Federal Election Commission February 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Illinois has scheduled elections on March 3, 2009, and April 7, 2009, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Fifth Congressional District vacated by Representative Rahm Emanuel. Political committees required to file reports in connection with the Special Primary Election on March 3, 2009, shall file a 12-day Pre- Primary Report. Political committees required to file reports in connection with both the Special Primary and Special General Election on April 7, 2009, shall file a 12-day Pre-Primary Report, a 12-day Pre-General Report, and a 30-day Post-General Report. This notice provides additional information regarding the filing requirements for the Illinois 5th District Special Elections that was inadvertently omitted from the notice published in the January 21, 2009, Federal Register.

As mandated by provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (``FECA'' or ``the Act''), the Federal Election Commission (``FEC'' or ``the Commission'') is adjusting certain contribution and expenditure limitations and the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold set forth in the Act, to index the amounts for inflation. Additional details appear in the supplemental information that follows.