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Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees

August 2004 Edition

This Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees replaces the 1996 edition. It summarizes the federal campaign finance laws applicable to candidate committees as of August 2004. It reflects changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) resulting from the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. That legislation took effect on November 6, 2002.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 - Getting Started Chapter 2 - Contributions and Other Sources of Funds Chapter 3 - Fundraising Procedures Chapter 4 - Other Committee Resources Chapter 5 - Contributions to Candidates and Committees Chapter 6 - Earmarked Contributions Chapter 7 - Other Candidate Support Activities Chapter 8 - Federal Election Activity Chapter 9 - Communications Chapter 10 - Keeping Records Chapter 11 - Filing FEC Reports

Chapter 12 - Completing FEC Form 3X Chapter 13 -Allocating Federal and Nonfederal Expenses Chapter 14 - Reporting Federal Election Acitivity Chapter 15 - Termination and Debt Settlement Appendix A - Nonmajor Political Parties Appendix B - Joint Fundraising Appendix C - Partnership Contributions Appendix D - National Convention Delegates Appendix E - Federal and Nonfederal Campaign Laws Appendix F - Compliance with Other Laws Appendix G - Definitions