Statutes and/or Regulations:

Political Committees :

Definition of Political Committee: 11 C.F.R. § 100.5

Definition of Political Party: 11 C.F.R. § 100.15

Registration, Organization, and Recordkeeping by Political Committees: 11 C.F.R. §§ 102.1 - 100.17

Reports by Political Committees: 11 C.F.R. §§ 104.1 - 104.20

Coordinated and Independent Expenditures: 11 C.F.R. §§ 109.30-109.37

State Party Committees:

Definition: 11 C.F.R. § 100.14

Contribution limitations for affiliated committees and political party committees;

Transfers: 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(b)(3)

Coordinated party expenditure limits: 11 C.F.R. § 109.32

Prohibitions on fundraising for and donating to certain tax-exempt organizations: 11 C.F.R. § 300.37

Prohibited fundraising by State, district, or local party committees: 11 C.F.R. § 300.51

Local Party Committees:

Definition: 11 C.F.R. § 100.14

Prohibited fundraising by State, district, or local party committees: 11 C.F.R. § 300.51

Political Committee: 11 C.F.R. § 100.5(c)

Contribution limitations for affiliated committees and political party committees;

Transfers: 11 C.F.R. § 110.3(b)(3)

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

Slate cards and sample ballots: 11 C.F.R. §§ 100.80; 100.140

Voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities for Presidential candidates:

11 C.F.R. §§ 100.89; 100.149

Related Forms:

FEC Form 1 Statement of Organization filed by candidates, parties and PACs; FEC Form 1 Instructions

FEC Form 4 filed by committees or organizations supporting a national nominating convention; FEC Form 4 Instructions

Commentary:

"Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees and the BCRA Supplement," the FEC

"Local Party Activity, " FEC Brochure

"Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees," the FEC

"Campaign Guide for Nonconnected Committees," the FEC

"Lessons Learned from McConnell v. FEC: An Analysis by Key Participants in this Historic Supreme Court Case," the Campaign Legal Center

Background to independent expenditures The Center for Responsive Politics

Relationship Between State and National Parties The Campaign Finance Institute

Where does state party spending go? The Campaign Finance Institute

State Party Money Race The Center for Public Integrity

Reports:

Political Parties post-BCRA Michael Malbin

State Party Activity The Center for Public Integrity

Party Lines Study The Center for Public Integrity

House and Senate Independent Expenditures The Campaign Finance Institute

Independent and Coordinated Expenditure graphs The Campaign Finance Institute

Donor profiles for independent expenditures The Center for Responsive Politics

Other General Reference Materials:

DNC: http://www.democrats.org/

NRC: http://www.rnc.org/

Soft-money donor search The Center for Public Integrity