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SUBPART A -
General Definitions
§ 100.1
Scope.
§ 100.2
Election (52 U.S.C. 30101(1)).
§ 100.3
Candidate (52 U.S.C. 30101(2)).
§ 100.4
Federal office (52 U.S.C. 30101(3)).
§ 100.5
Political committee (52 U.S.C. 30101(4), (5), and (6)).
§ 100.6
Connected organization (52 U.S.C. 30101(7)).
§ 100.7
[Reserved]
§ 100.8
[Reserved]
§ 100.9
Commission (52 U.S.C. 30101(10)).
§ 100.10
Person (52 U.S.C. 30101(11)).
§ 100.11
State (52 U.S.C. 30101(12)).
§ 100.12
Identification (52 U.S.C. 30101(13)).
§ 100.13
National committee (52 U.S.C. 30101(14)).
§ 100.14
State Committee, subordinate committee, district, or local committee (52 U.S.C. 30101(15)).
§ 100.15
Political party (52 U.S.C. 30101(16)).
§ 100.16
Independent expenditure (52 U.S.C. 30101(17)).
§ 100.17
Clearly identified (52 U.S.C. 30101(18)).
§ 100.18
Act (52 U.S.C. 30101(19)).
§ 100.19
File, filed, or filing (52 U.S.C. 30104(a)).
§ 100.20
Occupation (52 U.S.C. 30101(13)).
§ 100.21
Employer (52 U.S.C. 30101(13)).
§ 100.22
Expressly advocating (52 U.S.C. 30101(17)).
§ 100.23
[Reserved]
§ 100.24
Federal election activity (52 U.S.C. 30101(20)).
§ 100.25
Generic campaign activity (52 U.S.C. 30101(21)).
§ 100.26
Public communication (52 U.S.C. 30101(22)).
§ 100.27
Mass mailing (52 U.S.C. 30101(23)).
§ 100.28
Telephone bank (52 U.S.C. 30101(24)).
§ 100.29
Electioneering communication (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)(3)).
§ 100.30
[Reserved]
§ 100.31
[Reserved]
§ 100.32
[Reserved]
§ 100.33
Personal funds.
§§ 100.34-50
[Reserved]
SUBPART B -
Definition of Contribution (52 U.S.C. 30101(8))
§ 100.51
Scope.
§ 100.52
Gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money.
§ 100.53
Attendance at a fundraiser or political event.
§ 100.54
Compensation for personal services.
§ 100.55
Extension of credit.
§ 100.56
Office building or facility for national party committees.
§ 100.57
[Reserved]
SUBPART C -
Exceptions to Contributions
§ 100.71
Scope.
§ 100.72
Testing the waters.
§ 100.73
News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
§ 100.74
Uncompensated services by volunteers.
§ 100.75
Use of a volunteer's real or personal property.
§ 100.76
Use of church or community room.
§ 100.77
Invitations, food, and beverages.
§ 100.78
Sale of food or beverages by vendor.
§ 100.79
Unreimbursed payment for transportation and subsistence expenses.
§ 100.80
Slate cards and sample ballots.
§ 100.81
Payments by corporations and labor organizations.
§ 100.82
Bank loans.
§ 100.83
Brokerage loans and lines of credit to candidates.
§ 100.84
Office building for State, local, or district party committees or organizations.
§ 100.85
Legal or accounting services to political party committees.
§ 100.86
Legal or accounting services to other political committees.
§ 100.87
Volunteer activity for party committees.
§ 100.88
Volunteer activity for candidates.
§ 100.89
Voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities for Presidential candidates.
§ 100.90
Ballot access fees.
§ 100.91
Recounts.
§ 100.92
Candidate debates.
§ 100.93
Travel by aircraft or other means of transportation.
§ 100.94
Uncompensated Internet activity by individuals that is not a contribution.
SUBPART D -
Definition of Expenditure (52 U.S.C. 30101(9))
§ 100.110
Scope.
§ 100.111
Gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money.
§ 100.112
Contracts, promises, and agreements to make expenditures.
§ 100.113
Independent expenditures.
§ 100.114
Office building or facility for national party committees.
SUBPART E -
Exceptions to Expenditures
§ 100.130
Scope.
§ 100.131
Testing the waters.
§ 100.132
News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
§ 100.133
Voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities.
§ 100.134
Internal communications by corporations, labor organizations, and membership organizations.
§ 100.135
Use of a volunteer's real or personal property.
§ 100.136
Use of a church or a community room.
§ 100.137
Invitations, food, and beverages.
§ 100.138
Sale of food and beverages by vendor.
§ 100.139
Unreimbursed payment for transportation and subsistence expenses.
§ 100.140
Slate cards and sample ballots.
§ 100.141
Payment by corporations and labor organizations.
§ 100.142
Bank loans.
§ 100.143
Brokerage loans and lines of credit to candidates.
§ 100.144
Office building for State, local, or district party committees or organizations.
§ 100.145
Legal or accounting services to political party committees.
§ 100.146
Legal or accounting services to other political committees.
§ 100.147
Volunteer activity for party committees.
§ 100.148
Volunteer activity for candidate.
§ 100.149
Voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities for Presidential candidates.
§ 100.150
Ballot access fees.
§ 100.151
Recounts.
§ 100.152
Fundraising costs for Presidential candidates.
§ 100.153
Routine living expenses.
§ 100.154
Candidate debates.
§ 100.155
Uncompensated Internet activity by individuals that is not an expenditure.
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