Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle H— - Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns › Chapter CHAPTER 96— - PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING PAYMENT ACCOUNT › § 9034
A candidate who qualifies for these payments gets a payment equal to each qualifying contribution they receive starting at the beginning of the calendar year before the presidential election year they are running for. Money from one person is matched only up to $250; any amount above $250 from the same person is ignored. "Contribution" means a written gift of money that shows the donor’s full name and mailing address. It does not include subscriptions, loans, advances, deposits, other things of value, or certain items listed elsewhere in the law. All matched payments together cannot be more than 50 percent of the spending limit in section 315(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
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26 U.S.C. § 9034
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73