[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: 11CFR9033.8]

[Page 326-327]
 
                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 9033--ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 9033.8  Reestablishment of eligibility.

    (a) Candidates found to be inactive. A candidate who has become 
ineligible under 11 CFR 9033.5(a) on the basis that he or she is not 
actively campaigning in more than one State may reestablish eligibility 
for matching payments by submitting to the Commission evidence of active 
campaigning in more than one State. In determining whether the candidate 
has reestablished eligibility, the Commission will consider, but is not 
limited to considering, the factors listed in 11 CFR 9033.6(b). The day 
the Commission determines to be the day the candidate becomes active 
again will be the date on which eligibility is reestablished.
    (b) Candidates receiving insufficient votes. A candidate determined 
to be ineligible under 11 CFR 9033.5(b) by failing to obtain the 
required percentage of votes in two consecutive primaries

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may have his or her eligibility reestablished if the candidate receives 
at least 20 percent of the total number of votes cast for candidates of 
the same party for the same office in a primary election held subsequent 
to the date of the election which rendered the candidate ineligible.
    (c) The Commission will make its determination under 11 CFR 9033.8 
(a) or (b) without requiring the individual to reestablish eligibility 
under 11 CFR 9033.1 and 2. A candidate whose eligibility is 
reestablished under this section may submit, for matching payment, 
contributions received during ineligibility. Any expenses incurred 
during the period of ineligibility that would have been considered 
qualified campaign expenses if the candidate had been eligible during 
that time may be defrayed with matching payments.