REPORT OF COMMUNICATION COSTS
BY CORPORATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
1. (a) NAME OF ORGANIZATION
(b) ADDRESS (Number and Street)
(c) CITY, STATE AND ZIP CODE
2. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (Assigned by FEC)
3. TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (Check Appropriate Box)
Corporation Trade Association
Labor Organization Cooperative
Membership Organization Corporation without
capital stock
4. TYPE OF REPORT (Check One):
(a) April 15 Quarterly Report July 15 Quarterly Report October 15 Quarterly Report
12 Day Pre-General Election Report held on in the State of .
January 31 Year End Report
(b) Is this Report an Amendment? YES NO
SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATION COSTS
Type of
Communica-
tion
Class or Category
Communicated
With
Date(s) of
Communica-
tion
Check One
Support Oppose
Identify Candidate, Office Sought,
District and State, and Whether for
Primary or General Election
Cost of Communication
(Per Candidate)
Direct Mail
Telephone
Telegram
Other:
(Specify)
Executive/
Administrative
Personnel
Stockholders
Members
Direct Mail
Telephone
Telegram
Other:
(Specify)
Executive/
Administrative
Personnel
Stockholders
Members
(NOTE: For additional communications, attach separate sheets containing the same information as above.)
TOTAL COMMUNICATION COSTS FOR THIS PERIOD $
WHERE TO FILE:
Federal Election Commission
1050 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20463
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Election Commission
Toll Free: 800-424-9530
Local: 202-694-1100
(date)
NOTE: Submission of false, erroneous, or incomplete information may subject the person signing this report to penalties of 2 U.S.C. §437g.
Type or Print Name Signature and Title of Person Designated to Sign This Report Date
I certify that I have examined this report and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct and complete.
FEC FORM 7 (2/2001)
5. THIS REPORT COVERS THE PERIOD THROUGH
FE1AN069.PDF
Page 1, Federal Election Commission (Revised 2/2001)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEC FORM 7
FE1AN070
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Instructions for Report of Communication Costs By Corporations and
Membership Organizations (FEC FORM 7)
52 U.S.C. § 30118 allows “commu-
nications by a corporation to its stock-
holders and executive or administrative
personnel and their families or by a
labor organization to its members and
their families on any subject,” including
the express advocacy of the election or
defeat of any Federal candidate. Further,
52 U.S.C. § 30101(9)(B)(iii) requires
that the costs of such communications
be reported to the Federal Election Com-
mission under certain circumstances.
This section states in pertinent part:
“…the costs incurred by a member-
ship organization (including a labor
organization) or by a corporation di-
rectly attributable to a communication
expressly advocating the election or
defeat of a clearly identied candidate
(other than a communication primarily
devoted to subjects other than the ex-
press advocacy of the election or defeat
of a clearly identied candidate), shall,
if those costs exceed $2,000 per election,
be reported to the Commission.”
For the purpose of interpreting these
provisions of law, the Commission’s
regulations provide the following de-
nitions:
(i) “Labor organization” means an
organization of any kind (any local, na-
tional, or international union, or any lo-
cal or State central body of a federation
of unions is each considered a separate
labor organization for purposes of this
section) or any agency or employee rep-
resentative committee or plan, in which
employees participate and which exists
for the purpose, in whole or in part,
of dealing with employers concerning
grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates
of pay, hours of employment or condi-
tions of work.
(ii) “Stockholder” means a person
who has a vested benecial interest in
stock, has the power to direct how that
stock shall be voted, if it is voting stock,
and has the right to receive dividends.
100.8(b)(4) and 114.3 of the Commis-
sion’s regulations shall report to the Fed-
eral Election Commission, 1050 First
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20463
on FEC FORM 7 such costs which are
directly attributable to any communica-
tion expressly advocating the election or
defeat of a clearly identied candidate
(other than a communication primar-
ily devoted to subjects other than the
election or defeat of a clearly identied
candidate), if such costs exceed $2,000
for any election.
WHAT MUST BE REPORTED
Each report led under 11 CFR 104.6
of the Commission’s regulations must
include, for each communication:
(1) The type of communication
(such as direct mail, telephone or tele-
gram);
(2) The class or category commu-
nicated with (Executive/Administrative
Personnel, Stockholders, Members);
(3) The date(s) of the communica-
tion;
(4) Whether the communication
was in support of, or in opposition to, a
particular candidate;
(5) The name of the candidate, the
ofce sought (and the district and state
of the ofce, if applicable), and whether
the communication was for the primary
or general election; and
(6) The cost of the communication.
Generally, the total cost of a com-
munication which advocates the election
or defeat of more than one candidate
should be allocated to and reported for
each candidate in equal proportions. If,
however, one or more candidates are
emphasized, the cost should be allo-
cated and reported to reect the benet
reasonably expected to be derived by
each candidate.
(iii) “Executive or administrative per-
sonnel” means individuals employed by
a corporation who are paid on a salary
rather than hourly basis and who have
policy-making, managerial, professional
or supervisory responsibilities.
(iv) “Members” means all persons
who are currently satisfying the require-
ments for membership in a membership
organization, trade association, coopera-
tive or corporation without capital stock
and in the case of the labor organization,
persons who are currently satisfying
the requirements for membership in a
local, national or international labor
organization. Members of a local union
are considered to be members of any
national or international union of which
the local union is a part and of any fed-
eration with which the local, national or
international union is afliated. A person
is not considered a member under this
denition if the only requirement for
membership is a contribution to a sepa-
rate segregated fund.
(v) “Election” means two separate
processes in a calendar year, to each of
which the $2,000 threshold described
above applies separately. The rst pro-
cess is comprised of all primary elec-
tions for Federal ofce, wherever and
whenever held; the second process is
comprised of all general elections for
Federal ofce, wherever and whenever
held. The term “election” also includes
each special election held to ll a va-
cancy in a Federal ofce or each run-off
election.
(vi) “Corporation” means any sepa-
rately incorporated entity, whether or
not afliated.
WHO MUST FILE
Every membership organization
(including a labor organization) or cor-
poration which makes disbursements
for communications pursuant to 11 CFR
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEC FORM 7
FE1AN070
WHEN TO REPORT
Organizations required to report
under 11 CFR 104.6(a) of the Commis-
sion’s regulations must le such reports
during a calendar year in which a regu-
larly scheduled general election is held.
Such reports must be led quarterly and,
with respect to any general election, a
12 Day Pre-General Election Report
must also be led. The organization is
required to le reports beginning with
the rst reporting period during which
the aggregate cost for such communi-
cations exceeds $2,000 per election as
dened in 11 CFR 104.6(a)(1) of the
Commission’s regulations, and for each
period thereafter in which the organiza-
tion makes additional disbursements in
connection with the same election.
Quarterly reports must be led
no later than April 15, July 15, October
15 and January 31 of the following
calendar year. Each such report must
disclose all transactions from the last
report led through the last day of the
calendar quarter.
A 12 Day Pre-General Election
Report must be led no later than the
12th day before the general election
and must include all transactions from
the closing date of the last report led
through the 20th day before the election.
A 12 Day Pre-General Election Report
sent by certied or registered mail must
be mailed no later than the 15th day
before the election.
A document is timely led upon de-
livery to the Federal Election Commis-
sion by the close of the prescribed ling
date or upon deposit as registered or
certied mail in an established U.S. Post
Ofce postmarked no later than mid-
night of the day the report is due, except
that the 12 Day Pre-General Election
Report so mailed must be postmarked
no later than midnight of the 15th day
before the date of the election. Reports
sent by rst class mail must be received
by the Federal Election Commission by
the close of business of the prescribed
ling date to be timely led.