[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2009]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR100.6]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 100_SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (2 U.S.C. 431)--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Definitions
 
Sec. 100.6  Connected organization (2 U.S.C. 431(7)).

    (a) Connected organization means any organization which is not a 
political

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committee but which directly or indirectly establishes, administers, or 
financially supports a political committee. A connected organization may 
be a corporation (including a corporation without capital stock), a 
labor organization, a membership organization, a cooperative or a trade 
association.
    (b) For purposes of 11 CFR 100.6, organizations which are members of 
the entity (such as corporate members of a trade association) which 
establishes, administers, or financially supports a political committee 
are not organizations which directly or indirectly establish, administer 
or financially support that political committee.
    (c) For purposes of 11 CFR 100.6, the term financially supports does 
not include contributions to the political committee, but does include 
the payment of establishment, administration and solicitation costs of 
such committee.