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    1. SUBPART A - General Definitions

    2. § 100.1 Scope.
    3. § 100.2 Election (52 U.S.C. 30101(1)).
    4. § 100.3 Candidate (52 U.S.C. 30101(2)).
    5. § 100.4 Federal office (52 U.S.C. 30101(3)).
    6. § 100.5 Political committee (52 U.S.C. 30101(4), (5), and (6)).
    7. § 100.6 Connected organization (52 U.S.C. 30101(7)).
    8. § 100.7 [Reserved]
    9. § 100.8 [Reserved]
    10. § 100.9 Commission (52 U.S.C. 30101(10)).
    11. § 100.10 Person (52 U.S.C. 30101(11)).
    12. § 100.11 State (52 U.S.C. 30101(12)).
    13. § 100.12 Identification (52 U.S.C. 30101(13)).
    14. § 100.13 National committee (52 U.S.C. 30101(14)).
    15. § 100.14 State Committee, subordinate committee, district, or local committee (52 U.S.C. 30101(15)).
    16. § 100.15 Political party (52 U.S.C. 30101(16)).
    17. § 100.16 Independent expenditure (52 U.S.C. 30101(17)).
    18. § 100.17 Clearly identified (52 U.S.C. 30101(18)).
    19. § 100.18 Act (52 U.S.C. 30101(19)).
    20. § 100.19 File, filed, or filing (52 U.S.C. 30104(a)).
    21. § 100.20 Occupation (52 U.S.C. 30101(13)).
    22. § 100.21 Employer (52 U.S.C. 30101(13)).
    23. § 100.22 Expressly advocating (52 U.S.C. 30101(17)).
    24. § 100.23 [Reserved]
    25. § 100.24 Federal election activity (52 U.S.C. 30101(20)).
    26. § 100.25 Generic campaign activity (52 U.S.C. 30101(21)).
    27. § 100.26 Public communication (52 U.S.C. 30101(22)).
    28. § 100.27 Mass mailing (52 U.S.C. 30101(23)).
    29. § 100.28 Telephone bank (52 U.S.C. 30101(24)).
    30. § 100.29 Electioneering communication (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)(3)).
    31. § 100.30 [Reserved]
    32. § 100.31 [Reserved]
    33. § 100.32 [Reserved]
    34. § 100.33 Personal funds.
    35. §§ 100.34-50 [Reserved]

    36. SUBPART B - Definition of Contribution (52 U.S.C. 30101(8))

    37. § 100.51 Scope.
    38. § 100.52 Gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money.
    39. § 100.53 Attendance at a fundraiser or political event.
    40. § 100.54 Compensation for personal services.
    41. § 100.55 Extension of credit.
    42. § 100.56 Office building or facility for national party committees.
    43. § 100.57 [Reserved]

    44. SUBPART C - Exceptions to Contributions

    45. § 100.71 Scope.
    46. § 100.72 Testing the waters.
    47. § 100.73 News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
    48. § 100.74 Uncompensated services by volunteers.
    49. § 100.75 Use of a volunteer's real or personal property.
    50. § 100.76 Use of church or community room.
    51. § 100.77 Invitations, food, and beverages.
    52. § 100.78 Sale of food or beverages by vendor.
    53. § 100.79 Unreimbursed payment for transportation and subsistence expenses.
    54. § 100.80 Slate cards and sample ballots.
    55. § 100.81 Payments by corporations and labor organizations.
    56. § 100.82 Bank loans.
    57. § 100.83 Brokerage loans and lines of credit to candidates.
    58. § 100.84 Office building for State, local, or district party committees or organizations.
    59. § 100.85 Legal or accounting services to political party committees.
    60. § 100.86 Legal or accounting services to other political committees.
    61. § 100.87 Volunteer activity for party committees.
    62. § 100.88 Volunteer activity for candidates.
    63. § 100.89 Voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities for Presidential candidates.
    64. § 100.90 Ballot access fees.
    65. § 100.91 Recounts.
    66. § 100.92 Candidate debates.
    67. § 100.93 Travel by aircraft or other means of transportation.
    68. § 100.94 Uncompensated Internet activity by individuals that is not a contribution.

    69. SUBPART D - Definition of Expenditure (52 U.S.C. 30101(9))

    70. § 100.110 Scope.
    71. § 100.111 Gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money.
    72. § 100.112 Contracts, promises, and agreements to make expenditures.
    73. § 100.113 Independent expenditures.
    74. § 100.114 Office building or facility for national party committees.

    75. SUBPART E - Exceptions to Expenditures

    76. § 100.130 Scope.
    77. § 100.131 Testing the waters.
    78. § 100.132 News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
    79. § 100.133 Voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities.
    80. § 100.134 Internal communications by corporations, labor organizations, and membership organizations.
    81. § 100.135 Use of a volunteer's real or personal property.
    82. § 100.136 Use of a church or a community room.
    83. § 100.137 Invitations, food, and beverages.
    84. § 100.138 Sale of food and beverages by vendor.
    85. § 100.139 Unreimbursed payment for transportation and subsistence expenses.
    86. § 100.140 Slate cards and sample ballots.
    87. § 100.141 Payment by corporations and labor organizations.
    88. § 100.142 Bank loans.
    89. § 100.143 Brokerage loans and lines of credit to candidates.
    90. § 100.144 Office building for State, local, or district party committees or organizations.
    91. § 100.145 Legal or accounting services to political party committees.
    92. § 100.146 Legal or accounting services to other political committees.
    93. § 100.147 Volunteer activity for party committees.
    94. § 100.148 Volunteer activity for candidate.
    95. § 100.149 Voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities for Presidential candidates.
    96. § 100.150 Ballot access fees.
    97. § 100.151 Recounts.
    98. § 100.152 Fundraising costs for Presidential candidates.
    99. § 100.153 Routine living expenses.
    100. § 100.154 Candidate debates.
    101. § 100.155 Uncompensated Internet activity by individuals that is not an expenditure.

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