11 CFR 100.73
§ 100.73 News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
United States · 11 CFR — Federal Elections · Status: effective
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- 11 CFR 100.73, § 100.73 News story, commentary, or editorial by the media, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/42134
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Any cost incurred in covering or carrying a news story, commentary, or editorial by any broadcasting station (including a cable television operator, programmer or producer), website, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, including any Internet or electronic publication, is not a contribution unless the facility is owned or controlled by any political party, political committee, or candidate, in which case the costs for a news story:
(a) That represents a bona fide news account communicated in a publication of general circulation or on a licensed broadcasting facility; and
(b) That is part of a general pattern of campaign-related news accounts that give reasonably equal coverage to all opposing candidates in the circulation or listening area, is not a contribution.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.