Free FEC Form 1M Inst.indd - Federal

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEC FORM 1M

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Instructions for Notification of Multicandidate Status (FEC FORM 1M)
Multicandidate Status Defined
FEC FORM 1M discloses supplemental information that verifies the date on which your committee became a multicandidate committee. To qualify as a multicandidate committee, a political committee must: a) Be registered for at least 6 months; b) Receive contributions from more than 50 persons; and c) Make contributions to at least 5 Federal candidates. (This requirement does not apply to State party committees.) 11 CFR 100.5(e)(3).

Line-By-Line Instructions
LINE 1. Print or type the full name and mailing address of the committee. The name of a separate segregated fund must include the full name of its connected organization, as well as any abbreviation or acronym used by the fund. LINE 2. Enter the committee's FEC identification number. LINE 3. Refer to the committee's Statement of Organization (FEC FORM 1) and indicate the committee type on this line. National and local party committees, nonconnected committees, and separate segregated funds should check the "Other" box. LINE 4. Status By Affiliation. Enter the date on which the committee's Statement of Organization (FEC FORM 1) was submitted. Provide the name and FEC identification number of the affiliated multicandidate committee. LINE 5. Status by Qualification. (a) List the Federal candidates who have received contributions from your committee. Disclose the appropriate information regarding the office sought, the candidate's State and/or District and the contribution date. Disregard this section if your group is a State party committee. (b) Enter the date on which the committee received a contribution from its 51st contributor. Each contributor should satisfy the FEC definition of "person" set forth in 11 CFR 100.10. (c) Enter the date on which the committee's Statement of Organization (FEC FORM 1) was submitted. (d) Enter the date on which the committee satisfied its final requirement for multicandidate status.

Filing Information
Within ten days after satisfying the three requirements, the committee must file the Notification of Multicandidate Status (FEC FORM 1M) with the appropriate office as follows: * Political committees which support or oppose only Senate candidates file with the Secretary of the Senate, Office of Public Records, 232 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-7116. Mail addressed to the Secretary of the Senate should read: "Office of Public Records, P.O. Box 5109, Alexandria, VA 22301-0109." * All other committees file with the Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20463. Additionally, committees maintaining headquarters in Montana, Guam or Puerto Rico must file a copy of the Notification in their state or territory. (As of December 2003, those states and territories had not qualified for the Commission's state waiver program.)

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Federal Election Commission (Revised 1/2004)