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PACs are limited in giving five thousand dollars for the primary, five thousand dollars for the general election

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)

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Why we checked itA specific dollar figure about PAC contribution limits that can be verified against FEC regulations
What we foundThe $5,000-per-election limit applies specifically to 'multicandidate' PACs; non-multicandidate PACs are subject to a lower, inflation-adjusted limit of $3,500 per election for the current cycle.
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