TiTle 52. VoTing and elecTions
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(B) in any other calendar year, the treasurer shall file
either—
(i) monthly reports, which shall be filed no later
than the 20th day after the last day of each month and shall
be complete as of the last day of the month; or
(ii) quarterly reports, which shall be filed no later
than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter
and which shall be complete as of the last day of each cal-
endar quarter.
(4) All political committees other than authorized committees
of a candidate shall file either—
(A) (i) quarterly reports, in a calendar year in which
a regularly scheduled general election is held, which shall
be filed no later than the 15th day after the last day of each
calendar quarter: except that the report for the quarter end-
ing on December 31 of such calendar year shall be filed
no later than January 31 of the following calendar year;
(ii) a pre-election report, which shall be filed no
later than the 12th day before (or posted by any of the fol-
lowing: registered mail, certified mail, priority mail hav-
ing a delivery confirmation, or express mail having a de-
livery confirmation, or delivered to an overnight delivery
service with an on-line tracking system, if posted or deliv-
ered no later than the 15th day before)
any election in
which the committee makes a contribution to or expendi-
ture on behalf of a candidate in such election, and which
shall be complete as of the 20th day before the election;
(iii) a post-general election report, which shall be
filed no later than the 30th day after the general election
and which shall be complete as of the 20th day after such
general election; and
(iv) in any other calendar year, a report covering
the period beginning January 1 and ending June 30, which
shall be filed no later than July 31 and a report covering
the period beginning July 1 and ending December 31,
which shall be filed no later than January 31 of the follow-
ing calendar year; or
(B) monthly reports in all calendar years which shall be
filed no later than the 20th day after the last day of the month
and shall be complete as of the last day of the month, except that,
in lieu of filing the reports otherwise due in November and De-
cember of any year in which a regularly scheduled general elec-
tion is held, a pre-general election report shall be filed in accord-
ance with paragraph (2)(A)(i), a post-general election report
shall be filed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and a
year-end report shall be filed no later than January 31 of the fol-
lowing calendar year. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
a national committee of a political party shall file the reports re-
quired under subparagraph (B).
(5) If a designation, report, or statement filed pursuant to this
Act (other than under paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (4)(A)(ii) or subsection
(g)(1)) is sent by registered mail, certified mail, priority mail having a
delivery confirmation, or express mail having a delivery confirmation,
the United States postmark shall be considered the date of filing of the
designation, report, or statement. If a designation, report or statement
filed pursuant to this Act (other than under paragraph (2)(A)(i) or
(4)(A)(ii), or subsection (g)(1)) is sent by an overnight delivery service
with an on-line tracking system, the date on the proof of delivery to
the delivery service shall be considered the date of filing of the desig-
nation, report, or statement.
(6) (A)
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The principal campaign committee of a candidate
shall notify the Secretary or the Commission, and the Secretary
of State, as appropriate, in writing, of any contribution of $1,000
or more received by any authorized committee of such candidate
after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours before, any election.
This notification shall be made within 48 hours after the receipt
of such contribution and shall include the name of the candidate
and the office sought by the candidate, the identification of the
contributor, and the date of receipt and amount of the contribu-
tion.
(B)
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Notification of expenditure from personal funds.
(i)
Definition of expenditure from personal
funds
. In this subparagraph, the term ‘expenditure from
personal funds’ means—
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The Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropria-
tions Act, 2019, Pub. L. No. 115-244, Div. B, Title I, § 102, 132 Stat. 2897, 2926 (2018), amended 52
U.S.C. 30102(g) to make the FEC the official point of entry for all filings under the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act. This amendment took effect September 21, 2018.
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In Davis v. FEC, 554 U.S. 724 (2008), the Supreme Court ruled that provisions of BCRA known as the
Millionaires’ Amendment (section 304(b) of BCRA) were unconstitutional. As a result, the Commission has
stopped enforcing 2 U.S.C. § 434(a)(6)(D), (E) (now 52 U.S.C. § 30104(a)(6)(D), (E)). See 73 Fed. Reg.
79597 (December 30, 2008) for more information.
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