§ 1.7 Request for correction or amendment to record.

  1. a. (a) Any individual who has reviewed a record pertaining to him or her that was furnished under this part, may request the Commission to correct or amend all or any part of that record.

  2. b. (b) Each individual requesting a correction or amendment shall send the request to the Commission through the person who furnished the record.

  3. c. (c) Each request for a correction or amendment of a record shall contain the following information:

    1. 1. (1) The name of the individual requesting the correction or amendment;

    2. 2. (2) The name of the system of records in which the record sought to be amended is maintained;

    3. 3. (3) The location of the system of records from which the individual record was obtained;

    4. 4. (4) A copy of the record sought to be amended or corrected or a sufficiently detailed description of that record;

    5. 5. (5) A statement of the material in the record that the individual desires to correct or amend;

    6. 6. (6) A statement of the basis for the requested correction or amendment including any material that the individual can furnish to substantiate the reasons for the correction or amendment sought.

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.