Federal Election Activity Dates for 2018
According to Federal Election Commission regulations concerning "federal election activity" (FEA), political party committees that conduct FEA must pay for this activity with federally permissible funds or, in some cases, may allocate the costs between federal and Levin funds or pay for them entirely with federal funds. For more information, please consult the regulations, referenced above, or download a copy of the FEC's Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees [PDF].
In order to help committees determine whether their planned voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote and generic campaign activities will constitute FEA, the chart below lists the relevant time frames for each state (including special elections).
NOTE: Some state filing deadlines for primary ballot access and party nominating convention dates are still pending. This chart will be updated as additional information becomes available.
| Louisiana-Mississippi Missouri-New Jersey New Mexico-Oklahoma |
Oregon-South Dakota Tennessee-Virginia Washington-Wyoming |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
Alabama |
02/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/05/18 - 11/06/18 |
Alaska |
06/01/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/23/18 - 11/06/18 |
American Samoa |
09/01/18 - 11/06/18 |
07/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
Arizona |
12/11/17 - 11/06/18 1 |
04/30/18 - 11/06/18 |
Arkansas |
03/01/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/22/18 - 06/19/18; |
California |
03/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/05/18 - 06/05/18; |
Colorado |
03/20/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/26/18 - 06/26/18; 07/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
Connecticut |
06/12/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/11/18 - 11/06/18 ++ |
Delaware |
07/10/18 - 11/06/18 |
05/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
District of Columbia |
03/21/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/19/18 - 06/19/18; |
| Florida |
05/04/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/30/18 - 11/06/18 |
| Georgia |
03/09/18 - 01/08/19 |
01/22/18 - 01/08/19 |
Guam |
06/26/18 - 11/20/18 |
04/27/18 - 11/20/18 |
| Hawaii |
06/05/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/13/18 - 11/06/18 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
| Idaho |
03/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/15/18 - 05/15/18; |
| Illinois |
12/04/17 - 11/06/18 |
11/20/17 - 03/20/18; |
| Indiana |
02/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/05/18 - 05/08/18; + |
| Iowa |
03/16/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/05/18 - 06/05/18; |
| Kansas |
06/01/18 - 11/06/18 |
12/23/17 - 11/06/18 ++ |
| Kentucky |
01/30/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/22/18 - 05/22/18; |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
| Louisiana |
07/20/18 - 12/08/18 |
03/22/18 - 12/08/18 |
Maine |
03/15/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/12/18 - 06/12/18; |
| Maryland |
02/27/18 - 11/06/18 |
11/10/17 - 06/26/18; ++ |
Massachusetts |
05/08/18 - 11/06/18 |
05/07/18 - 11/06/18 |
Michigan |
12/08/17 - 11/06/18 2 |
04/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
Minnesota |
06/05/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/16/18 - 11/06/18 |
Mississippi |
03/01/18 - 11/27/18 3 |
02/05/18 - 06/26/18; |
| State | FEA
Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity |
FEA Voter Registration |
| Missouri |
03/27/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
Montana |
03/12/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/05/18 - 06/05/18; |
Nebraska |
02/15/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/15/18 - 05/15/18; |
| Nevada |
03/16/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/12/18 - 06/12/18; |
| New Hampshire |
06/15/18 - 11/06/18 |
05/14/18 - 11/06/18 |
New Jersey |
04/02/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/05/18 - 06/05/18; |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
New Mexico |
03/13/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/05/18 - 06/05/18; |
| New York |
04/12/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/26/18 - 06/26/18; |
| North Carolina |
02/28/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/08/18 - 11/06/18 |
|
North Dakota |
04/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/12/18 - 06/12/18; |
Northern Mariana Islands |
08/08/18 - 11/06/18 |
07/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
| Ohio |
01/05/18 - 11/06/18 4 |
01/08/18 - 05/08/18; |
Oklahoma |
04/13/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/26/18 - 11/06/18 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
| Oregon |
03/06/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/15/18 - 05/15/18; |
Pennsylvania |
10/23/17 - 11/06/18 5 |
01/15/18 - 05/15/18; |
Puerto Rico |
(no federal elections held in 2018) |
|
Rhode Island |
06/27/18 - 11/06/18 |
05/15/18 - 11/06/18 |
South Carolina |
03/30/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/12/18 - 06/26/18; |
South Dakota |
03/27/18 - 11/06/18 |
02/05/18 - 11/06/18 |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
Tennessee |
04/05/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/04/18 - 11/06/18 |
Texas |
12/11/17 - 11/06/18 |
11/06/17 - 05/22/18; + |
Utah |
03/15/18 - 11/06/18 |
12/15/17 - 06/26/18; + |
Vermont |
05/31/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/16/18 - 11/06/18 |
Virgin Islands |
05/08/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/06/18 - 11/20/18 |
Virginia |
03/29/18 - 11/06/18 |
12/29/17 - 06/12/18; + |
| State | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
| Washington |
05/18/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/09/18 - 11/06/18 |
West Virginia |
01/27/18 - 11/06/18 |
01/08/18 - 05/08/18; |
Wisconsin |
06/01/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/16/18 - 11/06/18 |
Wyoming |
06/01/18 - 11/06/18 |
04/23/18 - 11/06/18 |
FOOTNOTES:
+ NOTE: The period
includes party nominating convention(s) and primary elections.
++ NOTE: The period includes
party nominating convention(s), primary and general elections.
1 Note the Arizona FEA period includes the start date for the Special Election for the 8th Congressional District. The FEA period for the regularly scheduled elections start on 05/30/18.
2 Note the Michigan FEA period includes the start date for the Special Election for the 13th Congressional District. The FEA period for the regularly scheduled elections start on 04/24/18.
3 Note the Mississippi FEA period includes the end date for the Special Election for Senate. The FEA period for the regularly scheduled elections end on 11/06/18.
4 Note the Ohio FEA period includes the start date for the Special Election for the 12th Congressional District. The FEA period for the regularly scheduled elections start on 02/07/18.
5 Note the Pennsylvania FEA period includes the start date for the Special Election for the 18th Congressional District. The FEA period for the regularly scheduled elections start on 03/06/18.
Federal Election Activity Periods for 2018 Special Elections
| Special | FEA Period for Voter ID, Generic Campaign Activity & GOTV |
FEA Voter Registration |
| Arizona 8th Congressional District Special Primary & General |
12/11/17 - 04/24/18 |
n/a |
| Michigan 13th Congressional District Special Primary & General |
12/08/17 - 11/06/18 |
n/a |
Mississippi Senate Special General & Runoff |
04/02/18 - 11/27/18 |
n/a |
| New York 25th Congressional District Special General |
08/20/18 - 11/06/18 |
n/a |
| Ohio 12th Congressional District Special Primary & General |
01/05/18 - 08/07/18 |
n/a |
Pennsylvania 7th Congressional District Special General |
05/04/18 - 11/06/18 |
n/a |
| Pennsylvania 15th Congressional District Special General |
05/16/18 - 11/06/18 |
n/a |
| Pennsylvania 18th Congressional District Special General |
10/23/17 - 03/13/18 |
n/a |
| Texas 27th
Congressional District Special General |
04/24/18 - 06/30/18 |
n/a |