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2024 Public Campaign Finance Program Calendar

This calendar provides information for interested parties and participating candidates of the NYS Public Campaign Finance program of the 2024 state legislative elections for the office of State Senate and State Assembly.   If you have not registered to be a participating candidate under the public matching funds program, please adhere to the 2024 Campaign Financial Disclosure Calendar found HERE.

This calendar provides references to all public campaign finance program deadlines, mandatory financial disclosure reports, optional weekly claim periods, and the scheduled payment periods.  In addition to this calendar, all candidates should be aware of the NYSBOE political calendar which sets forth all ballot access dates for 2024. Click HERE to view the NYSBOE political calendar. 

State law requires three payment periods within thirty days of the primary election and three payment dates within thirty days of the general election date.  The PCFB has scheduled additional payment dates for candidates to be able to submit claim for payment of public matching funds. Dates and deadlines are subject to change due to changes in the law, election schedules, board rules or other circumstances.  If changes do occur, updates will be posted on the PCFB website and communicated to registered candidates via email.  Be sure to check this page for updates. 

 

 Election Dates:

 State Legislative Primary:  June 25, 2024

 State Legislative General Election:  November 5, 2024

                                     

Deadlines and Mandatory filings applicable to all candidates:

January 16, 2024

January Periodic Report

Cut-off date: January 12, 2024

February 26, 2024

Program Certification Deadline

 

March 15, 2024

March Periodic Report

Cut-off date:  March 11, 2024

July 15, 2024

July Periodic Report

Cut-off date: July 11, 2024

 

2024 Primary Election Public Matching Fund Payment Schedule:

Disclosure Filing Deadline

Report Cut-off

Public Fund Issuance

March 15, 2024, Periodic Report

March 11, 2024

May 13, 2024

April 22, 2024, Weekly Claim - Due Date

April 22, 2024

May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024, Weekly Claim -Due Date

May 13, 2024

May 29, 2024

May 24, 2024 - 32-day Pre-Primary Report

May 20 ,2024

June 10, 2024

June 3, 2024, Weekly Claim Due Date

June 3, 2024

June 18, 2024

June 14, 2024, 11-day Pre-Primary Report

June 10, 2024

Not Applicable

July 15th Periodic Report

July 11, 2024

July 30, 2024

Weekly claims are optional and weekly claim period will start on April 22nd and end on June 17th for the primary election.  If a committee chooses to file a weekly claim, the due date would be Monday at 1 pm.  Any claim submitted after 1 pm will be accepted for the following week.  Weekly claims will be paid at the next scheduled payment date.   

24 Hour Notice Periods: June 11th -June 24th.

 

2024 General Election Public Matching Fund Payment Schedule:

Disclosure Filing Deadline

Report Cut-off

Public Fund Issuance

March 15, 2024, Periodic Report

March 11, 2024 

July 8, 2024

July 15th Periodic Report 

July 11, 2024   

July 30, 2024

August 12, 2024, Weekly Claim – Due Date

August 12, 2024  

August 27, 2024

September 23, 2024, Weekly Claim- Due Date

September 23, 2024  

October 8, 2024

October 4, 2024, 32-day Pre-General Report

September 30, 2024 

October 22, 2024

October 15th Weekly Claim – Due Date

October 15, 2024

October 30, 2024

October 25, 2024, 11-day Pre-General Report

October 21, 2024

Not Applicable

December 2nd - 27-day Post-General Report

November 28, 2024

December 17,2024

Weekly claims are optional and weekly claim period will start on June 24th and end on October 28th for the general election.  If a committee chooses to file a weekly claim, the due date would be Monday at 1 pm. Any claim submitted after 1 pm will be accepted for the following week.  Weekly claims will be paid at the next scheduled payment date.

24 Hour Notice Periods: October 6th -November 4th.

 

After the elections, committees must continue to file periodic disclosure statements through the post-election audit until the campaign has satisfied all outstanding liabilities, appropriately disposed assets, and are successfully terminated by the PCFB. 

Issued 12/15/2023.

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Handbook
The PCFB Handbook provides an overview of the New York State Public Campaign Finance Program. It is a resource for candidates, treasurers, and other campaign staff to learn about the Program and how campaigns can participate in it.
Please continue to check the PCFB website for updates beyond the Handbook's publication date of December 1, 2023.
Forms
Registration & Application/Certification
Registration

Statewide candidates who wish to participate in the Public Campaign Finance Program must register a new authorized committee (Type 1P) with the New York State Board of Elections by submitting the PCF-21 Committee Registration Form. 

For State Legislative candidates in the 2024 election cycle, registration and application/certification forms can now only be used for amendments for participating committees.  The program deadline to register & apply/certify for the 2024 election cycle was February 26, 2024.

Application/Certification

After a candidate has registered a new authorized committee, the candidate and committee treasurer must complete the PCF-22 Application/Certification Form to become eligible for the Public Campaign Finance Program. 

For State Legislative candidates in the 2024 election cycle, registration and application/certification forms can now only be used for amendments for participating committees.  The program deadline to register & apply/certify for the 2024 election cycle was February 26, 2024.

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