[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 11, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 11CFR100.3]



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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. 100.3  Candidate (2 U.S.C. 431(2)).



    (a) Definition. Candidate means an individual who seeks nomination 

for election, or election, to federal office. An individual becomes a 

candidate for Federal office whenever any of the following events occur:

    (1) The individual has received contributions aggregating in excess 

of $5,000 or made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000.

    (2) The individual has given his or her consent to another person to 

receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of that individual 

and such person has received contributions aggregating in excess of 

$5,000 or made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000.

    (3) After written notification by the Commission that any other 

person has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or 

made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000 on the individual's 

behalf, the individual fails to disavow such activity by letter to the 

Commission within 30 days of receipt of the notification.

    (4) The aggregate of contributions received under 11 CFR 100.3(a) 

(1), (2), and (3), in any combination thereof, exceeds $5,000, or the 

aggregate of expenditures made under 11 CFR 100.3(a) (1), (2), and (3), 

in any combination thereof, exceeds $5,000.

    (b) Election cycle. For purposes of determining whether an 

individual is a candidate under this section, contributions or 

expenditures shall be aggregated on an election cycle basis. An election 

cycle shall begin on the first day following the date of the previous 

general election for the office or seat which the candidate seeks, 

unless contributions or expenditures are designated for another election 

cycle. For an individual who receives contributions or makes 

expenditures designated for another election cycle, the election cycle 

shall begin at the time such individual, or any other person acting on 

the individual's behalf, first receives contributions or makes 

expenditures in connection with the designated election. The election 

cycle shall end on the date on which the general election for the office 

or seat that the individual seeks is held.