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ARTICLE · 06 FEBRUARY 2023

FEC Updates Contribution Limits For 2023-2024

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The Federal Election Commission has updated federal contribution limits for the 2023-2024 election cycle. Limits that apply to contributions from individuals to federal candidates and national party committees are indexed for inflation.

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The Federal Election Commissionhas updatedfederal contribution limits for the 2023-2024 election cycle. Limits that apply to contributions from individuals to federal candidates (now $3,300/election) and national party committees (now $41,300/year to a main account and $123,900/year to other accounts) are indexed for inflation. They are updated at the beginning of each odd-numbered year.Caplin & Drysdale has composed the chart below and attached that explains these new limits.Download this chart by clickinghere.

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1 A "super PAC" may make only independent expenditures with respect to federal elections and may not make contributions to federal candidates, parties, and traditional PACs.

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