Glossary Definition:

Individual Volunteer Activities: Individuals may volunteer their time and services to federal candidates or political committees. Some expenses count toward the individual contribution limits. In these instances, any amount that exceeds the exempt allowance of $1,000 per candidate per election (or $2,000 annually on behalf of all political committees of the same party) is treated as an in-kind contribution and counts toward the individual contribution limit. Other activities do not count toward contribution limits.

Activities subject to contribution limits:

• Event invitations, food and beverages
• Travel expenses related to a party or candidate activity
• Cumulative value of vendor discounts to a party or candidate

• Volunteered time and personal services not reimbursed or
  paid for by a candidate or political party
• Use of an individual's home and living expenses
• Use of a community building if the building is regularly used by community members
  freely for noncommercial events, regardless of political affiliation
• Personal websites to discuss political issues without expressly advocating for or against a candidate so long as there is no coordination with a candidate
• Personal e-mails about candidates and political issues

Statutes and/or Regulations :

Campaign materials distributed by volunteer, exemption:
- for candidate: 11C.F.R. § 100.88(a) and (b)
- for delegate: 11C.F.R. § 100.14(f)(1)
- for party: 11C.F.R. § 100.147 and § 100.11(e)

Church or community room: 11C.F.R. § 100.76 and § 100.136

Corporate/labor facilities and resources used for: 11C.F.R. § 114.2(f); 11C.F.R. § 114.9(a) and (b)

Expenditures made by delegate/delegate committee: 11C.F.R. § 110.14(f)(1) and (i)(1)

Food, beverage and invitations: 11C.F.R. § 100.77 and § 100.137

Living expenses: 11C.F.R. § 100.79 and § 100.139

Personal services and uncompensated services by volunteers: 11C.F.R. § 100.74

Residential premises: 11C.F.R. § 100.75 and § 100.135

Salary owed to committee staff converted to: 11C.F.R. § 116.6

Travel: 11C.F.R. § 100.79 and § 100.139

Use of a volunteer's real or personal property: 11C.F.R. § 100.75

Use of a volunteer's real or personal property: 11C.F.R. § 100.135

Vendor discount of food/beverage: 11C.F.R. § 100.78; § 100.138; and. § 114.1(a)(2)(v)

Volunteer activity for party committees: 11C.F.R. § 100.87 and § 100.147

Volunteer activity for candidates: 11C.F.R. § 100.88 and § 100.148

Related Forms : (Only if your volunteer activities exceed $1,000 per candidate per election and include one or more of the following activities would disclosure regulations apply - event invitations; food & beverages; travel expenses related to a party or candidate activity; or the cumulative value of vendor discounts to a party or candidate.)

FEC Disclosure Form to Report Independent Expenditures:
Form 5 and Instructions