[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: 11CFR112.4]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 112_ADVISORY OPINIONS (2 U.S.C. 437f)--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  112.4  Issuance of advisory opinions (2 U.S.C. 437f (a) and (b)).

    (a) Within 60 calendar days after receiving an advisory opinion 
request that qualifies under 11 CFR 112.1, the Commission shall issue to 
the requesting person a written advisory opinion or shall issue a 
written response stating that the Commission was unable to approve an 
advisory opinion by the required affirmative vote of 4 members.
    (b) The 60 calendar day period of 11 CFR 112.4(a) is reduced to 20 
calendar days for an advisory opinion request qualified under 11 CFR 
112.1 provided the request:
    (1) Is submitted by any candidate, including any authorized 
committee of the candidate (or agent of either), within the 60 calendar 
days preceding the date of any election for Federal office in which the 
candidate is seeking nomination or election; and
    (2) Presents a specific transaction or activity related to the 
election that may invoke the 20 day period if the connection is 
explained in the request.
    (c) The 60 day and 20 day periods referred to in 11 CFR 112.4 (a) 
and (b) only apply when the Commission has received a qualified and 
complete advisory opinion request under 11 CFR 112.1, and when the 60th 
or 20th day occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the 
respective period ends at the close of the business day next following 
the weekend or holiday.
    (d) The Commission may issue advisory opinions pertaining only to 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, chapters 95 or 96 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or rules or regulations duly 
prescribed under those statutes.
    (e) Any rule of law which is not stated in the Act or in chapters 95 
or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or in a regulation duly 
prescribed by the Commission, may be initially proposed only as a rule 
or regulation pursuant to procedures established in 2 USC 438(d) or 26 
USC 9009(c) and 9039(c) as applicable.
    (f) No opinion of an advisory nature may be issued by the Commission 
or any of its employees except in accordance with 11 CFR part 112; 
however, this limitation does not preclude distribution by the 
Commission of information consistent with the Act and chapters 95 or 96 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
    (g) When issued by the Commission, each advisory opinion or other 
response under 11 CFR 112.4(a) shall be made public and sent by mail, or 
personally delivered to the person who requested the opinion.