[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR109.20]

[Page 152]
 
                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 109_COORDINATED AND INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES (2 U.S.C. 431(17), 441a(a) 
 
                         Subpart C_Coordination
 
Sec.  109.20  What does ``coordinated'' mean?


    (a) Coordinated means made in cooperation, consultation or concert 
with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, a candidate's 
authorized committee, or a political party committee. For purposes of 
this subpart C, any reference to a candidate, or a candidate's 
authorized committee, or a political party committee includes an agent 
thereof.
    (b) Any expenditure that is coordinated within the meaning of 
paragraph (a) of this section, but that is not made for a coordinated 
communication under 11 CFR 109.21 or a party coordinated communication 
under 11 CFR 109.37, is either an in-kind contribution to, or a 
coordinated party expenditure with respect to, the candidate or 
political party committee with whom or with which it was coordinated and 
must be reported as an expenditure made by that candidate or political 
party committee, unless otherwise exempted under 11 CFR part 100, 
subparts C or E.

[68 FR 451, Jan. 3, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 33208, June 8, 2006]