention Report.
The date for the Special General is unchanged and, as such, this
Federal Register Notice only includes information on the filing
requirements in connection with the special nominating convention. The
reporting requirements in connection with the South Carolina Special
General Election
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were published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2013 (78 FR
7781).
Principal Campaign Committees
All principal campaign committees of candidates who participate in
the South Carolina Special Green Party Convention shall file a 12-day
Pre-Convention Report on February 25, 2013. (See charts below for the
closing date for the report.)
Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)
Political committees filing on a semi-annual basis in 2013 are
subject to special election reporting if they make previously
undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the South
Carolina Special Green Party Convention or Special General Election by
the close of books for the applicable report(s). (See charts below for
the closing date for each report.)
Committees filing monthly that make contributions or expenditures
in connection with the South Carolina Special Green Party Convention or
Special General Election will continue to file according to the monthly
reporting schedule.
Additional disclosure information in connection with the South
Carolina Special Elections may be found on the FEC Web site at http://www.fec.gov/info/report_dates.shtml.
Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling Activity
Principal campaign committees, party committees and Leadership PACs
that are otherwise required to file reports in connection with the
special elections must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L if they receive
two or more bundled contributions from lobbyists/registrants or
lobbyist/registrant PACs that aggregate in excess of $17,100 during the
special election reporting periods (see charts below for closing date
of each period). 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v) and (b).
Calendar of Reporting Dates for South Carolina Special Elections
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Reg./cert. &
Close of overnight Filing
Report books\1\ mailing deadline
deadline
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Quarterly Filing Committees Involved in Only the Special Green Party Convention (03/09/13) Must File:
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Pre-Convention.................................................. 02/17/13 02/22/13 02/25/13
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April Quarterly................................................. 03/31/13 04/15/13 04/15/13
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Semi-annual Filing Committees Involved in Only The Special Green Party Convention (03/09/13) Must File:
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Pre-Convention.................................................. 02/17/13 02/22/13 02/25/13
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Mid-Year........................................................ 06/30/13 07/31/13 07/31/13
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\1\ These dates indicate the end of the reporting period. A reporting period always begins the day after the
closing date of the last report filed. If the committee is new and has not previously filed a report, the
first report must cover all activity that occurred before the committee registered as a political committee
with the Commission up through the close of books for the first report due.
Dated: February 6, 2013.
On behalf of the Commission,
Ellen L. Weintraub,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-03226 Filed 2-12-13; 8:45 am]
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