11 CFR § 9032.6 - Matching payment period.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t11/s9032.6"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "11 CFR § 9032.6 - Matching payment period."
title_number: 11
title_name: "Federal Elections"
section_number: "9032.6"
section_name: "Matching payment period."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING FUND"
part_number: "9032"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "26 U.S.C. 9032 and 9039(b)."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 35929, July 29, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "9032"
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# 9032.6 Matching payment period.
*Matching payment period* means the period beginning January 1 of the calendar year in which a Presidential general election is held and may not exceed one of the following dates:
(a) For a candidate seeking the nomination of a party which nominates its Presidential candidate at a national convention, the date on which the party nominates its candidate.
(b) For a candidate seeking the nomination of a party which does not make its nomination at a national convention, the earlier of—
(1) The date the party nominates its Presidential candidate, or
(2) The last day of the last national convention held by a major party in the calendar year.