Federal Election Activity Law and Legal Definition
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 appears on the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or local office also appears on the ballot);
(iii) a public communication that refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or identified) and that promotes or supports a candidate for that office, or attacks or opposes a candidate for that office (regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates a vote for or against a candidate); or
(iv) services provided during any month by an employee of a State, district, or local committee of a political party who spends more than 25 percent of that individual's compensated time during that month on activities in connection with a Federal election.
2 USCS § 431. See also McConnell v. FEC, 540 U.S. 93 (U.S. 2003).
Legal Definition list
- Federal Election
- Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Program [Education]
- Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan Program [Education]
- Federal Direct PLUS Program [Education]
- Federal Direct Loan Program
- Federal Election Activity
- Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)
- Federal Election Commission (FEC)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Emission Test Procedure
- Federal Employee
Related Legal Terms
- Abnormally Dangerous Activity
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Active Voters [Federal Elections]
- Activity Drivers
- Activity of Multinational Enterprises
- Activity-Based Costing
- Actuarial Documents [Federal Crop Insurance Corporation]
- Actuarially Appropriate [Federal Crop Insurance Corporation]
- Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
- Administrative Governor [Federal Reserve System]
