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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 · Sec. 303

Sec. 303. registration of political committees; statements

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## Sec. 303 registration of political committees; statements ###
(a)Each authorized campaign committee shall file a statement of organization no later than 10 days after designation pursuant to section 302(e)(1). Each separate segregated fund established under the provisions of section 316(b) shall file a statement of organization no later than 10 days after establishment. All other committees shall file a statement of organization within 10 days after becoming a political committee within the meaning of section 301(4). ###
(b)The statement of organization of a political committee shall include— ####
(1)the name, address, and type of committee; ####
(2)the name, address, relationship, and type of any connected organization or affiliated committee; ####
(3)the name, address, and position of the custodian of books and accounts of the committee; ####
(4)the name and address of the treasurer of the committee; ####
(5)if the committee is authorized by a candidate, the name, address, office sought, and party affiliation of the candidate; and ####
(6)a listing of all banks, safety deposit boxes, or other depositories used by the committee. ###
(c)Any change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported in accordance with section 302(g) no later than 10 days after the date of the change. ###
(d)####
(1)A political committee may terminate only when such a committee files a written statement, in accordance with section 302(g), that it will no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements and that such committee has no outstanding debts or obligations. ####
(2)Nothing contained in this subsection may be construed to eliminate or limit the authority of the Commission to establish procedures for— #####
(A)the determination of insolvency with respect to any political committee; #####
(B)the orderly liquidation of an insolvent political committee, and the orderly application of its assets for the reduction of outstanding debts; and #####
(C)the termination of an insolvent political committee after such liquidation and application of assets. **[**[52 U.S.C. 30103](/us/usc/t52/s30103)**]** P.L. 92–225, §303, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 14; P.L. 93–443, §§203, 208(c)(3), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1276, 1286; P.L. 96–187, §103, Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1347.
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