[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: 11CFR400.10]

[Page 275]
 
                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 400_INCREASED LIMITS FOR CANDIDATES OPPOSING SELF-FINANCED CANDIDATES--
 
                     Subpart A_Scope and Definitions
 
Sec.  400.10  Opposition personal funds amount.

    (a) To compute the opposition personal funds amount, one of the 
following formulas must be used, depending on the date of the 
computation. The variables used in the formulas are defined in paragraph 
(b) of this section.
    (1) To compute the opposition personal funds amount prior to July 16 
of the year preceding the year in which the general election is held, 
the following formula must be used:

 opposition personal funds amount = a-b.

    (2) To compute the opposition personal funds amount from July 16 of 
the year preceding the year in which the general election is held to 
January 31 of the year in which the general election is held, one of the 
following formulas must be used:
    (i) If cd, opposition personal funds amount = a-b-((c-d) 
/ 2).
    (ii) If c<=d, opposition personal funds amount = a-b.
    (3) To compute the opposition personal funds amount from February 1 
of the year in which the general election is held to the day of the 
general election, one of the following formulas must be used:
    (i) If ef, opposition personal funds amount = a-b-((e-f) 
/ 2).
    (ii) If e<=f, opposition personal funds amount = a-b.
    (b) Variables. The variables used in the formulas set out in 
paragraph (a) of this section are defined as follows:

a = Greatest aggregate amount of expenditures from personal funds made 
by the opposing candidate in the same election.
b = Greatest aggregate amount of expenditures from personal funds made 
by the candidate in the same election.
c = Aggregate amount of the gross receipts of the candidate's authorized 
committee minus any contributions by the candidate from personal funds 
as reported under 11 CFR 104.19(b)(1)(v) or (vi), during any election 
cycle that may be expended in connection with the election for the 
nomination for election, or election, to Federal office sought, as 
determined on June 30 of the year preceding the year in which the 
general election is held.
d = Aggregate amount of the gross receipts of the opposing candidate's 
authorized committee minus any contributions by that opposing candidate 
from personal funds as reported under 11 CFR 104.19(b)(1)(v) or (vi), 
during any election cycle that may be expended in connection with the 
election for the nomination for election, or election, to Federal office 
sought, as determined on June 30 of the year preceding the year in which 
the general election is held.
e = Aggregate amount of the gross receipts of the candidate's authorized 
committee minus any contributions by the candidate from personal funds 
as reported under 11 CFR 104.19(b)(2)(v) or (vi), during any election 
cycle that may be expended in connection with the election for the 
nomination for election, or election, to Federal office sought, as 
determined on December 31 of the year preceding the year in which the 
general election is held.
f = Aggregate amount of the gross receipts of the opposing candidate's 
authorized committee minus any contributions by that opposing candidate 
from personal funds as reported under 11 CFR 104.19(b)(2)(v) or (vi), 
during any election cycle that may be expended in connection with the 
election for the nomination for election, or election, to Federal office 
sought, as determined on December 31 of the year preceding the year in 
which the general election is held.