[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR102.1]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 102--REGISTRATION, ORGANIZATION, AND RECORDKEEPING BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES (2 U.S.C. 433)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 102.1  Registration of political committees (2 U.S.C. 433(a)).

    (a) Principal campaign committees. Each principal campaign committee 
shall file a Statement of Organization in accordance with 11 CFR 102.2 
no later than 10 days after designation pursuant to 11 CFR 101.1. In 
addition, each principal campaign committee shall file all designations, 
statements and reports which are filed with such committee at the place 
of filing specified at 11 CFR part 105.
    (b) Authorized committees. Each authorized committee(s) shall file 
only one Statement of Organization in accordance with 11 CFR 102.2 no 
later than 10 days after designation pursuant to 11 CFR 101.1. Such 
Statement(s) shall be filed with the principal campaign committee of the 
authorizing candidate.
    (c) Separate segregated funds. Each separate segregated fund 
established under 2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)(C) shall file a Statement of 
Organization with the Federal Election Commission no later than 10 days 
after establishment. This requirement shall not apply to a fund 
established solely for the purpose of financing political activity in 
connection with State or local elections. Examples of establishment 
events after which a fund would be required to register include, but are 
not limited to: A

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vote by the board of directors or comparable governing body of an 
organization to create a separate segregated fund to be used wholly or 
in part for federal elections; selection of initial officers to 
administer such a fund; or payment of the initial operating expenses of 
such a fund.
    (d) Other political committees. All other committees shall file a 
Statement of Organization no later than 10 days after becoming a 
political committee within the meaning of 11 CFR 100.5. Such 
statement(s) shall be filed at the place of filing specified at 11 CFR 
part 105.