PUBLIC LAW 107-155—MAR. 27, 2002 116 STAT. 85 or local candidate, or to any other candidate for the State or local office sought by such candidate, or both. "(3) FUNDRAISING EVENTS.— Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(2)(C), a candidate or an individual holding Federal office may attend, speak, or be a featured guest at a fundraising event for a State, district, or local committee of a political party. " (4) PERMITTING CERTAIN SOLICITATIONS. — "(A) GENERAL SOLICITATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, an individual described in paragraph (1) may make a general solicitation of funds on behalf of any organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or has submitted an application for determination of tax exempt status under such section) (other than an entity whose principal purpose is to conduct activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 301(20)(A)) where such solicitation does not specify how the funds will or should be spent. "(B) CERTAIN SPECIFIC SOLICITATIONS. —In addition to the general solicitations permitted under subparagraph (A), an individual described in paragraph (1) may make a solicitation explicitly to obtain funds for carrying out the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 301(20)(A), or for an entity whose principal purpose is to conduct such activities, if— "(i) the solicitation is made only to individuals; and "(ii) the amount solicited from any individual during any calendar year does not exceed $20,000. " (f) STATE CANDIDATES.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—^A candidate for State or local office, individual holding State or local office, or an agent of such a candidate or individual may not spend any funds for a communication described in section 301(20)(A)(iii) unless the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act. " (2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual described in such paragraph if the communication involved is in connection with an election for such State or local office and refers only to such individual or to any other candidate for the State or local office held or sought by such individual, or both.". (b) DEFINITIONS. — Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(20) FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITY. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— The term 'Federal election activity' means— "(i) voter registration activity during the period that begins on the date that is 120 days before the date a regularly scheduled Federal election is held and ends on the date of the election; "(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or generic campaign activity conducted in connection with an election in which a candidate for Federal office
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