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      Citation index: Parts 130 - 134 (Presidential primary matching fund regulations)

Citation index: Parts 130 - 134 (Presidential primary matching fund regulations) The citation index lists numerically, then chronologically, all regulations that have a written Explanation and Justification (E&J). For each regulation listed, the index provides the subject and the year the rule took effect. Be aware that a citation may cover different subjects over the years. The conversion tables trace the periodic reorganization and renumbering of regulations. The Appendix lists previous citations for any current regulation that has been renumbered. Users of this index are referred to the Appendix by an asterisk next to the subject category in this index. If the E&J simply explains an amendment to the regulation, but not a change in Commission policy or citation, only the year and the page are given for the E&J. To locate a particular E&J for a regulation, simply look up the citation, then match up the subject and year, and click on the year listed.
 Part 130: Definitions
          
            Part 131: Eligibility for payments
          
            Part 132: Certification and disbursement
          
            Part 133: Termination of payments
          
            Part 134: Examinations and audits
 Part 130: Definitions

  
  
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                            Subsection
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subject
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Year130.1
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Authorized committee
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.2
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Political committee
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.3
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Candidate
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.4
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Commission
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.5
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Matching payment account
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.6
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Matching payment period
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.7
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Primary election
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.8
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Matchable campaign contribution
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (a)(3)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Date of receipt
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (c)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Gift of money made by written instrument
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.9
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Nonmatchable contributions
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.10
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Qualified campaign expense
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977130.11
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    State
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977
 Part 131: Eligibility for payments

  
  
    Citation
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subsection
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subject
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Year131.1
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Candidate agreements
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977131.2
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Candidate certifications; threshold amount
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (d)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Audit
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (f)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Power to cut off matching funds
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977131.3
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Matching payment threshold requirements
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977131.4
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Matching payments in excess of threshold
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977131.5
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Candidate entitlements
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977131.6
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Expenditure limitations
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977
 Part 132: Certification and disbursement

  
  
    Citation
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subsection
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subject
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Year132.1
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Initial certification
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977132.2
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Additional certifications
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977132.3
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Payments and deposits of matching funds
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977132.4
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Insufficient documentation
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977132.5
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Certification review
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977
 Part 133: Termination of payments

  
  
    Citation
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subsection
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subject
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Year133.1
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Continuation of certification
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977133.2
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Ineligibility dates defined
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (a)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    No longer actively campaigning
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (b)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Ineligibility date
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (b)(2)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Contrary finding by Commission
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977133.3
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Use of matching payments; net obligations
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (a)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Use of matching funds
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (b)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Expenses incurred after date of ineligibility
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (c)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Accounting definition of outstanding debts
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (d)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Candidate with no debts after ineligibility
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (e)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Continuation of matching to repay debts
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977133.4
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Determination of inactive candidacy
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (e)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Criteria
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977133.5
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Determination of active candidacy
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977133.6
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Re-establishment of eligibility dates
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977133.7
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Suspension of payments
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977
 Part 134: Examinations and audits

  
  
    Citation
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subsection
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Subject
                        
                    
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Year134.1
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Audit
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977134.2
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Repayments
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (a)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Repayments
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977-
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    (b)
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Commission review and hearing
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977134.3
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    -
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Liquidation of obligations; repayment
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    1977


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