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Regulations As part of its role administering campaign finance law, the Commission issues regulations, which are published every year in Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This archive contains 11 CFR and other public materials related to regulations.
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    Changes not included in the 2024 printed edition:ZIP Code Correction; Technical Amendment,89 Fed. Reg. 19729 (March 20, 2024) Effective date: March 20, 2024Price Index Adjustments for Contribution and Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold,89 Fed. Reg. 5534 (January 29, 2024)Effective date: January 1, 2024Civil Monetary Penalties Annual Inflation Adjustments for 2024, 89 Fed. Reg. 697 (January 5, 2024)Effective date: January 5, 2024Technological Modernization, 89 Fed. Reg. 196 (January 2, 2024)Effective date: March 1, 2024Candidate Salaries, 89 Fed. Reg. 5 (January 2, 2024)Effective date: March 1, 2024Changes not included in the 2023 printed edition:Contributions in the Name of Another, 88 Fed. Reg. 33816 (May 25, 2023) Effective date: August 5, 2023Price Index Adjustments for Contribution and Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold, 88 Fed. Reg. 7088 (February 2, 2023)Effective date: January 1, 2023Internet Communication Disclaimers and Definition of "Public Communication," 87 Fed. Reg. 77467 (December 19, 2022)Effective date: March 1, 2023
      
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