52 USC § 30143 - State laws affected

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title: "52 USC § 30143 - State laws affected"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "30143"
section_name: "State laws affected"
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–225, title IV, § 403, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 93–443, title III, § 301, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 107–155, title I, § 103(b)(2), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 87.)"
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# § 30143. State laws affected

**(a)** **In general** Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of this Act, and of rules prescribed under this Act, supersede and preempt any provision of State law with respect to election to Federal office.

**(b)** **State and local committees of political parties** Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a State or local committee of a political party may, subject to State law, use exclusively funds that are not subject to the prohibitions, limitations, and reporting requirements of the Act for the purchase or construction of an office building for such State or local committee.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–225, title IV, § 403, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 93–443, title III, § 301, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 107–155, title I, § 103(b)(2), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 87.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by .

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Amendments

2002— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of this Act” for “The provisions of this Act”, and added subsec. (b).

1974— substituted provision for  and rules thereunder to supersede and preempt any provision of State law with respect to election to Federal office for prior provisions which in former subsec. (a) stated that nothing in  shall be deemed to invalidate or make inapplicable any provision of State law, except where compliance with such provision would result in a violation of  and in former subsec. (b) stated that no provision of State law shall be construed to prohibit any person from taking any action authorized by  or from making any expenditure which he could lawfully make under .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under .

### Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .