# Filing Dates for the Oklahoma Special Election in the 1st Congressional District
**AGENCY:**
Federal Election Commission.
**ACTION:**
Notice of filing dates for special election.
**SUMMARY:**
Oklahoma has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the First Congressional District being vacated by Congressman Steve Largent. There are three possible special elections, but only two may be necessary.
• Primary Election: December 11, 2001.
• Possible Runoff Election: January 8, 2002. In the event that one candidate does not achieve a majority vote in his/her party's Special Primary Election, the top two vote-getters will participate in a Special Runoff Election.
• General Election: February 12, 2002. However, if a Special Runoff Election is not necessary, the Special General will instead be held on January 8, 2002.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Mr. Gregory J. Scott, Information Division, 999 E Street, N.W., 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 Oklahoma Special Primary shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on November 29, 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 Oklahoma Special Primary and Special General Elections shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on November 29, 2001; a Pre-General Report on December 27, 2001; and a Post-General Report on February 7, 2002. (See chart below for the closing date for each report.)
**Special Primary and Runoff Elections**
If three elections are held, all principal campaign committees of candidates *only* participating in the Oklahoma Special Primary and Special Runoff Elections shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on November 29, 2001; and a Pre-Runoff Report on December 27, 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 Oklahoma Special Primary, Special Runoff and Special General Elections shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report on November 29, 2001; a Pre-Runoff Report on December 27, 2001; a Pre-General Report on January 31, 2002; and a Post-General Report on March 14, 2002. (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 Oklahoma 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.
Since disclosing financial activity from two different calendar years on one report would conflict with the calendar year aggregation requirements set forth in the Commission's disclosure regulations, unauthorized committees will be required to file certain special election reports on two separate forms. If three elections are held (Primary, Runoff and General), unauthorized committees that are required to file the *Pre-General Report* must file this report on two separate forms: one covering 2001 activity, labeled as the Year-End Report; and the other covering only 2002 activity, labeled as the Pre-General Report. Both forms must be filed by January 31, 2002. On the other hand, if a Runoff Election is not necessary and only two elections are held (Primary and General), unauthorized committees that are required to file the *Post-General Report* must file this report on two separate forms: one covering 2001 activity, labeled as the Year-End Report; and the other covering only 2002 activity, labeled as the Post-General Report. Both forms must be filed by February 7, 2002.
Committees filing monthly that support candidates in the Oklahoma Special Primary, Special Runoff or Special General Elections should continue to file according to the monthly reporting schedule.
| Report | Close of books | Reg./cert. mailing date | Filing date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary | 11/21/01 | 11/26/01 | 11/29/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary | 11/21/01 | 11/26/01 | 11/29/01 |
| Pre-General | 12/19/01 | 12/24/01 | 12/27/01 |
| Year-End (Waived) | | | |
| Post-General | 01/28/02 | 02/07/02 | 02/07/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary | 11/21/01 | 11/26/01 | 11/29/01 |
| Pre-Runoff | 12/19/01 | 12/24/01 | 12/27/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Primary | 11/21/01 | 11/26/01 | 11/29/01 |
| Pre-Runoff | 12/19/01 | 12/24/01 | 12/27/01 |
| Year-End (Waived) | | | |
| Pre-General | 01/23/02 | 01/28/02 | 01/31/02 |
| Post-General | 03/04/02 | 03/14/02 | 03/14/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-Runoff | 12/19/01 | 12/24/01 | 12/27/01 |
| Year-End | 12/31/01 | 01/31/02 | 01/31/02 |
| | | | |
| Year-End (Waived) | | | |
| Pre-General | 01/23/02 | 01/28/02 | 01/31/02 |
| Post-General | 03/04/02 | 03/14/02 | 03/14/02 |
| | | | |
| Pre-General | 12/19/01 | 12/24/01 | 12/27/01 |
| Year-End (Waived) | | | |
| Post-General | 01/28/02 | 02/07/02 | 02/07/02 |
Dated: November 7, 2001.
Danny L. McDonald,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.