93 STAT. 1344
PUBLIC LAW 96-187—JAN. 9, 1980
signs) used by such committee in connection with volunteer activities on behalf of nominees of such party: Provided, That— "(1) such payments are not for the costs of campaign materials or activities used in connection with any broadcasting, newspaper, magazine, billboard, direct mail, or similar type of general public communication or political advertising; "(2) such payments are made from contributions subject to the limitations and prohibitions of this Act; and "(3) such payments are not made from contributions designated to be spent on behalf of a particular candidate or particular candidates; "(ix) the payment by a State or local committee of a political party of the costs of voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities conducted by such committee on behalf of nominees of such party for President and Vice President: Provided, That— "(1) such payments are not for the costs of campaign materials or activities used in connection with any broadcasting, newspaper, magazine, billboard, direct mail, or similar type of general public communication or political advertising; "(2) such payments are made from contributions subject to the limitations and prohibitions of this Act; and "(3) such payments are not made from contributions designated to be spent on behalf of a particular candidate or candidates; and "(x) payments received by a political party committee as a condition of ballot access which are transferred to another political party committee or the appropriate State official. "(10) The term 'Commission' means the Federal Election Commission. "(11) The term 'person' includes an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons, but such term does not include the Federal Government or any authority of the Federal Government. "(12) The term 'State' means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States. "(13) The term 'identification' means— "(A) in the case of any individual, the name, the mailing address, and the occupation of such individual, as well as the name of his or her employer; and "(B) in the case of any other person, the full name and address of such person. "(14) The term 'national committee' means the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the dayto-day operation of such political party at the national level, as determined by the Commission. "(15) The term 'State committee' means the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-today operation of such political party at the State level, as determined by the Commission. "(16) The term 'political party' means an association, committee, or organization which nominates a candidate for election to any Federal office whose name appears on the election ballot as the candidate of such association, committee, or organization. "(17) The term 'independent expenditure' means an expenditure by a person expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly
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