A Federal candidate, an individual holding Federal office, and an individual agent acting on behalf of either may make the following solicitations of funds on behalf of any organization described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c) and exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(a), or an organization that has submitted an application for determination of tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. 501(c):
(a)
(1) The organization does not engage in activities in connection with an election, including any activity described in paragraph (c) of this section; or
(2)(i) The organization conducts activities in connection with an election,
(ii) The solicitation is not to obtain funds for activities in connection with an election or any activity described in paragraph (c) of this section.
(b)
(1) The solicitation is made only to individuals; and
(2) The amount solicited from any individual does not exceed $20,000 during any calendar year.
(c)
(1) Voter registration activity, as described in 11 CFR 100.24(a)(2), during the period that begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the date of the election; or
(2) The following activities conducted in connection with an election in which one or more Federal candidates appear on the ballot (see 11 CFR 100.24(a)(1)), regardless of whether one or more State candidates also appears on the ballot:
(i) Voter identification as described in 11 CFR 100.24(a)(4);
(ii) Get-out-the-vote activity as described in 11 CFR 100.24(a)(3); or
(iii) Generic campaign activity as defined in 11 CFR 100.25.
(d)
(e)
(1) The certification is a signed written statement by an officer or other authorized representative of the organization with knowledge of the organization's activities;
(2) The certification states that the organization's principal purpose is not to conduct election activities, including election activities described in paragraphs (c) of this section.
(3) The certification states that the organization does not intend to pay debts incurred from the making of expenditures or disbursements in connection with an election for Federal office (including for Federal election activity) in a prior election cycle.
(f) If a Federal candidate, an individual holding Federal office, or an individual agent acting on behalf of either has actual knowledge that the certification is false, the certification may not be relied upon.