11 CFR §100.33
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Personal funds of a candidate means the sum of all of the following:
- (a)Assets. Amounts derived from any asset that, under applicable State law, at the time the individual became a candidate, the candidate had legal right of access to or control over, and with respect to which the candidate had—
- (b)Income. Income received during the current election cycle, of the candidate, including:
- (1)A salary and other earned income that the candidate earns from bona fide employment;
- (2)Income from the candidate's stocks or other investments including interest, dividends, or proceeds from the sale or liquidation of such stocks or investments;
- (3)Bequests to the candidate;
- (4)Income from trusts established before the beginning of the election cycle;
- (5)Income from trusts established by bequest after the beginning of the election cycle of which the candidate is the beneficiary;
- (6)Gifts of a personal nature that had been customarily received by the candidate prior to the beginning of the election cycle; and
- (7)Proceeds from lotteries and similar legal games of chance; and
- (c)Jointly owned assets. Amounts derived from a portion of assets that are owned jointly by the candidate and the candidate's spouse as follows: