THE FEDERAL ELECTION
COMMISSION

Wi ECORD

1325 K Street N.W. Washington, D.C. , 20463

March 1976

1976 FIRST-QUARTER INDEX

The Federal Election Commission publishes this 1976 FIRST-QUARTER INDEX as a Supplement to the regular
issues of The FEC Record. in the past year, the Commission has issued and published Proposed Regulations,
Interim Guidelines, Advisory Opinions and Advisory Opinion Requests. This INDEX of Commission activities
includes numerical, subject matter, and publication date notation for each published item. In every case, the
Federal Register Notice Number will be the common reference to each entry.

This FIRST-QUARTER INDEX is intended to supplement the 1975 YEAR-END INDEX as published by the
Commission. The Commission INDEX is cumulative, the YEAR-END Issue being inclusive through Dec. 11, 1975
and the FIRST-QUARTER Issue being inclusive through March 29, 1976.

KEY TO DATES OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
FOR THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
INTERIM GUIDELINES

AND

PROPOSED REGULATIONS
Interim “ Federal Register Notice
Guideline . Date Number
Jan. 31 Annual Report - Reporting Requirements December 17, 1975 1975-91
Proposed
Regulation
Compliance January 15, 1976 1976-4

SUBJECT INDEX TO FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION ADVISORY OPINION REQUESTS AND ADVISORY OPINIONS

Advisory Opinion Advisory
Subjects Requests Opinions

Advertising
Advertising, Non-campaign
Advertising, Requirements
AWAITS ooo icc cece eee cece r eee nett eee ene Eee REESE DEE A SEER ENED ES EE SEES O DEERE ESE EEE EEE ES 85
Bank Contributions .
Bankruptcy... 6. cece cece eee eee eee eden een ee ee eee eee cee teens teen ees 102
Birthday Parties
Campaign Debts .
Candidate appearan
Candidate - Definition
Cash contributions .
Charitable contributior
Check, contributions by .
Connected organization - .
Contributions - Definition .......

Contributions - Limits - Earmarking .



Advisory Opinion Advisory
Subjects Requests Opinions

Contributions - Limits - President 144
Contributions - Limits - Primary Election 53
Corporate contributions (see also Political education commi .39, 50, 94
Corporate contributions - Separate Segregated Fund . .
Corporate property, use of .
Dual candidacy .....
Election - Definition ..
Entertaining expenses
Escrow accounts....
Excess campaign funds .
Expenditures, Allocation
Expenditures, Authorized
Expenditures - Limits - General election .
Family contributions ........ wee
FEC - Advisory Opinions, Applicat
Fees, Agents .
Fees, Attorneys .
Food & beverages as contributions
Franked mail ...
Fundraising costs .
Fundraising lists ..
Government contractors’ contributions
Honorariums .

in-kind contributions (see also Personal services,
Individual contributions .........
“Influencing an election” - Definition
Intern programs .
Loans .......
Multi-candidate political committees
Nominating conventions, National . .
Nominating conventions, National - Delegates’ contributions and expenditures
Nominating conventions, National - Host committees .. .
Nominating conventions, National - Selection of delegates
Nominating conventions, State
Nomination.by petition
Non-profit organizations -
Office accounts
Officers of political committees as candidates .
Officers of political committees - Signature of . 1 5
Partnership contributions . - . 104»

+118, 138, 139
143,
142.

. 1976-1
134

-132, 137
- 1976-2

Personal funds 111
Personal services, ry 100, 124
Political committee - Affiliated .... 344
Political committee - Authorization of . 144
Political committee, County - Contribution. +116
Political committee - Definition . 116, 117... eee eee 81

ical committee - Incorporation of .
Political committee - Organization 95

Political committee, Subordinate - Contributions
Political conferences as contributions........
Political education committees - Contributions
Political party - Minor...
Preemption of State law .
Primary election - Definition .
Raffles .....--.....-.065
Registration of voters - Drives .
Reporting dates............

Reporting requirements, Waiver of .
Reports, Use of ........
Salaries as contributions
Solicitation of contributio
State -Definition.........
State political committee - Organization .

125, 128, 134, 138.
129,
124.

