Federal Election Commission August 26, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

California has scheduled a special general election on October 4, 2005, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Forty- Eighth Congressional District vacated by Representative Christopher Cox. Under California law, a majority winner in a special election is declared elected. Should no candidate achieve a majority vote, a special runoff election will be held on December 6, 2005, among the top vote-getters of each qualified political party, including qualified independent candidates. Committees participating in the California special elections are required to file pre- and post-election reports. Filing dates for these reports are affected by whether one or two elections are held.