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52 U.S.C. § 30103 — Registration of political committees

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52 U.S.C. § 30103 — Registration of political committees

**(a) Statements of organizations** Each authorized campaign committee shall file a statement of organization no later than 10 days after designation pursuant to [section 30102(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30102/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim). Each 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) shall file a statement of organization no later than 10 days after establishment. All other committees shall file a statement of organization within 10 days after becoming a political committee within the meaning of [section 30101(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101/4&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Contents of statements** The statement of organization of a political committee shall include— (1) the name, address, and type of committee; (2) the name, address, relationship, and type of any connected organization or affiliated committee; (3) the name, address, and position of the custodian of books and accounts of the committee; (4) the name and address of the treasurer of the committee; (5) if the committee is authorized by a candidate, the name, address, office sought, and party affiliation of the candidate; and (6) a listing of all banks, safety deposit boxes, or other depositories used by the committee. **(c) Change of information in statements** Any change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported in accordance with [section 30102(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30102/g&num=0&edition=prelim) n

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**(a) Statements of organizations** Each authorized campaign committee shall file a statement of organization no later than 10 days after designation pursuant to [section 30102(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30102/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim). Each 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) shall file a statement of organization no later than 10 days after establishment. All other committees shall file a statement of organization within 10 days after becoming a political committee within the meaning of [section 30101(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101/4&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Contents of statements** The statement of organization of a political committee shall include— (1) the name, address, and type of committee; (2) the name, address, relationship, and type of any connected organization or affiliated committee; (3) the name, address, and position of the custodian of books and accounts of the committee; (4) the name and address of the treasurer of the committee; (5) if the committee is authorized by a candidate, the name, address, office sought, and party affiliation of the candidate; and (6) a listing of all banks, safety deposit boxes, or other depositories used by the committee. **(c) Change of information in statements** Any change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported in accordance with [section 30102(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30102/g&num=0&edition=prelim) no later than 10 days after the date of the change. **(d) Termination, etc., requirements and authorities** (1) A political committee may terminate only when such a committee files a written statement, in accordance with [section 30102(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30102/g&num=0&edition=prelim), that it will no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements and that such committee has no outstanding debts or obligations. (2) Nothing contained in this subsection may be construed to eliminate or limit the authority of the Commission to establish procedures for— (A) the determination of insolvency with respect to any political committee; (B) the orderly liquidation of an insolvent political committee, and the orderly application of its assets for the reduction of outstanding debts; and (C) the termination of an insolvent political committee after such liquidation and application of assets.

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52 U.S.C. § 30101 — Definitions

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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2 U.S.C. § 433 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 433 was editorially reclassified as [section 30103 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30103&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.

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52 U.S.C. § 30116 — Limitations on contributions and expenditures

**(a) Dollar limits on contributions** (1) Except as provided in subsection (i) and [section 30117 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30117&num=0&edition=prelim), no person shall make contributions— (A) to any candidate and his authorized political committees with respect to any election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $2,000; (B) to the political committees established and maintained by a national political party, which are not the authorized political committees of any candidate, in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $25,000, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year; (C) to any other political committee (other than a committee described in subparagraph (D)) in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $5,000; or (D) to a political committee established and maintained by a State committee of a political party in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000. (2) No multicandidate political committee shall make contributions— (A) to any candidate and his authorized political committees with respect to any election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $5,000; (B) to the political committees established and maintained by a national political party, which are not the authorized political committees of any candidate, in any calendar year, which, in the aggregate, exceed $15,000, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar ye

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52 U.S.C. § 30103 — Registration of political committees

Page 98 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30103 same person during a calendar year exceeds $100, such receipts to be kept for a period to be determined by the Secretary. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96–187 in par. (1) substituted pro- visions requiring a written designation of a political committee no later than 15 days after becoming a can- didate, with the designation of additional committees to be filed with the principal committee, for provisions prohibiting the designation of a committee as the prin- cipal campaign committee of more than one candidate except that the presidential candidate may nominate the national committee of a political party as his prin- cipal campaign committee; in par. (2) substituted pro- visions considering any candidate receiving a contribu- tion or loan or making a disbursement as an agent of the authorized committees for provisions requiring the filing of any report or statement of contributions re- quired to be filed with the Commission to be filed in- stead with the principal campaign committee; in par. (3) redesignated existing provisions as introductory clause of par. (3)(A), and in such clause as so redesig- nated, substituted provision that no political com- mittee which supports or has supported more than one candidate may be designated as an authorized com- mittee for provisions requiring principal committee to receive reports and statements and to compile and file such reports and statements together with its own re- ports and statements with the Commission, and added pars. (3)(A)(i), (ii), (4) and (5). Subsecs. (f) to (i). Pub. L. 96–187 added subsecs. (f) to (i). 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–283, § 103(a), substituted ‘‘$50’’ for ‘‘$10’’. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 94–283, § 103(b), substituted ‘‘$50’’ for ‘‘$10’’. S

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