Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-102
§30144 Partial Invalidity
Title 52 › Subtitle III — Federal Campaign Finance › CHAPTER 301 — FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 30144
Summary
Keeps the rest of the law valid if one part is ruled invalid.
Full Legal Text
Title 52, §30144
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If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by section 30101 of this title. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 454 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Severability
Pub. L. 107–155, title IV, § 401, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 112, provided that: “If any provision of this Act [see Tables for classification] or amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and
Amendments
made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.”
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
52 U.S.C. § 30144
Title 52, Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102