[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: 11CFR102.2]



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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS

 

                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

 

PART 102_REGISTRATION, ORGANIZATION, AND RECORDKEEPING BY POLITICAL 

COMMITTEES (2 U.S.C. 433)--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 102.2  Statement of organization: Forms and committee identification 

number (2 U.S.C. 433 (b), (c)).



    (a) Forms. (1) The Statement of Organization shall be filed in 

accordance with 11 CFR part 105 on Federal Election Commission Form 1, 

which may be obtained from the Federal Election Commission, 999 E 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463. The Statement shall be signed by the 

treasurer and shall include the following information:

    (i) The name, address, and type of committee;

    (ii) The name, address, relationship, and type of any connected 

organization or affiliated committee in accordance with 11 CFR 102.2(b);

    (iii) The name, address, and committee position of the custodian of 

books and accounts of the committee;

    (iv) The name and address of the treasurer of the committee;

    (v) If the committee is authorized by a candidate, the name, office 

sought (including State and Congressional district, when applicable) and 

party affiliation of the candidate; and the address to which 

communications should be sent;

    (vi) A listing of all banks, safe deposit boxes, or other 

depositories used by the committee;

    (vii) The Internet address of the committee's official web site, if 

such a web site exists. If the committee is required to file 

electronically under 11 CFR 104.18, its electronic mail address, if such 

an address exists; and

    (viii) If the committee is a principal campaign committee of a 

candidate for the Senate or the House of Representatives, the principal 

campaign committee's facsimile number, if available, and electronic mail 

address.

    (2) Any change or correction in the information previously filed in 

the Statement of Organization shall be reported no later than 10 days 

following the date of the change or correction by filing an amended 

Statement of Organization or, if the political committee is not required 

to file electronically under 11 CFR 104.18, by filing a letter noting 

the change(s). The amendment need list only the name of the political 

committee and the change or correction.

    (3) A committee shall certify to the Commission that it has 

satisfied the criteria for becoming a multicandidate committee set forth 

at 11 CFR 100.5(e)(3) by filing FEC Form 1M no later than ten (10) 

calendar days after qualifying for multicandidate committee status.

    (b) For purposes of 11 CFR 102.2(a)(1)(ii), political committees 

shall disclose the names of any connected organization(s) or affiliated 

committee(s) in accordance with 11 CFR 102.2(b) (1) and (2).

    (1) Affiliated committee includes any committee defined in 11 CFR 

100.5(g), 110.3(a) or (b), or 110.14(j) or (k).

    (i) A principal campaign committee is required to disclose the names 

and addresses of all other authorized committees that have been 

authorized by its candidate. Authorized committees



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need only disclose the name of their principal campaign committee.

    (ii)(A) Political committees established by a single parent 

corporation, a single national or international union, a single 

organization or federation of national or international unions, a single 

national membership organization or trade association, or any other 

similar group of persons (other than political party organizations) are 

required to disclose the names and addresses of all political committees 

established by any subsidiary, or by any State, local, or other 

subordinate unit of a national or international union or federation 

thereof, or by any subordinate units of a national membership 

organization, trade association, or other group of persons (other than 

political party organizations).

    (B) Political committees established by subsidiaries, or by State, 

local, or other subordinate units are only required to disclose the name 

and address of each political committee established by their parent or 

superior body, e.g., parent corporation, national or international union 

or organization or federation of such unions, or national organization 

or trade association.

    (2) Connected organization includes any organization defined at 11 

CFR 100.6.

    (c) Committee identification number. Upon receipt of a Statement of 

Organization under 11 CFR part 102 by the Commission, an identification 

number shall be assigned to the committee, receipt shall be 

acknowledged, and the political committee shall be notified of the 

number assigned. This identification number shall be entered by the 

political committee on all subsequent reports or statements filed under 

the Act, as well as on all communications concerning reports and 

statements.



[45 FR 15104, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 50 FR 50778, Dec. 12, 1985; 54 

FR 34109, Aug. 17, 1989; 54 FR 48580, Nov. 24, 1989; 58 FR 42173, Aug. 

6, 1993; 65 FR 38422, June 21, 2000; 68 FR 3995, Jan. 27, 2003; 68 FR 

64516, Nov. 14, 2003; 68 FR 67018, Dec. 1, 2003]