E9-24535. Filing Dates for the New York Special Election in the 23rd Congressional District

AGENCY:

Federal Election Commission.

ACTION:

Notice of filing dates for special election.

SUMMARY:

New York has scheduled a Special General Election on November 3, 2009, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Twenty-Third Congressional District vacated by Representative John M. McHugh.

Political committees participating in the New York Special General Election on November 3, 2009, 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: [phone]; Toll Free [phone].

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 October 22, 2009; and a 30-day Post-General Report on December 3, 2009. (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee's Year-End filing in January 2010. (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 2009 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 report(s). (See chart below for the closing date for each report).

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

Additional disclosure information in connection with the New York Special General Election may be found on the FEC Web site at http://www.fec.gov/​info/​report_​dates.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 $16,000 during the special election reporting periods (see charts below for closing date of each period). 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v). For more information on these requirements, see Federal Register Notice 2009-03, 74 FR 7285 (February 17, 2009).

Calendar of Reporting Dates for New York Special Election

Report	Close of books 1	Reg./cert. and overnight mailing deadline	Filing deadline
Quarterly Filing Political Committees Involved in the Special General (11/03/09) Must File:
October Quarterly		—WAIVED—
Pre-General	10/14/09	10/19/09	10/22/09
Post-General	11/23/09	12/03/09	12/03/09
Year-End	12/31/09	01/31/10	2 01/31/10
Semi-Annual Filing Political Committees Involved in the Special General (11/03/09) Must File:
Pre-General	10/14/09	10/19/09	10/22/09
Post-General	11/23/09	12/03/09	12/03/09
Year-End	12/31/09	01/31/10	2 01/31/10
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 up through the close of books for the first report due.
2 Notice that this filing deadline falls on a weekend. Filing deadlines are not extended when they fall on nonworking days. Accordingly, reports filed by methods other than Registered, Certified or Overnight Mail, or electronically, must be received before the Commission's close of business on the last business day before the deadline.

Dated: October 6, 2009.

On behalf of the Commission.

Steven T. Walther,

Chairman, Federal Election Commission.