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PUBLIC LAW 93-376-AUG. 14, 1974

[88 STAT.

he, has (1) obtained or authorized any other person to obtain nominating petitions to qualify himself for nomination for election, or election, to office. (2) received contributions or made expenditures, or has given his consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures, with a view to bringing about his nomination for election, or election, to office, or (3) reason to know, or knows, that any other person has received contributions or made expenditures for that purpose, and has not notified that person in writing to cease receiving contributions or making expenditures for that purpose. A person who is deemed to be a candidate for the purposes of this Act shall not be deemed, solely by reason of that status, to be a candidate for the purposes of any other Federal law. (c) The term ''office" means the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia. Chairman or member of the Council of the District of Columbia, member of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, or an official of a political party. (d) The term "official of a political party" means— (1) national committeemen and national committeewomen; (2) delegates to conventions of political parties nominating candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States: (8) alternates to the officials referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above, where permitted by political party rules; and (4) such members and officials of local committees of political parties as may be designated by the duly authorized local committees of such parties for election, by public ballot, at large or by ward in the District of Columbia. (e) The term "political committee" means any committee (including a principal campaign committee), club, association, organization, or othei- group of individuals organized for the purpose of. or engaged in. promoting or opposing a political party or the nomination or election of an individual to office. (f) The term "contribution" means— (1) a gift, subscription (including any assessment, fee, or meml>ership dues), loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value, made for the purpose of financing, directly or indirectly, the election campaign of a candidate or any operations of a political committee; (2) a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for any such purpose; (3) a transfer of funds between political committees; or (4) the payment, by any person other than a candidate or political committee, of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to s^^ch candidate or committee without charge, or for less than reasonable value, for any such purpose or the furnishing of goods, advertising, or services to a candidate's campaign without charge, or at a rate which is less than the rate normally charged for such services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such term shall not be construed to include (A) services provided without compensation, by individuals

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