Individual and PAC Contributions to Candidates, PACS, and State and Local Party Committees
| Recipient |
Candidate |
PAC Multicandidate or Non-Multicandidate |
State and Local Party
Committees1 |
| Contributor | |||
| Individual2 | $2,700/election3 | $5,000/year | $10,000/year |
| Multicandidate PAC4 | $5,000/election | $5,000/year | $5,000/year |
| Non-Multicandidate PAC | $2,700/election | $5,000/year | $10,000/year |
Individual Contribution Limits to National Party Committees
| General Fund | Building Fund | Recount/Legal Fund | Convention Fund | Totals | |
| National Committee | $33,400 | $100,200 | $100,200 | $100,200 | $334,000 |
| Senatorial Committee | $33,400 | $100,200 | $100,200 | NA | $233,800 |
| House Committee | $33,400 | $100,200 | $100,200 | NA | $233,800 |
| TOTAL | $801,600 |
PAC Contribution Limits to National Party Committees
| General Fund | Building Fund | Recount/Legal Fund | Convention Fund | Totals | |
| National Committee | $15,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 | $150,000 |
| Senatorial Committee | $15,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 | NA | $105,000 |
| House Committee | $15,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 | NA | $105,000 |
| TOTAL | $360,000 |
FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS
Semiannual Filers
| Report | Filing Due Date |
| Mid-Year | July 31, 2015 |
| Year-End | January 31, 2016 |
Monthly Filers
| Report | Filing Due Date |
| February to October | 20th of each month |
| Year-End | January 31, 2015 |
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT
| Date | Reports Due |
| April 20, 2015 | First Quarter |
| July 20, 2015 | Second Quarter |
| October 20, 2015 | Third Quarter |
| January 20, 2015 | Fourth Quarter |
| July 30, 2015 | LD-203 Mid-Year |
| February 1, 2016 | LD-203 Year-End |
Footnotes
1. These limits apply to accounts registered with the FEC; different limits apply to a state or local party's non-federal accounts. All state and local committees of a political party in a state share a contribution limit for their federal accounts.
2. Spouses have separate limits. Using a joint account, spouses can contribute to a candidate using a single check, but both spouses must either sign the check or sign an accompanying letter asking that the contribution be allocated between them.
3. The primary, general, special, and runoff elections are each separate elections with separate contribution limits.
4. A multicandidate political committee is defined as a political committee with more than 50 contributors which has been registered for at least six months and has made contributions to five or more candidates for federal office.
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