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52 U.S.C. § 30125 — Soft money of political parties
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**(a) National committees**
(1) **In general** — A national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) may not solicit, receive, or direct to another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of funds or any other thing of value, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
(2) **Applicability** — The prohibition established by paragraph (1) applies to any such national committee, any officer or agent acting on behalf of such a national committee, and any entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by such a national committee.
**(b) State, district, and local committees**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), an amount that is expended or disbursed for Federal election activity by a State, district, or local committee of a political party (including an entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, district, or local committee of a political party and an officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or entity), or by an association or similar group of candidates for State or local office or of individuals holding State or local office, shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
(2) **Applicability**
(A) *In general* — Notwithstanding clause (i) or (ii) of [section 30101(20)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101/20/A&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount expended or disbursed by a State, district, or local committee of a po
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**(a) National committees**
(1) **In general** — A national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) may not solicit, receive, or direct to another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of funds or any other thing of value, or spend any funds, that are not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
(2) **Applicability** — The prohibition established by paragraph (1) applies to any such national committee, any officer or agent acting on behalf of such a national committee, and any entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by such a national committee.
**(b) State, district, and local committees**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), an amount that is expended or disbursed for Federal election activity by a State, district, or local committee of a political party (including an entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a State, district, or local committee of a political party and an officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or entity), or by an association or similar group of candidates for State or local office or of individuals holding State or local office, shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
(2) **Applicability**
(A) *In general* — Notwithstanding clause (i) or (ii) of [section 30101(20)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101/20/A&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount expended or disbursed by a State, district, or local committee of a political party for an activity described in either such clause to the extent the amounts expended or disbursed for such activity are allocated (under regulations prescribed by the Commission) among amounts—
(i) which consist solely of contributions subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act (other than amounts described in subparagraph (B)(iii)); and
(ii) other amounts which are not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act (other than any requirements of this subsection).
(B) *Conditions* — Subparagraph (A) shall only apply if—
(i) the activity does not refer to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office;
(ii) the amounts expended or disbursed are not for the costs of any broadcasting, cable, or satellite communication, other than a communication which refers solely to a clearly identified candidate for State or local office;
(iii) the amounts expended or disbursed which are described in subparagraph (A)(ii) are paid from amounts which are donated in accordance with State law and which meet the requirements of subparagraph (C), except that no person (including any person established, financed, maintained, or controlled by such person) may donate more than $10,000 to a State, district, or local committee of a political party in a calendar year for such expenditures or disbursements; and
(iv) the amounts expended or disbursed are made solely from funds raised by the State, local, or district committee which makes such expenditure or disbursement, and do not include any funds provided to such committee from—
(I) any other State, local, or district committee of any State party,
(II) the national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party),
(III) any officer or agent acting on behalf of any committee described in subclause (I) or (II), or
(IV) any entity directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by any committee described in subclause (I) or (II).
(C) *Prohibiting involvement of national parties, Federal candidates and officeholders, and State parties acting jointly* — Notwithstanding subsection (e) (other than subsection (e)(3)), amounts specifically authorized to be spent under subparagraph (B)(iii) meet the requirements of this subparagraph only if the amounts—
(i) are not solicited, received, directed, transferred, or spent by or in the name of any person described in subsection (a) or (e); and
(ii) are not solicited, received, or directed through fundraising activities conducted jointly by 2 or more State, local, or district committees of any political party or their agents, or by a State, local, or district committee of a political party on behalf of the State, local, or district committee of a political party or its agent in one or more other States.
**(c) Fundraising costs** An amount spent by a person described in subsection (a) or (b) to raise funds that are used, in whole or in part, for expenditures and disbursements for a Federal election activity shall be made from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
**(d) Tax-exempt organizations** A national, State, district, or local committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party), an entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by any such national, State, district, or local committee or its agent, and an officer or agent acting on behalf of any such party committee or entity, shall not solicit any funds for, or make or direct any donations to—
(1) an organization that is described in [section 501(c) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c&num=0&edition=prelim) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title (or has submitted an application for determination of tax exempt status under such section) and that makes expenditures or disbursements in connection with an election for Federal office (including expenditures or disbursements for Federal election activity); or
(2) an organization described in section 527 of such title (other than a political committee, a State, district, or local committee of a political party, or the authorized campaign committee of a candidate for State or local office).
**(e) Federal candidates**
(1) **In general** — A candidate, individual holding Federal office, agent of a candidate or an individual holding Federal office, or an entity directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by or acting on behalf of 1 or more candidates or individuals holding Federal office, shall not—
(A) solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend funds in connection with an election for Federal office, including funds for any Federal election activity, unless the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act; or
(B) solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend funds in connection with any election other than an election for Federal office or disburse funds in connection with such an election unless the funds—
(i) are not in excess of the amounts permitted with respect to contributions to candidates and political committees under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of [section 30116(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30116/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(ii) are not from sources prohibited by this Act from making contributions in connection with an election for Federal office.
