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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. 100.29 Electioneering communication (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)).

(a) Electioneering communication means any broadcast, cable, or
satellite communication that:
(1) Refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office;
(2) Is publicly distributed within 60 days before a general election
for the office sought by the candidate; or within 30 days before a
primary or preference election, or a convention or caucus of a political
party that has authority to nominate a candidate, for the office sought
by the candidate, and the candidate referenced is seeking the nomination
of that political party; and
(3) Is targeted to the relevant electorate, in the case of a
candidate for Senate or the House of Representatives.
(b) For purposes of this section--(1) Broadcast, cable, or satellite
communication means a communication that is publicly distributed by a
television station, radio station, cable television system, or satellite
system.
(2) Refers to a clearly identified candidate means that the
candidate's name, nickname, photograph, or drawing appears, or the
identity of the candidate is otherwise apparent through an unambiguous
reference such as ``the President,'' ``your Congressman,'' or ``the
incumbent,'' or through an unambiguous reference to his or her status as
a candidate such as ``the Democratic presidential nominee'' or ``the
Republican candidate for Senate in the State of Georgia.''
(3)(i) Publicly distributed means aired, broadcast, cablecast or
otherwise disseminated for a fee through the facilities of a television
station, radio station, cable television system, or satellite system.

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