How to Add a 2nd Email to the FEC Form 1 in CrimsonFiler

In last week’s Tips for Treasurers, the Federal Election Commission explained how to add a second email to a FEC Form 1 (Statement of Organization).This might not sound important, but by providing a second contact to the Statement of Organization, the FEC will send all correspondence to both email addresses. This is a good method of ensuring that your campaign, PAC or committee never misses an important message from the FEC!Follow the directions below to make this easy change by filing an amended FEC Form 1 via CrimsonFiler.1. Open up CrimsonFiler.2. Click on the Reports option on the menu located on the left-hand side.3. Under Reports, click on the Form Type menu button to sort the saved forms in ascending (A-Z order) or descending (Z-A order). It will be listed as FORM1.4. When you find the most recent filed version of your Form 1 in your CrimsonFiler account, click on the blue  button to create an amendment. The selected form will be highlighted in blue.The new Form 1 amendment will open. Scroll down to find the Email field, add the second email address and check the Email Changed box.**IMPORTANT: You must separate the two addresses using a semi-colon (;) without a space. If this is not formatted correctly, the FEC will not add the second email address. Example: email@yourcampaign.com;email2@yourcampaign.com6. To save your changes, update the Status menu on the left-hand side of your screen and click on the  button to save your changes.Note: Please see CrimsonFiler: Creating an Amendment on the Crimson Help Desk for more information on which Status options to select.7. Once the Status has been updated successfully, click on the blue  button that will appear in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.8. Your browser window should refresh and display the changes you made to the amended Form 1.9. Now that you’ve added the two email addresses to your Form 1 amendment, you can Generate your report in Step 2: Generate and Upload it to the FEC in Step 3: File.Note: Please see CrimsonFiler: Creating an Amendment in the Crimson Help Desk for the exact steps for filing an amendment.