(2) **State law** — Paragraph (1) does not apply to the solicitation, receipt, or spending of funds by an individual described in such paragraph who is or was also a candidate for a State or local office solely in connection with such election for State or local office if the solicitation, receipt, or spending of funds is permitted under State law and refers only to such State or local candidate, or to any other candidate for the State or local office sought by such candidate, or both.
(3) **Fundraising events** — Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(2)(C), a candidate or an individual holding Federal office may attend, speak, or be a featured guest at a fundraising event for a State, district, or local committee of a political party.
(4) **Permitting certain solicitations**
(A) *General solicitations* — Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, an individual described in paragraph (1) may make a general solicitation of funds on behalf of any organization that is described in [section 501(c) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c&num=0&edition=prelim) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title (or has submitted an application for determination of tax exempt status under such section) (other than an entity whose principal purpose is to conduct activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of [section 30101(20)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101/20/A&num=0&edition=prelim)) where such solicitation does not specify how the funds will or should be spent.
(B) *Certain specific solicitations* — In addition to the general solicitations permitted under subparagraph (A), an individual described in paragraph (1) may make a solicitation explicitly to obtain funds for carrying out the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of [section 30101(20)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101/20/A&num=0&edition=prelim), or for an entity whose principal purpose is to conduct such activities, if—
(i) the solicitation is made only to individuals; and
(ii) the amount solicited from any individual during any calendar year does not exceed $20,000.
**(f) State candidates**
(1) **In general** — A candidate for State or local office, individual holding State or local office, or an agent of such a candidate or individual may not spend any funds for a communication described in [section 30101(20)(A)(iii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101/20/A/iii&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
(2) **Exception for certain communications** — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual described in such paragraph if the communication involved is in connection with an election for such State or local office and refers only to such individual or to any other candidate for the State or local office held or sought by such individual, or both.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 441i was editorially reclassified as [section 30125 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30125&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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When used in this Act:
(1) The term “election” means—
(A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election;
(B) a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate;
(C) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; and
(D) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of individuals for election to the office of President.
(2) The term “candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, and for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election—
(A) if such individual has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000; or
(B) if such individual has given his or her consent to another person to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such individual and if such person has received such contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made such expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000.
(3) The term “Federal office” means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(4) The term “political committee” means—
(A) any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year; or
(B) any separate segregated fund established under the provisions of [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
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**(a) Identification of funding and authorizing sources** Whenever a political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of financing any communication through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, or whenever any person makes a disbursement for the purpose of financing communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising or makes a disbursement for an electioneering communication (as defined in [section 30104(f)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30104/f/3&num=0&edition=prelim)), such communication—
(1) if paid for and authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents, shall clearly state that the communication has been paid for by such authorized political committee, or 11 So in original. The word “or” probably should appear at the end of par. (2).
(2) if paid for by other persons but authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents, shall clearly state that the communication is paid for by such other persons and authorized by such authorized political committee; 1
(3) if not authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents, shall clearly state the name and permanent street address, telephone number, or World Wide Web address of the person who paid for the communication and state that the communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s commi
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**(a) Receipts and disbursements by treasurers of political committees; filing requirements**
(1) Each treasurer of a political committee shall file reports of receipts and disbursements in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. The treasurer shall sign each such report.
(2) If the political committee is the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of Representatives or for the Senate—
(A) in any calendar year during which there is 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “a”. regularly scheduled election for which such candidate is seeking election, or nomination for election, the treasurer shall file the following reports:
(i) a pre-election report, which shall be filed no later than the 12th day before (or posted by any of the following: registered mail, certified mail, priority mail having a delivery confirmation, or express mail having a delivery confirmation, or delivered to an overnight delivery service with an on-line tracking system, if posted or delivered no later than the 15th day before) any election in which such candidate is seeking election, or nomination for election, and which shall be complete as of the 20th day before such election;
(ii) a post-general election report, which shall be filed no later than the 30th day after any general election in which such candidate has sought election, and which shall be complete as of the 20th day after such general election; and
(iii) additional quarterly reports, which shall be filed no later than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter, and which shall be complete as of the last day of each calendar quarter: except that the report for the quarter ending December 31 shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following calendar year; and
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 30125
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 441f of
Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification
and renumbering as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 320 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered
section 315, and is classified to section 30116 of this
title.
Another prior section 320 of Pub. L. 92–225 was classi-
fied to section 441 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 94–283.
Another prior section 320 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renum-
bered section 314, and is classified to section 30115 of
this title.
§ 30123. Limitation on contribution of currency
No person shall make contributions of cur-
rency of the United States or currency of any
foreign country to or for the benefit of any can-
didate which, in the aggregate, exceed $100, with
respect to any campaign of such candidate for
nomination for election, or for election, to Fed-
eral office.
(Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 321, formerly § 326, as
added Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 112(2), May 11, 1976,
90 Stat. 494; renumbered § 321, Pub. L. 96–187,
title I, § 105(5), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 441g of
Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification
and renumbering as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 321 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered
section 316, and is classified to section 30118 of this
title.
Another prior section 321 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renum-
bered section 320, and was classified to section 441 of
Title 2, The Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–283.
§ 30124. Fraudulent misrepresentation of cam-
paign authority
(a) In general
No person who is a candidate for Federal office
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