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Federal account expenses National party committees National party committees may not allocate any expenses because all disbursements by national party accounts must be paid entirely with federal funds. State and local party committees Certain expenses must be funded solely from the committee’s federal account, as explained. Fundraising for the federal account State, district, and local party committees that raise federal funds through an activity where only federal funds are raised must pay the direct costs of such fundraising only with federal funds. Party fundraising solicitations must include certain notices.
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 Type 4 Federal Election Activity (FEA): Employee services any time during the calendar year Salaries, wages, and fringe benefits of state, district and local party committee employees who spend more than 25 percent of their compensated time in a given month on Federal Election Activity or in connection with a federal election must be paid for solely with federal funds. The salaries and wages of employees who spend 25 percent or less of their compensated time in a given month in connection with a federal election or on FEA may be allocated as administrative costs using federal and nonfederal funds. (Salaries and wages of employees who spend no time in connection with a federal election or on FEA may be paid for with 100 percent nonfederal funds.) Report disbursements for unallocated FEA (FEA paid for entirely with federal funds) including Type 4 FEA on Schedule B for Line 30(b) of the Detailed Summary Page.
 Loan repayments Loans made to the federal account must be repaid using funds from the federal account.
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          Bank accounts of political party committeesDefinition of Federal Election Activity (FEA)Funding Federal Election Activity (FEA)Administrative expenses of party committeePurposes of disbursements From the FEC Record Commission seeks comment on petition for rulemaking on activities of state, district and local political party committees (2016)
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 Continue learning about this topic FECFile for PACs and party committees: Entering operating expenditures and contributions to candidates
 Legal citations Regulations 11 CFR 100.24(b)(4)Definition of Federal Election Activity; type 4 FEA 11 CFR 106.7(a)Disbursements by national party committee made from federal account 11 CFR 106.7(d)Costs allocable by State, district, and local party committees between federal and nonfeederal accounts; Allocation percentages, ratios, and recordkeeping 11 CFR 300.10(a)National party committees; prohibitions on raising and spending nonfederal funds 11 CFR 300.32(a)(3)State, district and local party committees; Expenditures for activity raising only federal funds 11 CFR 300.33(d)Allocation of costs of federal election activity; Costs of salaries, wages, and fringe benefits


This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public. The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.


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