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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

Affiliation of nonconnected PACs

Two or more affiliated committees are treated as a single committee for the purposes of the contribution limits. This means that all contributions made or received by affiliated committees count against the same limits.

Monitoring limits

To facilitate reporting and to avoid exceeding contribution limits, affiliated committees should set up a centralized recordkeeping system to ensure that contributions made and received by all the affiliates comply with the limits.

The treasurer of each affiliate is personally responsible for monitoring contribution limits.

Transfers from affiliated committees

A committee may receive unlimited transfers of permissible funds from other affiliated committees.

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Legal citations

Regulations

11 CFR 102.6(a)(1)(i)
Transfers of funds; collecting agents

11 CFR 103.3(b)
Deposit of receipts and disursements

11 CFR 110.3(a)(1) and (c)(1)
Contribution limitations for affiliated committees; transfers

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.