[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 11CFR110.7]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 110--CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 110.7  Party committee expenditure limitations (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)).

    (a)(1) The national committee of a political party may make 
expenditures in connection with the general election campaign of any 
candidate for President of the United States affiliated with the party.
    (2) The expenditures shall not exceed an amount equal to 2 cents 
multiplied by the voting age population of the United States.
    (3) Any expenditure under this paragraph (a) shall be in addition 
to--
    (i) Any expenditure by a national committee of a political party 
serving as the principal campaign committee of a candidate for President 
of the United States; and
    (ii) Any contribution by the national committee to the candidate 
permissible under Sec. 110.1 or Sec. 110.2.
    (4) The national committee of a political party may make 
expenditures authorized by this section through any designated agent, 
including State and subordinate party committees.
    (5) The national committee of a political party may not make 
independent expenditures (see part 109) in connection with the general 
election campaign of a candidate for President of the United States.
    (6) Any expenditures made by the national, state and subordinate 
committees of a political party pursuant to 11 CFR 110.7(a) on behalf of 
that party's Presidential candidate shall not count against the 
candidate's expenditure limitations under 11 CFR 110.8.
    (b)(1) The national committee of a political party, and a State 
committee of a political party, including any subordinate committee of a 
State committee, may each make expenditures in connection with the 
general election campaign of a candidate for Federal office in that 
State who is affiliated with the party.
    (2) The expenditures shall not exceed--
    (i) In the case of a candidate for election to the office of 
Senator, or of Representative from a State which is entitled to only one 
Representative, the greater of--
    (A) Two cents multiplied by the voting age population of the State; 
or
    (B) Twenty thousand dollars; and
    (ii) In the case of a candidate for election to the office of 
Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in any other State, 
$10,000.
    (3) Any expenditure under paragraph (b) shall be in addition to any 
contribution by a committee to the candidate permissible under 
Sec. 110.1 or Sec. 110.2.
    (c) For limitation purposes, State committee includes subordinate 
State committees. State committees and subordinate State committees 
combined shall not exceed the limits in paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section. To ensure compliance with the limitations, the State committee 
shall administer the limitation in one of the following ways:
    (1) The State central committee shall be responsible for insuring 
that the expenditures of the entire party organization are within the 
limitations, including receiving reports from any subordinate committee 
making expenditures under paragraph (b) of this section, and filing 
consolidated reports showing all expenditures in the State with the 
Commission; or
    (2) Any other method, submitted in advance and approved by the 
Commission which permits control over expenditures.
    (d) Timing. Party committees may make coordinated expenditures in 
connection with the general election campaign before their candidates 
have been nominated. All pre-nomination coordinated expenditures shall 
be subject to the coordinated expenditure limitations of this section, 
whether or not the candidate with whom they are coordinated receives the 
party's nomination.

(2 U.S.C. 438(a)(8), 441a, 441d, 441e, 441f, 441g, 441h, 441i)

[41 FR 35948, Aug. 25, 1976, as amended at 45 FR 15119, Mar. 7, 1980; 45 
FR 27435, Apr. 23, 1980; 45 FR 43387, June 27, 1980; 61 FR 40961, Aug. 
7, 1996; 64 FR 42582, Aug. 5, 1999]

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