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An electronic report is received and passes the Commission's validation program by 11:59 p.m. ET on the filing date (otherwise the filer is treated as a nonfiler and may face enforcement).
Federal Election Commission guidance for 2025 reporting explicitly states that reports filed electronically "must be received and validated by the Commission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the filing date." The same guidance adds that electronic filers who file on paper or whose electronic reports do not pass the Commission’s validation program by that time "will be considered nonfilers and may be subject to enforcement actions, including administrative fines." [1][2]
The FEC’s 2026 supplemental filing information and its regulations on electronic filing (11 CFR 100.19 and 11 CFR 104.18) are consistent with this, specifying that only reports received and validated by 11:59 p.m. ET are timely filed, and that reports failing validation are not considered filed. [3][4][5] Therefore, the statement accurately reflects both FEC regulations and current official guidance.
Verdict: True, because official FEC rules and guidance directly use this 11:59 p.m. validation standard and explicitly characterize non‑validated or improperly filed electronic reports as nonfilings subject to potential enforcement and administrative fines.