Explanations and Justifications citation index

Part 1: Privacy Act

Part 2: Sunshine regulations; Meetings

Part 3: Meetings (currently incorporated into Part 2)

Part 4: Public Records and the Freedom of Information Act

Part 5: Access to Public Disclosure Division documents

Part 6: Enforcement of nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by the Federal Election Commission

Part 7: Standards of conduct

Part 8: Collection of administrative debts

Part 100: Scope and definitions, including:

• Subpart A: General definitions [100.1 - 100.8] and [100.9 - 100.50]
• Subpart B: Definition of contribution [100.51 - 100.57]
• Subpart C: Exceptions to contribution [100.71 - 100.94]
• Subpart D: Definition of expenditure [100.110 - 100.114]
• Subpart E: Exceptions to expenditure [100.130 - 100.155]

Part 101: Candidate status and designations

Part 102: Registration, organization, and recordkeeping by political committees

Part 103: Campaign depositories

Part 104: Reports by political committees and other persons

Part 105: Document filing

Part 106: Allocations of candidate and committee activities

Part 108: Filing copies of reports and statements with state officers

Part 109: Coordinated and independent expenditures, including:

• Subpart A: Scope and definitions [109.1 - 109.3]
• Subpart B: Independent expenditure [109.10 - 109.11]
• Subpart C: Coordination [109.20 - 109.23]
• Subpart D: Special provisions for political party committees [109.30 - 109.37]

Part 110: Contribution and expenditure limitations and prohibitions

Part 111: Compliance procedure, including

• Subpart A: Enforcement [111.1 - 111.24]
• Subpart B: Administrative fines [111.30 - 111.46]
• Subpart C: Collection of debts arising from enforcement and administration of campaign finance laws [111.50 - 111.55]

Part 112: Advisory opinions

Part 113: Permitted and prohibited uses of campaign accounts

Part 114: Corporate and labor organization activity

Part 115: Federal contractors

Part 116: Debts owed by candidates and political committees

Part 200: Petitions for rulemaking

Part 201: Ex parte communications

Part 300: Nonfederal funds, including:

• Part 300: Nonfederal funds [300.1 - 300.2]
• Subpart A: National party committees [300.10 - 300.13]
• Subpart B: State, district and local party committees and organizations [300.30 - 300.37]
• Subpart C: Tax-exempt organizations [300.50 - 300.52]
• Subpart D: Federal candidates and officeholders [300.60 - 300.65]
• Subpart E: State and local candidates [300.70 - 300.72]

Part 400: Increased limits for candidates opposing self-financed candidates, including:

• Subpart A: Scope and definitions [400.1 - 400.10]
• Subpart B: Notification and reporting requirements [400.20 - 400.25]
• Subpart C: Determining when the increased limits apply [400.30 - 400.32]
• Subpart D: Calculation of increased limits for Senate and House of Representatives candidates [400.40 - 400.42]
• Subpart E: Disposal of excess contributions [400.50 - 400.54]

Parts 140 - 146 (General election financing regulations (1977)), including:

• Part 140: Definitions
• Part 141: Eligibility for Payments
• Part 142: Entitlement of Eligible Candidates to Payments; Use of Payments
• Part 143: Certification by Commission
• Part 144: Reports and Recordkeeping
• Part 145: Examinations and Audits; Repayments
• Part 146: Other Expenditures

Parts 9001 - 9004 (General election financing) and Parts 9005 - 9007 and 9012 (General election financing), including:

• Part 9001: Scope
• Part 9002: Definitions
• Part 9003: Eligibility for payments
• Part 9004: Entitlement of eligible candidates to payments; Use of payments
• Part 9005: Certification by Commission
• Part 9006: Reports and recordkeeping
• Part 9007: Examinations and audits; Repayments
• Part 9012: Unauthorized expenditures and contributions

Part 107: Presidential nominating convention, registration and reporting

Parts 120 - 125: Presidential convention financing regulations (1977), including:

• Part 120: General provisions
• Part 121: Limitations and expenditures
• Part 122: Entitlement to and disposition of payments from the fund
• Part 123: Payment procedure for presidential nominating conventions
• Part 124: Post-disbursement procedures
• Part 125: Convention reports

Part 9008: Federal financing of presidential nominating conventions, including:

• Subpart A: Expenditures by national committees and convention committees [9008.1 - 9008.16]
• Subpart B: Host committees representing a convention city; convention expenditures by government agencies and municipal corporations [9008.50 - 9008.55]

Parts 130 - 134: Presidential primary matching fund regulations (1977), including:

• Part 130: Definitions
• Part 131: Eligibility for payments
• Part 132: Certification and disbursement
• Part 133: Termination of payments
• Part 134: Examinations and audits

Parts 9031 - 9039: Presidential primary matching fund, including:

• Part 9031: Scope
• Part 9032: Definitions
• Part 9033: Eligibility for payments
• Part 9034: Entitlements
• Part 9035: Expenditure limitations
• Part 9036: Review of submission and certification of payments by Commission
• Part 9037: Payments
• Part 9038: Examinations and audits
• Part 9039: Review and investigation authority

Chronological Index

The Chronological Index lists the Federal Register Notices chronologically by the date of transmittal to Congress or publication in the Federal Register.

Appendix and conversion tables: past-to-current citations

The Appendix and conversion tables show previously different citations for current regulations.