[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: 11CFR111.4]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 111_COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE (2 U.S.C. 437g, 437d(a))--
Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart A_Enforcement
 
Sec. 111.4  Complaints (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)).

    (a) Any person who believes that a violation of any statute or 
regulation over which the Commission has jurisdiction has occurred or is 
about to occur may file a complaint in writing to the General Counsel, 
Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463. If 
possible, three (3) copies should be submitted.
    (b) A complaint shall comply with the following:
    (1) It shall provide the full name and address of the complainant; 
and
    (2) The contents of the complaint shall be sworn to and signed in 
the presence of a notary public and shall be notarized.
    (c) All statements made in a complaint are subject to the statutes 
governing perjury and to 18 U.S.C. 1001. The complaint should 
differentiate between statements based upon personal knowledge and 
statements based upon information and belief.
    (d) The complaint should conform to the following provisions:
    (1) It should clearly identify as a respondent each person or entity 
who is alleged to have committed a violation;
    (2) Statements which are not based upon personal knowledge should be 
accompanied by an identification of the source of information which 
gives rise to the complainants belief in the truth of such statements;
    (3) It should contain a clear and concise recitation of the facts 
which describe a violation of a statute or regulation over which the 
Commission has jurisdiction; and
    (4) It should be accompanied by any documentation supporting the 
facts alleged if such documentation is known of, or available to, the 
complainant.

[45 FR 15120, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 50 FR 50778, Dec. 12, 1985]