Filing Dates for Special Elections:

Federal Register: March 23, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 56)

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Notice 2011-03

Filing Dates for the New York Special Election in the 26th

Congressional District

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special election.

SUMMARY: New York has scheduled a Special General Election on May 24, 2011, to fill the U.S. House seat in the 26th Congressional District vacated by Representative Christopher J. Lee.

Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special

General Election on May 24, 2011, shall file a 12-day Pre-General

Report, and a 30-day Post-General Report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin R. Salley, Information

Division, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694-1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Principal Campaign Committees

All principal campaign committees of candidates who participate in the New York Special General Election shall file a 12-day Pre-General

Report on May 12, 2011, and a 30-day Post-General Report on June 23, 2011. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee's quarterly filing in July 2011. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)

Political committees filing on a semi-annual basis in 2011 are subject to special election reporting if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the New

York Special General Election by the close of books for the applicable

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report(s). (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

Committees filing monthly that make contributions or expenditures in connection with the New York Special General Election will continue to file according to the monthly reporting schedule.

Additional disclosure information in connection with the New York

Special Election may be found on the FEC Web site at http:// www.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2011.shtml.

Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling Activity

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 $16,200 during the special election reporting periods (see charts below for closing date of each period). 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v).

Calendar of Reporting Dates for New York Special Election Committees Involved in the Special General (05/24/11)

Must File

Reg./cert. &

Report

Close of books \1\ overnight mailing

Filing deadline deadline

Pre-General.........................................

05/04/11

05/09/11

05/12/11

Post-General........................................

06/13/11

06/23/11

06/23/11

July Quarterly......................................

06/30/11

07/15/11

07/15/11

\1\ These dates indicate the beginning and 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: March 16, 2011.

On behalf of the Commission.

Cynthia L. Bauerly,

Chair, Federal Election Commission.

FR Doc. 2011-6758 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am

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