[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR100.140]

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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 E_Exceptions to Expenditures
 
Sec.  100.140  Slate cards and sample ballots.

    The payment by a State or local committee of a political party of 
the costs of preparation, display, or mailing or other distribution 
incurred by such committee with respect to a

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printed slate card, sample ballot, palm card, or other printed 
listing(s) of three or more candidates for any public office for which 
an election is held in the State in which the committee is organized is 
not an expenditure. The payment of the portion of such costs allocable 
to Federal candidates must be made from funds subject to the limitations 
and prohibitions of the Act. If made by a political party committee, 
such payments shall be reported by that committee as disbursements, but 
need not be allocated in committee reports to specific candidates. This 
exemption shall not apply to costs incurred by such a committee with 
respect to the preparation and display of listings made on broadcasting 
stations, or in newspapers, magazines, and similar types of general 
public political advertising such as billboards. But see 11 CFR 100.24, 
104.17(a), and part 300, subpart B for exempt activities that also 
constitute Federal election activity.