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      Qualifying as a multicandidate committee (SSF)

Qualifying as a multicandidate committee (SSF) To qualify as a multicandidate committee, an SSF must have: Been registered with the FEC for at least six months;Received contributions from more than 50 persons; andContributed to five or more federal candidates. As to the third qualification, there is no minimum amount that must be contributed to each of the five candidates; the five qualifying contributions may be made over more than one election cycle. An SSF that is affiliated with another SSF that has met these criteria also qualifies as a multicandidate committee and shares that committee’s $5,000 per-candidate limit.
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 The multicandidate contribution limits apply as soon as the committee meets the criteria for multicandidate status. Disclosure of multicandidate committee status Once a committee qualifies as a multicandidate committee, the treasurer must file Form 1M, “Notification of Multicandidate Status” within 10 days.
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 When making contributions to candidates, a multicandidate SSF must notify the recipient candidate or campaign committee in writing that it has qualified as a multicandidate committee. For convenience, the statement may be pre-printed on the committee’s checks, letterhead or other appropriate materials. The treasurer must also indicate that the committee has qualified as a multicandidate committee on the Summary Page of each report filed.
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 Legal citations Regulations 11 CFR 100.5(e)(3)Definition of multicandidate committee 11 CFR 102.2(a)(3)Notification of multicandidate status 11 CFR 110.2(a)(2)Multicandidate committee notice to recipients 11 CFR 110.3(a)(1)Contribution limits for affiliated committees
 Advisory opinions AO 2001-18Affiliation between LLC PAC and PACs of corporate owners in 60-40 joint venture AO 1997-25Affiliation of corporate SSFs after reorganization AO 1997-13Relationship of limited liability company's nonconnected PAC to parent corporations' SSFs AO 1986-42Effect of corporate reorganization on PACs AO 1980-40Multicandidate committee status for affiliated committees


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