Federal Election Commission Cites Committees for Failure to File First-Quarterly Financial Report




Washington, DC - - (April 27, 2018) - - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) today cited two campaign committees today for failing to file the 2018 April Quarterly Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), and one campaign committee for filing an incomplete April Quarterly Report.

According to the FEC, as of April 26, 2018, the required disclosure report had not been received from:

- The Committee to Elect Juan Parks (GA-4)

- Douglas Howard Pierce for US Senate (CA)

An incomplete report was received from:

- Mendoza for Congress (CA-53)

The April Quarterly Report was due on April 15, 2018, and should have included financial activity for the period January 1, 2018, through March 31, 2018. If sent by certified or registered mail, the report should have been postmarked by April 15, 2018.

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 2018 elections of their potential filing requirements on March 22, 2018. Those committees that did not file by the due date were sent notification on April 20, 2018, 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.