If Brett wants to give money to a particular candidate in order to help her get elected to public office, what type of group should he donate to?

The group that Brett must give the money to in order to help the candidate get elected is known as the Political Committee.

To qualify as a Political Committee the group in question must satisfy one of the following criteria:

It must be a committee authorized by the candidate;It must be an association, club or other group of persons that receives contributions or makes expenditures, in excess of $1,000 annually.It must be the local arm of a political party that: receives contributions totalling over 5 thousand dollars annually;contributes or spends a total of 1 thousand dollars annually or pays over five thousand dollars annually for activities that are excluded from the definitions of contribution and expenditure (11 CFR 100.80, 100.87 and 100.89; 11 CFR 100.140, 100.149).  Please note, definition 3 does not apply to a state party committee.

   

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