FEC - Federal Election Commission
10/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2024 13:08
FEC Cites Committees for Failure to File October Quarterly Report
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited nine campaign committees today for failing to file the 2024 October Quarterly Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act).
As of October 25, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from:
- Zmich for Congress (NY-06)
- Friends of Dianne Dodson Black (MS-01)
- Santos Limon for Congress (TX-23)
- Campaign Fund for a John Peters (MN-07)
- PickettforCongress (IN-05)
- Stamper for Congress (GA-11)
- John Whalen for US Congress (DE)
- Hyde for Senate (CT-00)
- Committee to Elect Stacy Andrus to the U.S. Senate (TX-00)
The October Quarterly Report was due on October 15, 2024, and should have included financial activity for the period July 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. If sent by certified or registered mail, the report should have been postmarked by October 15, 2024.
Some individuals and their committees have no obligation to file reports under federal campaign finance law, even though their names may appear on state ballots. If an individual raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not considered a "candidate" subject to reporting under the Act.
The Commission notified committees involved in 2024 elections of their potential filing requirements on September 30, 2024. Those committees that did not file by the due date were sent notification on October 21, 2024, that their reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.
Other political committees that support Senate and House candidates in elections, but are not authorized units of a candidate's campaign, are also required to file quarterly reports, unless they report monthly. Those committee names are not published by the Commission.
Further Commission action against non-filers and late filers is decided on a case-by-case basis. Federal law gives the Commission broad authority to initiate enforcement actions, and the Commission has implemented an Administrative Fine program with provisions for assessing monetary penalties.