26 U.S.C. § 9002 : US Code - Section 9002: Definitions

Search 26 U.S.C. § 9002 : US Code - Section 9002: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter -
(1) The term "authorized committee" means, with respect to the
candidates of a political party for President and Vice President
of the United States, any political committee which is authorized
in writing by such candidates to incur expenses to further the
election of such candidates. Such authorization shall be
addressed to the chairman of such political committee, and a copy
of such authorization shall be filed by such candidates with the
Commission. Any withdrawal of any authorization shall also be in
writing and shall be addressed and filed in the same manner as
the authorization.
(2) The term "candidate" means with respect to any presidential
election, an individual who (A) has been nominated for election
to the office of President of the United States or the office of
Vice President of the United States by a major party, or (B) has
qualified to have his name on the election ballot (or to have the
names of electors pledged to him on the election ballot) as the
candidate of a political party for election to either such office
in 10 or more States. For purposes of paragraphs (6) and (7) of
this section and purposes of section 9004(a)(2), the term
"candidate" means, with respect to any preceding presidential
election, an individual who received popular votes for the office
of President in such election. The term "candidate" shall not
include any individual who has ceased actively to seek election
to the office of President of the United States or to the office
of Vice President of the United States, in more than one State.
(3) The term "Commission" means the Federal Election Commission
established by section 309(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971.
(4) The term "eligible candidates" means the candidates of a
political party for President and Vice President of the United
States who have met all applicable conditions for eligibility to
receive payments under this chapter set forth in section 9003.
(5) The term "fund" means the Presidential Election Campaign
Fund established by section 9006(a).
(6) The term "major party" means, with respect to any
presidential election, a political party whose candidate for the
office of President in the preceding presidential election
received, as the candidate of such party, 25 percent or more of
the total number of popular votes received by all candidates for
such office.
(7) The term "minor party" means, with respect to any
presidential election, a political party whose candidate for the
office of President in the preceding presidential election
received, as the candidate of such party, 5 percent or more but
less than 25 percent of the total number of popular votes
received by all candidates for such office.
(8) The term "new party" means with respect to any presidential
election, a political party which is neither a major party nor a
minor party.
(9) The term "political committee" means any committee,
association, or organization (whether or not incorporated) which
accepts contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of
influencing, or attempting to influence, the nomination or
election of one or more individuals to Federal, State, or local
elective public office.
(10) The term "presidential election" means the election of
presidential and vice-presidential electors.
(11) The term "qualified campaign expense" means an expense -
(A) incurred (i) by the candidate of a political party for
the office of President to further his election to such office
or to further the election of the candidate of such political
party for the office of Vice President, or both (ii) by the
candidate of a political party for the office of Vice President
to further his election to such office or to further the
election of the candidate of such political party for the
office of President, or both, or (iii) by an authorized
committee of the candidates of a political party for the
offices of President and Vice President to further the election
of either or both of such candidates to such offices,
(B) incurred within the expenditure report period (as defined
in paragraph (12)), or incurred before the beginning of such
period to the extent such expense is for property, services, or
facilities used during such period, and
(C) neither the incurring nor payment of which constitutes a
violation of any law of the United States or of the State in
which such expense is incurred or paid.
An expense shall be considered as incurred by a candidate or an
authorized committee if it is incurred by a person authorized by
such candidate or such committee, as the case may be, to incur
such expense on behalf of such candidate or such committee. If an
authorized committee of the candidates of a political party for
President and Vice President of the United States also incurs
expenses to further the election of one or more other individuals
to Federal, State, or local elective public office, expenses
incurred by such committee which are not specifically to further
the election of such other individual or individuals shall be
considered as incurred to further the election of such candidates
for President and Vice President in such proportion as the
Commission prescribes by rules or regulations.
(12) The term "expenditure report period" with respect to any
presidential election means -
(A) in the case of a major party, the period beginning with
the first day of September before the election, or, if earlier,
with the date on which such major party at its national
convention nominated its candidate for election to the office
of President of the United States, and ending 30 days after the
date of the presidential election; and
(B) in the case of a party which is not a major party, the
same period as the expenditure report period of the major party
which has the shortest expenditure report period for such
presidential election under subparagraph (A).