---
kind: "section"
citation: "11 C.F.R. § 102.13"
title: "11"
number: "102.13"
heading: "Authorization of political committees (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)(1) and (3))."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/11/102.13"
---

# §102.13. Authorization of political committees (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)(1) and (3)).

- (a)
  - (1) Any political committee authorized by a candidate to receive contributions or make expenditures shall be authorized in writing by the candidate. Such authorization must be filed with the principal campaign committee in accordance with [11 CFR 102.1(b)](/cfr/11/102.1.md?p=b).
  - (2) If an individual fails to disavow activity pursuant to [11 CFR 100.3(a)(3)](/cfr/11/100.3.md?p=a-3) and is therefore a candidate upon notice by the Commission, he or she shall authorize the committee in writing.
- (b) A candidate is not required to authorize a national, State or subordinate State party committee which solicits funds to be expended on the candidate's behalf pursuant to [11 CFR part 109](/cfr/11/part109.md), subpart D.
- (c)
  - (1) No political committee which supports or has supported more than one candidate may be designated as an authorized committee, except that two or more candidates may designate a political committee established solely for the purpose of joint fundraising by such candidates as an authorized committee.
  - (2) For purposes of [11 CFR 102.13(c)](#c), the term support does not include contributions by an authorized committee in amounts aggregating $2,000 or less per election to an authorized committee of any other candidate, except that the national committee of a political party which has been designated as the principal campaign committee of that party's Presidential candidate may contribute to another candidate in accordance with [11 CFR part 109](/cfr/11/part109.md), subpart [D](/cfr/11/subpartD.md) and [11](/cfr/11/subpart11.md) CFR [part 110](/cfr/11/part110.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 15104, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 67 FR 78680, Dec. 26, 2002; 71 FR 54899, Sept. 20, 2006]

### Authority

Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30102, 30103, 30104(a)(11), 30111(a)(8), and 30120.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 15104, Mar. 7, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[45 FR 15104, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 67 FR 78680, Dec. 26, 2002; 71 FR 54899, Sept. 20, 2006]