[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50298-50299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24486]


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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[Notice 1996-18]


Filing Dates for the Texas Special Elections

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Filing Dates for Special Elections.

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SUMMARY: Texas has scheduled special elections on November 5 and 
December 10 based on an order by the U.S. District Court for the 
Southern District of Texas in Vera et al. v. Bush et al., which redrew 
the boundaries, invalidated the results of primary and runoff 
elections, and ordered new elections in thirteen of the thirty U.S. 
Congressional Districts of Texas. The districts affected are: 3, 5, 6, 
7, 8, 9, 18, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, and 30.
    Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special 
General Election on November 5 should file an October Quarterly Report 
on October 15; a Pre-General Report on October 24; a Post-General 
Report on December 5; and a Year-End Report on January 31, 1997. 
Committees required to file reports in connection with both the Special 
General and Special Runoff Election to be held on December 10, must 
file an October Quarterly Report; a Pre-General Report; a Pre-Runoff 
Report on November 29; and a consolidated Post-Runoff & Year-End Report 
on January 9, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bobby Werfel, Information 
Division, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463, Telephone: (202) 
219-3420; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All principal campaign committees of 
candidates in the Special General Election only and all other political 
committees not filing monthly which support candidates in the Special 
General Election shall file an October Quarterly Report on October 15, 
with coverage dates from the close of the last report filed, or the 
date of the committee's first activity, whichever is later, through 
September 30; and a 12-day Pre-General Report on October 24, with 
coverage dates from October 1 through October 16. If there is a 
majority winner, committees must also file a Post-General Report on 
December 5, with coverage dates from October 17 through November 25 and 
a Year-End Report on January 31, 1997, with coverage dates from 
November 26 through December 31, 1996.
    In the event that no candidate receives a majority of the votes in 
the Special General Election, a Special Runoff Election will be held on 
December 10, 1996. All principal campaign committees of candidates in 
the Special General and Special Runoff Elections and all other 
political committees not filing monthly which support candidates in 
these elections shall file an October Quarterly Report on October 15, 
with coverage dates from the close of the last report filed, or the day 
of the committee's first activity, whichever is later, through 
September 30; a 12-day Pre-General Report on October 24, with coverage 
dates from October 1 through October 16; a Pre-Runoff report on 
November 29, with coverage dates from October 17 through November 20; 
and a consolidated Post-Runoff & Year-End Report on January 9, 1997, 
with coverage dates from

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November 21 through December 31, 1996.
    If two elections are held, all principal campaign committees of 
candidates in the Special General Election only and all other political 
committees not filing monthly which support candidates in the Special 
General Election only shall file an October Quarterly Report on October 
15, with coverage dates from the close of the last report filed, or the 
date of the committee's first activity, whichever is later, through 
September 30; a 12-day Pre-General Report on October 24, with coverage 
dates from October 1 through October 16; and a Year-End Report on 
January 31, 1997, with coverage dates from October 17 through December 
31, 1996.
    All political committees not filing monthly which support 
candidates in the Special Runoff only shall file a 12-day Pre-Runoff 
Report on November 29, with coverage dates from the last report filed 
or the date of the committee's first activity, whichever is later, 
through November 20, and a consolidated Post-Runoff & Year-End Report 
on January 9, 1997, with coverage dates from November 21 through 
December 31, 1996.

         Calendar of Reporting Dates for Texas Special Elections        
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                                               Reg./cert.               
            Report                Close of    mailing date   Filing date
                                  Books \1\        \2\                  
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I. If only the special general is held (11/05/96), committees must file:
                                                                        
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October Quarterly.............      09/30/96      10/15/96      10/15/96
Pre-General...................      10/16/96      10/21/96      10/24/96
Post-General..................      11/25/96      12/05/96      12/05/96
Year-End......................      12/31/96      01/31/97      01/31/97
                                                                        
    II. If two elections are held, committees involved in the special   
      general (11/05/96) and special runoff (12/10/96) must file:       
                                                                        
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October Quarterly.............      09/30/96      10/15/96      10/15/96
Pre-General...................      10/16/96      10/21/96      10/24/96
Pre-Runoff....................      11/20/96      11/25/96  \3\ 11/29/96
Post-Runoff & Year-End \4\....      12/31/96      01/09/97      01/09/97
                                                                        
 III. If two elections are held, committees involved in only the special
                      general (11/05/96) must file:                     
                                                                        
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October Quarterly.............      09/30/96      10/15/96      10/15/96
Pre-General...................      10/16/96      10/21/96      10/24/96
Year-End......................      12/31/96      01/31/97      01/31/97
                                                                        
 IV. All committees involved in the special runoff (12/10/96) only must 
                                  file:                                 
                                                                        
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Pre-Runoff....................      11/20/96      11/25/96  \3\ 11/29/96
Post-Runoff & Year-End \4\....      12/31/96      01/09/97      01/09/97
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\1\ The period begins with the close of books of the last report filed  
  by the committee. If the committee has filed no previous reports, the 
  period begins with the date of the committee's first activity.        
\2\ Reports sent by registered or certified mail must be postmarked by  
  the mailing date; otherwise, they must be received by the filing date.
\3\ The date has been adjusted because the computed date would have     
  fallen on a Federal holiday.                                          
\4\ Committees should filed a consolidated Post-Runoff and Year-End     
  Report by the filing date of the Post-Runoff Report.                  

    Dated: September 19, 1996.
Lee Ann Elliott,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-24486 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]
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