[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR106.3]

[Page 135-136]
 
                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 106_ALLOCATIONS OF CANDIDATE AND COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES--Table of 
Contents
 
Sec.  106.3  Allocation of expenses between campaign and non-campaign 
related travel.

    (a) This section applies to allocation for expenses between campaign 
and non-campaign related travel with respect to campaigns of candidates 
for Federal office, other than Presidential and Vice Presidential 
candidates who receive federal funds pursuant to 11 CFR part 9005 or 
9036. (See 11 CFR 9004.7 and 9034.7) All expenditures for campaign-
related travel paid for by a candidate from a campaign account or by his 
or her authorized committees or by any other political committee shall 
be reported.
    (b)(1) Travel expenses paid for by a candidate from personal funds, 
or from a source other than a political committee, shall constitute 
reportable expenditures if the travel is campaign-related.
    (2) Where a candidate's trip involves both campaign-related and non-
campaign-related stops, the expenditures allocable for campaign purposes 
are reportable, and are calculated on the actual cost-per-mile of the 
means of transportation actually used, starting at the point of origin 
of the trip, via every campaign-related stop and ending at the point of 
origin.
    (3) Where a candidate conducts any campaign-related activity in a 
stop, the stop is a campaign-related stop and travel expenditures made 
are reportable. Campaign-related activity shall not include any 
incidental contacts.
    (c)(1) Where an individual, other than a candidate, conducts 
campaign-related activities on a trip, the portion of the trip 
attributed to each candidate shall be allocated on a reasonable basis.
    (2) Travel expenses of a candidate's spouse and family are 
reportable as expenditures only if the spouse or family members conduct 
campaign-related activities.
    (d) Costs incurred by a candidate for the United States Senate or 
House of Representatives for travel between Washington, DC, and the 
State or district in which he or she is a candidate need not be reported 
herein unless the costs are paid by a candidate's authorized 
committee(s), or by any other political committee(s).
    (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the 
reportable expenditure for a candidate who uses government 
accommodations for travel that is campaign-related is the rate for 
comparable accommodations. The reportable expenditure for a candidate 
who uses a government conveyance for travel that is campaign-related is 
the applicable rate for a comparable commercial conveyance set forth in 
11 CFR

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100.93(e). In the case of a candidate authorized by law or required by 
national security to be accompanied by staff and equipment, the 
allocable expenditures are the costs of facilities sufficient to 
accommodate the party, less authorized or required personnel and 
equipment. If such a trip includes both campaign and noncampaign stops, 
equivalent costs are calculated in accordance with paragraphs (b) and 
(c) of this section.

(Authority: 2 U.S.C. 438(a)(8))

[41 FR 35944, Aug. 25, 1976, as amended at 45 FR 15117, Mar. 7, 1980; 45 
FR 43387, June 27, 1980; 48 FR 5234, Feb. 4, 1983; 68 FR 69595, Dec. 15, 
2003]