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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

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Statutes

The statutes search feature includes the Federal Election Campaign Act (52 U.S.C. §§ 30101 to 30146), the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act (26 U.S.C. §§ 9001 to 9013) and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act (26 U.S.C. §§ 9031 to 9042). You can search statutes using keywords from section titles and/or statutory citations.

Section
Description
26 U.S.C. §9038
Examinations and audits; repayments
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26 U.S.C. §9039
Reports to Congress; regulations
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26 U.S.C. §9040
Participation by Commission in judicial proceedings
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26 U.S.C. §9041
Judicial review
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26 U.S.C. §9042
Criminal penalties
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52 U.S.C. §30101
Definitions
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52 U.S.C. §30102
Organization of political committees
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52 U.S.C. §30103
Registration of political committees
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52 U.S.C. §30104
Reporting requirements
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52 U.S.C. §30105
Reports on convention financing
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52 U.S.C. §30106
Federal Election Commission
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52 U.S.C. §30107
Powers of Commission
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52 U.S.C. §30108
Advisory opinions
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52 U.S.C. §30109
Enforcement
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52 U.S.C. §30110
Judicial review
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52 U.S.C. §30111
Administrative provisions
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52 U.S.C. §30112
Maintenance of website of election reports
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52 U.S.C. §30113
Statements filed with State officers; “appropriate State” defined; duties of State officers; waiver of duplicate filing requirement for States with electronic access
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52 U.S.C. §30114
Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes
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52 U.S.C. §30115
Authorization of appropriations
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This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.