PART 9002—DEFINITIONS Authority: 26 U.S.C. 9002 and 9009(b). Source: 56 FR 35911, July 29, 1991, unless otherwise noted. § 9002.1 Authorized committee. (a) Notwithstanding the definition at 11 CFR 100.5, authorized committee (b) Any withdrawal of an authorization shall be in writing and shall be addressed and filed in the same manner provided for at 11 CFR 102.12 or 102.13. (c) Any candidate nominated by a political party may designate the national committee of that political party as that candidate's authorized committee in accordance with 11 CFR 102.12(c). (d) For purposes of this subchapter, references to the “candidate” and his or her responsibilities under this subchapter shall also be deemed to refer to the candidate's authorized committee(s). § 9002.2 Candidate. (a) For the purposes of this subchapter, candidate (1) Has been nominated by a major party for election to the office of President of the United States or the office of Vice President of the United States; or (2) Has qualified or consented to have his or her name appear on the general election ballot (or to have the names of electors pledged to him or her on such ballot) as the candidate of a political party for election to either such office in 10 or more States. For the purposes of this section, political party (b) An individual who is no longer actively conducting campaigns in more than one State pursuant to 11 CFR 9004.8 shall cease to be a candidate for the purpose of this subchapter. § 9002.3 Commission. Commission [56 FR 35911, July 29, 1991, as amended at 82 FR 60854, Dec. 26, 2017] § 9002.4 Eligible candidates. Eligible candidates § 9002.5 Fund. Fund § 9002.6 Major party. Major party candidate § 9002.7 Minor party. Minor party candidate § 9002.8 New party. New party § 9002.9 Political committee. For purposes of this subchapter, political committee § 9002.10 Presidential election. Presidential election § 9002.11 Qualified campaign expense. (a) Qualified campaign expense (1) Incurred to further a candidate's campaign for election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States; (2) Incurred within the expenditure report period, as defined under 11 CFR 9002.12, or incurred before the beginning of such period in accordance with 11 CFR 9003.4 to the extent such expenditure is for property, services or facilities to be used during such period; and (3) Neither the incurrence nor the payment of such expenditure constitutes a violation of any law of the United States, any law of the State in which such expense is incurred or paid, or any regulation prescribed under such Federal or State law, except that any State law which has been pre-empted by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, shall not be considered a State law for purposes of this subchapter. An expenditure which constitutes such a violation shall nevertheless count against the candidate's expenditure limitation if the expenditure meets the conditions set forth at 11 CFR 9002.11(a) (1) and (2). (b)(1) An expenditure is made to further a Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate's campaign if it is incurred by or on behalf of such candidate or his or her authorized committee. For purposes of 11 CFR 9002.11(b)(1), any expenditure incurred by or on behalf of a Presidential candidate of a political party will also be considered an expenditure to further the campaign of the Vice Presidential candidate of that party. Any expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the Vice Presidential candidate will also be considered an expenditure to further the campaign of the Presidential candidate of that party. (2) An expenditure is made on behalf of a candidate if it is made by— (i) Any authorized committee or any other agent of the candidate for the purpose of making an expenditure; or (ii) Any person authorized or requested by the candidate, by the candidate's authorized committee(s), or by an agent of the candidate or his or her authorized committee(s) to make an expenditure; or (iii) A committee which has been requested by the candidate, the candidate's authorized committee(s), or an agent thereof to make the expenditure, even though such committee is not authorized in writing. (3) Expenditures that further the election of other candidates for any public office shall be allocated in accordance with 11 CFR 106.1(a) and will be considered qualified campaign expenses only to the extent that they specifically further the election of the candidate for President or Vice President. A candidate may make expenditures under this section in conjunction with other candidates for any public office, but each candidate shall pay his or her proportionate share of the cost in accordance with 11 CFR 106.1(a). (4) Expenditures by a candidate's authorized committee(s) pursuant to 11 CFR 9004.6 for the travel and related ground service costs of media shall be qualified campaign expenses. Any reimbursement for travel and related services costs received by a candidate's authorized committee shall be subject to the provisions of 11 CFR 9004.6. (5) Legal and accounting services which are provided solely to ensure compliance with 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq. et seq. (c) Except as provided in 11 CFR 9034.4(e), expenditures incurred either before the beginning of the expenditure report period or after the last day of a candidate's eligibility will be considered qualified campaign expenses if they meet the provisions of 11 CFR 9004.4(a). Expenditures described under 11 CFR 9004.4(b) will not be considered qualified campaign expenses. [56 FR 35911, July 29, 1991, as amended at 60 FR 31872, June 16, 1995; 67 FR 78682, Dec. 26, 2002; 79 FR 77850, Dec. 29, 2014] § 9002.12 Expenditure report period. Expenditure report period (a) In the case of a major party, the expenditure report period begins on September 1 before the election or on the date on which the major party's presidential nominee is chosen, whichever is earlier; and the period ends 30 days after the Presidential election. (b) In the case of a minor or new party, the period will be the same as that of the major party with the shortest expenditure report period for that Presidential election as determined under paragraph (a) of this section. § 9002.13 Contribution. Contribution [56 FR 35911, July 29, 1991, as amended at 67 FR 78682, Dec. 26, 2002; 79 FR 77850, Dec. 29, 2014] § 9002.14 Secretary. Secretary § 9002.15 Political party. Political party