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Title 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS > Subtitle III—Federal Campaign Finance > CHAPTER 301—FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > SUBCHAPTER I—DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS

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There is established a commission to be known as the Federal Election Commission. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives or their designees, ex officio and without the right to vote, and 6 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than 3 members of the Commission appointed under this paragraph may be affiliated with the same political party.

( Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 306 , formerly § 310, as added Pub. L. 93–443, title II, § 208(a) , Oct. 15, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1280 ; renumbered § 309 and amended Pub. L. 94–283, title I , §§ 101(a)–(d), 105, May 11, 1976 , 90 Stat. 475 , 476, 481; renumbered § 306 and amended Pub. L. 96–187, title I , §§ 105(3), (6), 112(b), Jan. 8, 1980 , 93 Stat. 1354 , 1366; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2 , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2095 ; Pub. L. 105–61, title V, § 512(a) , Oct. 10, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1305 .)

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