[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13600-13602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05055]


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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[Notice 2017-07]


Filing Dates for the South Carolina Special Elections in the 5th 
Congressional District

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special election.

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SUMMARY: South Carolina has scheduled special elections to fill the 
U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 5th Congressional District 
vacated by Representative Mick Mulvaney.

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: There are three possible special elections, 
but only two may be necessary.
     Primary Election: May 2, 2017.
     Possible Runoff Election: May 16, 2017. In the event that 
one candidate does not achieve a majority vote in his/her party's 
Special Primary Election, the top two vote-getters will participate in 
a Special Runoff Election.
     General Election: June 20, 2017.

Principal Campaign Committees

Special Primary Only

    All principal campaign committees of candidates only participating 
in the South Carolina Special Primary shall file a Pre-Primary Report 
on April 20, 2017. (See charts below for the closing date for the 
report).

Special Primary and General Without Runoff

    If only two elections are held, all principal campaign committees 
of candidates participating in the South Carolina Special Primary and 
Special General Elections shall file a Pre-Primary Report on April 20, 
2017; a Pre-General Report on June 8, 2017; and a Post-General Report 
on July 21, 2017. (See charts below for the closing date for each 
report).

Special Primary and Runoff Elections

    If three elections are held, all principal campaign committees of 
candidates only participating in the South Carolina Special Primary and 
Special Runoff Elections shall file a Pre-Primary Report on April 20, 
2017; and a Pre-Runoff Report on May 4, 2017. (See charts below for the 
closing date for each report.)

Special Primary, Runoff and General Elections

    All principal campaign committees of candidates participating in 
the South Carolina Special Primary, Special Runoff and Special General 
Elections shall file a Pre-Primary Report on April 20, 2017; a Pre-
Runoff Report on May 4, 2017; a Pre-General Report on June 8, 2017; and 
a Post-General Report on July 21, 2017. (See charts below for the 
closing date for each report.)
    Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee's 
regular quarterly filings. (See charts below for the closing date for 
each report).

Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)

    Political committees not filing monthly in 2017 are subject to 
special election reporting if they make previously undisclosed 
contributions or expenditures in connection with the South Carolina 
Special Primary, Special Runoff or Special General Elections 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 Primary, Special Runoff 
or Special General Elections 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 $17,900 during the 
special election reporting periods. (See charts below for closing date 
of each period.) 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v), (b).

                        Calendar of Reporting Dates for South Carolina Special Elections
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                                                                                   Reg./Cert. &
                                                                  Close of books     overnight        Filing
                             Report                                     \1\           mailing        deadline
                                                                                     deadline
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Campaign Committees Involved in Only the Special Primary (05/02/17) Must File:
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April Quarterly.................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17
July Quarterly..................................................        06/30/17        07/15/17    \2\ 07/15/17
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Participating PACs and Party Committees not Filing Monthly Involved in Only the Special Primary (05/02/17) Must
 File:
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Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17
Mid-Year........................................................        06/30/17        07/31/17        07/31/17
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If Only Two Elections Are Held, Campaign Committees Involved in Both the Special Primary (05/02/17) and Special
 General (06/20/17) Must File:
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April Quarterly.................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17

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Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
July Quarterly..................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
October Quarterly...............................................        09/30/17        10/15/17    \2\ 10/15/17
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If Only Two Elections Are Held, PACs and Party Committees not Filing Monthly Involved in Both the Special
 Primary (05/02/17) and Special General (06/20/17) Must File:
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Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17
Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Mid-Year........................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Year-End........................................................        12/31/17        01/31/18        01/31/18
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If Only Two Elections Are Held, Campaign Committees Involved in Only the Special General (06/20/17) Must File:
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Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
July Quarterly..................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
October Quarterly...............................................        09/30/17        10/15/17    \2\ 10/15/17
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If Only Two Elections Are Held, PACs and Party Committees not Filing Monthly Involved in Only the Special
 General (06/20/17) Must File:
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Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Mid-Year........................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Year-End........................................................        12/31/17        01/31/18        01/31/18
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If Three Elections Are Held, Campaign Committees Involved in Only the Special Primary (05/02/17) and Special
 Runoff (05/16/17) Must File:
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April Quarterly.................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17
Pre-Runoff......................................................        04/26/17    \3\ 05/04/17        05/04/17
July Quarterly..................................................        06/30/17        07/15/17    \2\ 07/15/17
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If Three Elections Are Held, PACs and Party Committees not Filing Monthly Involved in Only the Special Primary
 (05/02/17) and Special Runoff (05/16/17) Must File:
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Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17
Pre-Runoff......................................................        04/26/17    \3\ 05/04/17        05/04/17
Mid-Year........................................................        06/30/17        07/31/17        07/31/17
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If Three Elections Are Held, Campaign Committees Involved in Only the Special Runoff (05/16/17) Must File:
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Pre-Runoff......................................................        04/26/17    \3\ 05/04/17        05/04/17
July Quarterly..................................................        06/30/17        07/15/17    \2\ 07/15/17
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If Three Elections Are Held, PACs and Party Committees not Filing Monthly Involved in Only the Special Runoff
 (05/16/17) Must File:
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Pre-Runoff......................................................        04/26/17    \3\ 05/04/17        05/04/17
Mid-Year........................................................        06/30/17        07/31/17        07/31/17
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Campaign Committees Involved in the Special Primary (05/02/17), Special Runoff (05/16/17) and Special General
 (06/20/17) Must File:
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April Quarterly.................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17
Pre-Runoff......................................................        04/26/17    \3\ 05/04/17        05/04/17
Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------

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July Quarterly..................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
October Quarterly...............................................        09/30/17        10/15/17    \2\ 10/15/17
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PACs and Party Committees not Filing Monthly Involved in the Special Primary (05/02/17), Special Runoff (05/16/
 17) and Special General (06/20/17) Must File:
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Pre-Primary.....................................................        04/12/17        04/17/17        04/20/17
Pre-Runoff......................................................        04/26/17    \3\ 05/04/17        05/04/17
Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Mid-Year........................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Year-End........................................................        12/31/17        01/31/18        01/31/18
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If Three Elections Are Held, Campaign Committees Involved in Only the Special General (06/20/17) Must File:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
July Quarterly..................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
October Quarterly...............................................        09/30/17        10/15/17    \2\ 10/15/17
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If Three Elections Are Held, PACs and Party Committees not Filing Monthly Involved in Only the Special General
 (06/20/17) Must File:
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Pre-General.....................................................        05/31/17        06/05/17        06/08/17
Post-General....................................................        07/10/17        07/21/17        07/21/17
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Mid-Year........................................................                       WAIVED
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Year-End........................................................        12/31/17        01/31/18        01/31/18
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\1\ The 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 up through the close of books for the first report due.
\2\ Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday. Filing deadlines are not extended
  when they fall on nonworking days. Accordingly, reports filed by methods other than registered, certified or
  overnight mail must be received by close of business on the last business day before the deadline.
\3\ The mailing deadline is the same as the filing deadline because the computed mailing deadline would fall one
  day before the primary is held.


    On behalf of the Commission,

     Dated: February 27, 2017.
Steven T. Walther,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-05055 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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