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 Federal Election Commission [Notice 2010-02]
 AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
 ACTION: Notice of adjustments to expenditure limitations and lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold.
 SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (“FECA” or “the Act”), the Federal Election Commission (“FEC” or “the Commission”) is adjusting certain expenditure limitations and the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold set forth in the Act, to index the amounts for inflation. Additional details appear in the supplemental information that follows.
 DATES: *Effective Date:*
                         January 1, 2010.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Greg J. Scott or Mr. Kevin R. Salley, Information Division, 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463; (202) 694-1100 or (800) 424-9530.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 2 U.S.C. 431 
                    *et seq.,*
                     as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 [1]
                    
                     and the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007,[2]
                    
                     coordinated party expenditure limits (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(2) and (3)(A), (B)) and the disclosure threshold for contributions bundled by lobbyists (2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A)) are adjusted periodically to reflect changes in the consumer price index. 
                    *See*2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3) and 441a(c)(1), and 11 CFR 109.32 and 110.17(a), (f). The Commission is publishing this notice to announce the adjusted limits and disclosure threshold. Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for 2010 Under 2 U.S.C. 441a(c), the Commission must adjust the expenditure limitations established by 2 U.S.C. 441a(d) (the limits on expenditures by national party committees, state party committees, or their subordinate committees in connection with the general election campaign of candidates for Federal office) annually to account for inflation. This expenditure limitation is increased by 4.35110, which reflects the difference between the price index, as certified to the Commission by the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the beginning of the calendar year and the price index for the base period (calendar year 1974). 1. Expenditure Limitation for House of Representatives in States With More Than One Congressional District Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure limitation for each general election held to fill a seat in the House of 
                    ( print page 8354)
                    Representatives in States with more than one congressional district. This limitation also applies to those States that elect individuals to the office of Delegate or Resident Commissioner.[3]
                    
                     The formula used to calculate the expenditure limitation in such States multiplies the base figure of $10,000 by the difference in the price index (4.35110), rounding to the nearest $100. 
                    *See*2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B) and 441a(d)(3)(B), and 11 CFR 109.32(b) and 110.17. Based upon this formula, the expenditure limitation for 2010 general elections for House candidates in these States is $43,500. 2. Expenditure Limitation for Senate and for House of Representatives in States With Only One Congressional District Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure limitation for a general election held to fill a seat in the Senate or in the House of Representatives in States with only one congressional district. The formula used to calculate this expenditure limitation considers not only the price index but also the voting age population (“VAP”) of the state. The VAP of each state is published annually in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     by the Department of Commerce. 11 CFR 110.18. The general election expenditure limitation is the greater of: The base figure ($20,000) multiplied by the difference in the price index, 4.35110 (which totals $87,000); or $0.02 multiplied by the VAP of the state, multiplied by 4.35110. Amounts are rounded to the nearest $100. 
                    *See*2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B) and 441a(d)(3)(A), and 11 CFR 109.32(b) and 110.17. The chart below provides the state-by-state breakdown of the 2010 general election expenditure limitations for Senate elections. The expenditure limit for 2010 House elections in states with only one congressional district [4]
                    
                     is $87,000. Senate General Election Expenditure Limitations—2010 Elections
State
VAP
                             (in thousands)
VAP × .02 × the price index (4.35110)
Senate
                             expenditure 
                             limit (the greater of the amount 
                             in column 3 or $87,000)Alabama
3,580
$311,500
$311,500Alaska
515
44,800
87,000Arizona
4,864
423,300
423,300Arkansas
2,180
189,700
189,700California
27,526
2,395,400
2,395,400Colorado
3,797
330,400
330,400Connecticut
2,710
235,800
235,800Delaware
678
59,000
87,000Florida
14,480
1,260,100
1,260,100Georgia
7,245
630,500
630,500Hawaii
1,005
87,500
87,500Idaho
1,127
98,100
98,100Illinois
9,733
847,000
847,000Indiana
4,834
420,700
420,700Iowa
2,295
199,700
199,700Kansas
2,114
184,000
184,000Kentucky
3,300
287,200
287,200Louisiana
3,369
293,200
293,200Maine
1,047
91,100
91,100Maryland
4,348
378,400
378,400Massachusetts
5,161
449,100
449,100Michigan
7,620
663,100
663,100Minnesota
4,005
348,500
348,500Mississippi
2,184
190,100
190,100Missouri
4,556
396,500
396,500Montana
755
65,700
87,000Nebraska
1,345
117,000
117,000Nevada
1,962
170,700
170,700New Hampshire
1,036
90,200
90,200New Jersey
6,662
579,700
579,700New Mexico
1,499
130,400
130,400New York
15,117
1,315,500
1,315,500North Carolina
7,103
618,100
618,100North Dakota
503
43,800
87,000Ohio
8,828
768,200
768,200Oklahoma
2,769
241,000
241,000Oregon
2,953
257,000
257,000Pennsylvania
9,830
855,400
855,400Rhode Island
826
71,900
87,000South Carolina
3,481
302,900
302,900South Dakota
613
53,300
87,000Tennessee
4,803
418,000
418,000Texas
17,886
1,556,500
1,556,500Utah
1,916
166,700
166,700( print page 8355)Vermont
495
43,100
87,000Virginia
6,035
525,200
525,200Washington
5,095
443,400
443,400West Virginia
1,433
124,700
124,700Wisconsin
4,345
378,100
378,100Wyoming
412
35,900
87,000
 Contribution Limitations for Individuals, Non-Multicandidate Committees and for Certain Political Party Committees Giving to U.S. Senate Candidates for the 2009-2010 Election Cycle For the convenience of the readers, the Commission is also republishing the contribution limitations for individuals, non-multicandidate committees and for certain political party committees giving to U.S. Senate candidates for the 2009-2010 election cycle: Statutory provision
Statutory amount
2009-2010 Limitation2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)
$2,000
$2,4002 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)
$25,000
$30,4002 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A)
$37,500
$45,6002 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(B)
$57,500 (of which no more than $37,500 may be attributable to contributions to political committees that are not political committees of national political parties)
$69,900 (of which no more than $45,600 may be attributable to contributions to political committees that are not political committees of national political parties)2 U.S.C. 441a(h)
$35,000
$42,600
 Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold for 2010 The Act, as amended by HLOGA, requires certain political committees to disclose contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant political action committees once the contributions exceed a specified threshold amount. The Commission must adjust this threshold amount annually to account for inflation. The disclosure threshold is increased by multiplying the $15,000 statutory disclosure threshold by 1.06418, the difference between the price index, as certified to the Commission by the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the beginning of the calendar year and the price index for the base period (calendar year 2006). The resulting amount is rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. 
                    *See*2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A) and (B), 441a(c)(1)(B) and 11 CFR 104.22(g). Based upon this formula ($15,000 × 1.06418), the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold for calendar year 2010 is $16,000, unchanged from 2009. On behalf of the Commission. Dated: February 19, 2010. Matthew S. Petersen, Chairman, Federal Election Commission.


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         Public Law 107-155, 116 Stat. 81 (Mar. 27, 2002). Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         Public Law 110-81, 121 Stat. 735 (Sep. 14, 2007). Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         Currently, these States include the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
                        *See**http://www.house.gov/​house/​MemberWWW_​by_​State.shtml*
                         and 
                        *http://about.dc.gov/​statehood.asp.* Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         Currently, these States are: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming. 
                        *See**http://www.house.gov/​house/​MemberWWW_​by_​State.shtml.* Back to Citation


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