4
134
121

Television broadcastS .... 2.6... cece eee eee eee eter e terete teen eee t eee e etree eens 107
Transfer of campaign funds . +116, 144
Travel expenses . . +112, 123 .... 0.06 eee 87,98

Trust funds. .
U.S. Congress -
U.S. President - Expenditures ... oe
Voluntary employee political donation programs .

+133
116.



KEY TO DATES OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGIS-
TER FOR FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION ADVISORY
OPINIONS AND ADVISORY OPINION REQUESTS

Advisory Opinion Federal Register Notice Advisory Opinion Federal Register Notice
Number Date Number Request Number Date Number
1975-33 dan. 12, 1976 1976-1 1975-112-118 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-92
-36 Dec. 18, 1975 1975-95 -119-121 Dec. 22, 1975 1975-96
-39 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97 -122-124 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-98
-44 Jan. 26, 1976 1976-8 +125 dan. 12, 1976 1976-2
-50 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-90 -127-130 dan. 12, 1976 1976-2
“53 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-90 -131 Jan. 6, 1976 1975-100
-54 Dec. 18, 1975 1975-95 -132-133 Jan, 12, 1976 1976-2
~55 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97 -134-139 Jan. 20, 1976 1976-2
-60 Dec. 18, 1975 1975-95 -140-144 Jan. 22, 1976 1976-9
-61 dan. 12, 1976 1976-1 1976-1 Jan. 12, 1976 1976-3
-63 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-94 2 Jan. 19, 1976 1976-7
-65 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-90
-75 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-94
-81 Jan. 26, 1976 1976-10
-84 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97
-85 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-90 U.S. CODE INDEX
-87 Jan. 20, 1976 1976-5 TO FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION OPINIONS
-89 Jan. 12, 1976 1976-1
91 Feb. 9, 1976 1976-16 Code Section Advisory Opinion
-93 Dec. 16, 1975 1975-90 2 USC §431(d) 1975-81
-94 Feb. 9, 1976 1976-16 2USC 431(e) 1975-63
-95 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97 2USC 432(e) 1975-44
-98 Jan. 29, 1976 1976-13 2USC 433(d) 1975-102
-99 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97 2USC 437b(b) 1975-44
-100 Jan. 26, 1976 1976-8 2USC 438(a)(4) 1975-124
-102 van. 29, 1976 1976-13 2USC 453 1975-124
-104 Feb. 9, 1976 1976-16
-105 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97 18 USC §591(a) 1975-44, 54, 105
* 106 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97 18 USC 591(e) 1975-63, 87, 94
4 -107 Dec. 31, 1975 1975-97 18USC 591(f) 1975-87, 98, 107
-108 Feb. 9, 1976 1976-16 18 USC 591(f)(4)(H) 1975-33
-110 dan. 26, 1976 1976-8 18USC 608(a) 1975-65
“111 Jan. 26, 1976 1976-8 18 USC 608(a)(3) 1975-111
-120 Yan. 29, 1976 1976-13 18USC 608(b) 1975-44, 65, 81
“124 Feb. 9, 1976 1976-16 18USC 608(b)(2) 1975-120, 129
+129 Feb. 9, 1976 1976-16 18USC 608(b)(6) 1975-60
18 USC 608(c) 1975-98
18USC 608(c)(1)(A) 1975-33
18 USC 608(c)(1)(C) 1975-53
18USC 608(c)(2)(B) 1975-44
18USC 610 1975-39, 50, 75, 94
18USC 611 1975-99, 110
18USC 614 1975-104
18USC 616 1975-55, 63, 84, 85, 89, 93
26 USC §9008(d) 1975-91

Published by THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, 1325 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463.
Commissioners are: THOMAS B. CURTIS, Chairman; NEIL STAEBLER, Vice-Chairman; JOAN D. AIKENS;
THOMAS E. HARRIS; VERNON W. THOMSON; ROBERT O. TIERNAN; FRANCIS R. VALEC, Secretary of the
Senate, Ex-Officio; EDMUND L. HENSHAW, JR., Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ex-Officio.

Staff Director - Orlando B. Potter; General Counsel - John G. Murphy, Jr.; Asst. Staff Director for Admin-
istration - Robert Baker; Asst. Staff Director for Disclosure and Compliance - Drew McKay; Asst. Staff
Director for Information Services - Herb Koster; Editor - Carolyn L. Tillotson.

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