Federal Elections Act of 1960: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Elections of the Committee on House Administration, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2436, H.R. 9924, H.R. 9938, and H.R. 9944 to Revise the Federal Election Laws, to Prevent Corrupt Practices in Federal Elections, and for Other Purposes, Thursday, August 25, 1960U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 39 pages |
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amount obtained ASHMORE behalf calendar candidate for Senator candidate or candidates caucus clean elections clerks of United Code is amended committee or candidate contributions and expenditures December 31 district court duplicating machine duty EDITH GREEN excess filed by subsection filing reports funds between committees House of Representatives includes a contract interstate political committees JOHN LESINSKI legally enforcible MASE multiplying 20 cents name and address nominated or elected number of voters obtained by multiplying overall limitation POLITICAL COMMITTEES SEC political party prescribed President or Vice primary election provisions public inspection Puerto Rico purpose of influencing receipt report or statement reports and statements reports required Resident Commissioner Secretary Senator Hennings Senator or Representative statements available SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS term contribution term political committee tion title 18 total number total sum transfer of funds treasurer United States Code United States district Vice President vice presidential electors votes cast
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Page 16 - ... (b) It shall be the duty of the treasurer of a political committee to keep a detailed and exact account of...
Page 9 - January, a statement containing, complete as of the day next preceding the date of filing — (1) The name and address of each person who has made a contribution to or for such committee in one or more items of the aggregate amount or value, within the calendar year, of $100 or more, together with the amount and date of such contribution ; (2...
Page 9 - expenditure" includes a payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement. whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure. (c) The term "person" includes an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, and any other organization or group of persons.
Page 3 - Clerk between the first and tenth day of each calendar quarter, a statement containing complete as of the day next preceding the date of filing (1) the name and address of each person who has made a contribution of $500 or more...
Page 13 - It is hereby declared to be a pernicious political activity, and it shall hereafter be unlawful, for any person, directly or indirectly, to make contributions in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000, during any calendar year, or in connection with any campaign for nomination or election, to or on behalf of any candidate for an elective Federal office...
Page 11 - ... (6) the total sum of expenditures made by or on behalf of such person during the calendar year. (b) The statements required to be filed by subsection (a) shall be cumulative during the calendar year to which they relate, but where" there has been no change in an item reported in a previous statement only the amount need be carried forward.
Page 9 - It shall be the duty of the treasurer to obtain and keep a receipted bill, stating the particulars, for every expenditure by or on behalf of a political committee exceeding $10 in amount. The treasurer shall preserve all receipted bills and accounts required to be kept by this section for a period of at least two years from the date of the filing of the statement containing such items.
Page 5 - SEC. 309. (a) A candidate, in his campaign for election, shall not make expenditures in excess of the amount which he may lawfully make under the laws of the state in which he is a candidate, nor in excess of the amount which he may lawfully make under the provisions of this title.
Page 15 - contribution" includes a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit, of money, or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable to make a contribution; (e) The term "expenditure...
Page 6 - If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.