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GIFFORD v. TIERNAN

No. 80-4211.

670 F.2d 882 (1982)

Howard L. GIFFORD, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Robert O. TIERNAN, Chairman, Federal Election Commission, Respondent/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Gifford, pro se.

Jeffrey H. Bowman, Charles N. Steele, Washington, D. C., for respondent/appellee.

Before ANDERSON and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, District Judge.

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Howard Gifford, proceeding in forma pauperis, challenged the constitutionality of a section of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) that defines persons subject to regulation as federal "candidates."1 Appellant argued that Congress had "exceeded its authority to oversee the private citizen who receives contributions with a view to being a Federal candidate."

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