# Filing Dates for the Florida Special Election in the 1st Congressional District
**AGENCY:**
Federal Election Commission.
**ACTION:**
Notice of filing dates for special election.
**SUMMARY:**
Florida has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the First Congressional District held by Congressman Joe Scarborough. There are three possible special elections, but only two may be necessary.
• *Primary Election:* July 24, 2001.
• *Possible Runoff Election:* September 4, 2001. In the event that one candidate does not achieve more than 50% of the vote in his/her party's Special Primary Election, the top two vote-getters will participate in a Special Runoff Election.
• *General Election:* October 16, 2001.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Mr. Gregory J. Scott, Information Division, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694-1100; Toll Free (800) 424-9530.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Principal Campaign Committees**
**Special Primary Only**
All principal campaign committees of candidates *only* participating in the Florida Special Primary shall file a consolidated 12-day Pre-Primary & Mid-Year Report on July 12, 2001. (See chart below for the closing date for the report.)
**Special Primary and General Without Runoff**
If only two elections are held, all principal campaign committees of candidates participating in the Florida Special Primary and Special General Elections shall file a consolidated 12-day Pre-Primary & Mid-Year Report on July 12, 2001; a Pre-General Report on October 4, 2001; and a Post-General Report on November 15, 2001. (See chart below for the closing date for each report.)
**Special Primary and Runoff Elections**
All principal campaign committees of candidates *only* participating in the Florida Special Primary and Special Runoff Elections shall file a consolidated 12-day Pre-Primary & Mid-Year Report on July 12, 2001; and a Pre-Runoff Report on August 23, 2001. (See chart below for the closing date for each report.)
**Special Primary, Runoff and General Elections**
All principal campaign committees of candidates participating in the Florida Special Primary, Special Runoff and Special General Elections shall file a consolidated 12-day Pre-Primary & Mid-Year Report on July 12, 2001; a Pre-Runoff Report on August 23, 2001; a Pre-General Report on October 4, 2001; and a Post-General Report on November 15, 2001. (See chart below for the closing date for each report.)
**Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees)**
Political committees that file on a semiannual basis during 2001 are subject to special election reporting if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the Florida Special Primary, Runoff or General Elections by the close of books for the applicable report(s). Consult the chart below that corresponds to the committee's situation for close of books and filing date information.
Committees filing monthly that support candidates in the Florida Special Primary, Special Runoff or Special General Elections should continue to file according to the non-election year monthly reporting schedule.
| Report | Close of books | Reg./cert. | Filing date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary & Mid-Year | 07/04/01 | 07/09/01 | 07/12/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary & Mid-Year | 07/04/01 | 07/09/01 | 07/12/01 |
| Pre-General | 09/26/01 | 10/01/01 | 10/04/01 |
| Post-General | 11/05/01 | 11/15/01 | 11/15/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary & Mid-Year | 07/04/01 | 07/09/01 | 07/12/01 |
| Pre-Runoff | 08/15/01 | 08/20/01 | 08/23/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary & Mid-Year | 07/04/01 | 07/09/01 | 07/12/01 |
| Pre-Runoff | 08/15/01 | 08/20/01 | 08/23/01 |
| Pre-General | 09/26/01 | 10/01/01 | 10/04/01 |
| Post-General | 11/05/01 | 11/15/01 | 11/15/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Runoff | 08/15/01 | 08/20/01 | 08/23/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-General | 09/26/01 | 10/01/01 | 10/04/01 |
| Post-General | 11/05/01 | 11/15/01 | 11/15/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
Dated: June 5, 2001.
Karl J. Sandstrom,
Commissioner, Federal Election Commission.