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FmEBAL ELECTIOY Couu1ss10~, ·· . Wa,hington,D.O. 

Hon. CARL ALBERT, 

§p«zk~r of tl,e Howe of_ Repruentative,, 

Waahmgton, D.O. .. · . _ 

DEAR lla. SPEAKER: In accordance with § 316( c) of the Federal 

Election Campaign . ..\ct of.1971, as amended, 2 U.S.C. § 438, the Federal Election Oommi~ion transmits herewith an nmendment to its . proposed Disclosure Repation, with an explo.nntion and justification, . which treats the allocation of polling expenses, § 106.4. . · . This proposed amendment was_published for·.comment in the Fe(leral, Regl,ter on July 9, 1976 (41 FR 28413). "~ritten·comments were 

received ancl reYiewed, and are reflected in this amendment. 

It is the Commission's hope that this amendmPnt to t.he Disclosure 

Regulation will provide -persons subject to this Act· with a readable , nnd practical guide for effective· participation in the Federal election,· 

_· process. · We t~1st they will ~ist persons subject to the Act, and the · 

public in general, in going forward with thn campaign process in a 

mnnner in which. all citizens may have confidence. · · Sincerely yours, · · · 

. VERNON .w. THOMSON, 

Ohai'rlM,n for tlie · ·. Federal Election Oommil8io11. 

Enclosure. 

§ 106-4 Allocation of polling ··ezpe'llse& 

(a) The purcl1nse of opinion ~11 results .by a candidate 01· n candi- -· . 

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. date'~ authorized P.olitical comm1t~ee or ~~nt is nn _e~p·enditurc by the 

candidate. Regarding the purchase of opuuon ~11 results for the pnr- . 11osc of detemiining whether nn individual should become a cnndidate,-- ~ee § 100.7 (b) (2). .. ·. . . 

(b) The purchase of (?pinion poll re~ults by a polit.ical coi~1mitt<'e or_ .. :: 

other person not.nuthor1zed bv a candidate to mnke e~end1tures and 

t.he subsequent· nccept:mce of the poll results h)· n ~nnd1dnte or a· can- . dicfate's nuthorized politicnl committee or ngent or by n.nother nnnu- -. · thoriz<'d political committc~ is a· contribution in-kind by tbe purchnser 

to the candidate or other political committee· nnd nn expe11diti1re b~· .·· th'; e:indidnt.~ or ot.l1e.r politicnl comrnitteP. R<'~i:,ding tl1e pnrc11a~ ~f - .. opinion poll results for the purpose of determuun~ whether nn md1- : . · \"'1dual snonld Lecome a cnndidntc, ser. § 100.4 (b) (1). The poll re~ults . nrn ncc,~te.d hv n. ~ndidate orJ>ther political committee if thP. cnndi- .... rlnte or t.J1e candidntl''s nuthorized political t'.ommitt<'c or ngcnt or the · otl1<'r nnn.ut.11orized political committeP: . · . · 

(1) requested the poll re~nlts lX'fore th<'ir receipt; . ( 2) nscs th(' poll resn lts: or . . · . · · · _(3). doe~ not. notify thl' contribntor thnt the results nre refused. 

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· ( c) The acceptance of any part of a ·poll's results which part, pdor. · 

to receipt, has been made public without any request, autliorization, 

prearrang~meut, ~r ~oordination by the candidate-rec!pi~t o~ poμt- 1cal comm1ttee-rec1p1ent, shall not be treated as a contr1but1on in-kind 

and expenditure under paragraph (b). ·. ·. . . . 

(d) The purcbase of opinion poll results by an unauthorized ~oliticnl committee for its own use, in whole or in part is an overhead 

expenditure by the political committee 1mder § 106.l(c) (1) to the ex- tent of the benefit derh·ed by the committee. · 

(e) Ihe amount of a contribution under pai:agi·aph (b) or of any. expen'd1t11re under paragraphs (a) and (b) attributable to each cand1- . 

date-recipient or political committee-recipient shall be: · .. (1) that share of the overall cost of the poll wbich is allocable 

to each candidate ( including State and local candidates) or political committee, based upon the cost o.llocation formula of lhe 

polling firm from which the resnlts are purchased. Under this · method the size of the sample, the number of computer column 

codes, the extent of com putP.r" tabulations, and the extent of writ~ - ten analysis and verbal consultation, if applicable; may be usec1 

to determine the shares; or · · · · · 

· (2) an a~ount computed by dividing tbe overall c~st .of .the. -

poll equally among candidates (including State and local candidates) or .. politicar committees receiving the results; or . . 

( 3) a proportion of the overall cost. ~f the poll equal to the 

proportion that the number of question results received by the 

candiclate or political committee benrs to tl1e total number of 

question results received by all candidates (including State o.ncl • 

· local candidates). nnd political committees; or · ' ( 4-- amo,mt compute.d b_y any other method which 1oeason- ably reftects the benefit derived.· · · • 

· ( f) The fh~t candidate ( s) or committee ( s) rcceh·ing poll results . under parn.!!Tnph (b) or (d) and nny cnnclidnte or political committee . receiving· po11 results under pnrn!?rnph (b) within 15 days nfter re- · · ceipt by the initinl recipient(s) ... shnll romputc the amount of the 

contribittion in-kind nnd the espenditnre ns pro·dcled in pnrngrnph. 

( e). . h .h . . b (g) The nmount of t e contr1 ution nnd ~~pend1ture rt>ported y 

:t cnndiclnte or a political ·committe<? receiving poll results under pnra-. 

~raph (b} more thnn 15 dnys nfter receipt of such poll results by the · . initial recipient(s) shn11 be: · . · 

(1) .if the i"E:sults nre re~e~':ed ·dui:in.:g the period 16 to ~9 days following receipt b,· the ·1mtml rec1p1ent(s), 50 percent of the 

amount allocntecl to .. an initinl recipient of the snme results; . (2) if the results nre receiYed durin2 the period 61-180 days_. 

nfte·r receipt bv the initin1 recipient ( s): 5 percent of t]ie :unount 

nllornted to nn initial recipient of the snmc. rt'snlts;. · (3) if tl1e results nre rccciYed more th:m ISO days nfter r<'ccipt 

by the initial recipient(s). no nmount neecl be nflocated. . . - . (h) A contributor of pol] result~ nncll'r pnragrnph (b). sh~ll mnin- . · · tnin rccorcls sufficient· to support the- Ynlnn tion of the contribution ( s) . . ; 

in-kind nnd shnll inform th~ cnndidat<'-recipient{s) 01· politit'•al com- ' ; 

mittcc-reripiei1t ( s) of t.hc vnh1<? of the contribution (s). · · 

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