[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 11, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 11CFR100.16] [Page 67] TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION PART 100--SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (2 U.S.C. 431)--Table of Contents Sec. 100.16 Independent expenditure (2 U.S.C. 431(17)). The term independent expenditure means an expenditure by a person for a communication expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate that is not made with the cooperation of or in consultation with, or in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or any agent or authorized committee of such candidate. A communication is ``made with the cooperation of, or in consultation with, or in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or any agent or authorized committee of such candidate'' if it is a coordinated general public political communication under 11 CFR 100.23. See 11 CFR 109.1. [65 FR 76145, Dec. 6, 2000]