[newberger]

You are WRONG.

Yes, you can donate to the RNC or a PAC but not to hte McCain campaign.

[P-Marlowe]

FEC ANNOUNCES UPDATED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today announced revised contribution limits which have been indexed for inflation and are effective for the 2007-2008 elections for President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives.

During the current election cycle, individuals may contribute up to $2,300 per election to Federal candidates, up to $28,500 per year to national party committees, and a combined total of up to $108,200 during the two year period to all Federal campaigns, parties, and other political committees.  The following table lists the contribution limits for 2007-2008.

	To each candidate or candidate committee per election	To national party committee per calendar year	To state, district & local party committee per calendar year	To any other political committee per calendar year	Special Limits
Individual may contribute	$2,300*	$28,500*	$10,000 (combined limit)	$5,000	$108,200* overall biennial limit: $42,700* to all candidates $65,500* to all PACs and parties
National Party Committee may contribute	$5,000	No limit	No limit	$5,000	$39,900* to Senate candidate per campaign
State, District & Local Party Committee may contribute	$5,000 (combined limit)	No limit	No limit	$5,000 (combined limit)	No limit
PAC (multicandidate) may contribute	$5,000	$15,000	$5,000 (combined limit)	$5,000	No limit
PAC (not multicandidate) may contribute	$2,300*	$28,500*	$10,000 (combined limit)	$5,000	No limit
Candidate Committee may contribute	$2,000	No limit	No limit	$5,000	No limit

* These contribution limits are increased for inflation in odd-numbered years.

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) included provisions that indexed some contribution limits for inflation.  The limit for individuals’ contributions to candidates, for example, was set at $2,000 per election in BCRA and is adjusted at the start of each new election cycle. Adjustments are announced after the Department of Labor determines the inflation rate (i.e., the change in the price index for the relevant period) for the previous election year (in this case 2006). The new limit on contributions from individuals to candidates was effective retroactively to the day after the last general election ended (e.g. November 8, 2006).  Other new limits were retroactively effective January 1, 2007.