[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: 11CFR9033.2]

[Page 336-337]
 
                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 9033_ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  9033.2  Candidate and committee certifications; threshold submission.

    (a) General. (1) A candidate seeking to become eligible to receive 
Presidential primary matching fund payments shall make the 
certifications set forth in 11 CFR 9033.2(b) to the Commission in a

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written statement signed by the candidate. The candidate may submit the 
letter containing the required certifications at any time after January 
1 of the year immediately preceding the Presidential election year.
    (2) The Commission will not consider a candidate's threshold 
submission until the candidate has submitted candidate certifications 
that meet the requirements of this section.
    (b) Certifications. (1) The candidate shall certify that he or she 
is seeking nomination by a political party to the Office of President in 
more than one State. For purposes of this section, in order for a 
candidate to be deemed to be seeking nomination by a political party to 
the office of President, the party whose nomination the candidate seeks 
must have a procedure for holding a primary election, as defined in 11 
CFR 9032.7, for nomination to that office. For purposes of this section, 
the term political party means an association, committee or organization 
which nominates an individual for election to the office of President. 
The fact that an association, committee or organization qualifies as a 
political party under this section does not affect the party's status as 
a national political party for purposes of 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B) and 
441a(a)(2)(B).
    (2) The candidate and the candidate's authorized committee(s) shall 
certify that they have not incurred and will not incur expenditures in 
connection with the candidate's campaign for nomination, which 
expenditures are in excess of the limitations under 11 CFR part 9035.
    (3) The candidate and the candidate's authorized committee(s) shall 
certify:
    (i) That they have received matchable contributions totaling more 
than $5,000 in each of at least 20 States; and
    (ii) That the matchable contributions are from individuals who are 
residents of the State for which their contributions are submitted.
    (iii) A maximum of $250 of each individual's aggregate contributions 
will be considered as matchable contributions for the purpose of meeting 
the thresholds of this section.
    (iv) For purposes of this section, contributions of an individual 
who maintains residences in more than one State may only be counted 
toward the $5,000 threshold for the State from which the earliest 
contribution was made by that contributor.
    (c) Threshold submission. To become eligible to receive matching 
payments, the candidate shall submit documentation of the contributions 
described in 11 CFR 9033.2(b)(3) to the Commission for review. The 
submission shall follow the format and requirements of 11 CFR 9036.1.