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- In the election politics of the United States, an exploratory committee is an organization established to help determine whether a potential candidate should run for an elected office. They are most often cited in reference to candidates for president of the United States prior to campaign announcements and the primaries. Forming an exploratory committee for president almost always precedes an official candidacy, though some, such as Paul Wellstone in 2000 and Evan Bayh in 2008, have declined to formally run. Exploratory committees may be governed by law. For example, the District of Columbia legally defines Exploratory Committees as (in DC Official Code § 1-1101.01(6)(B)(vi)): Exploratory, draft or "testing the waters" committees are formed solely for the purpose of determining the feasibility of an individual’s candidacy for office. The activities of exploratory committees may include polling, travel, and telephone calls to determine whether the individual should become a candidate. NPR reporter Ron Elving described the use of exploratory committees in his story, "Declaring for President is a Dance of Seven Veils," which aired on December 5, 2006. He wrote: The exploratory committee has been around for decades, and technically it creates a legal shell for a candidate who expects to spend more than $5,000 while contemplating an actual run. Under the rules, exploratory money may be raised without the full disclosure of sources required of true candidates. Only when the candidate drops the exploratory label does the full responsibility of transparency apply. Candidates use an exploratory committee as not only a transitional phase for their bookkeeping but as an extra claim on media attention. Some of the most skillful handlers like to leak word that their candidate is testing the waters, then leak word that he or she is thinking about forming an exploratory committee. Additional "news" can be made when the same candidate actually forms such a committee and registers with the Federal Election Commission. Yet a fourth round of attention may be generated when the word exploratory gets dropped from the committee filing. (en)
- Een verkennend comité (Engels: exploratory committee) is, in de Amerikaanse politiek, een organisatie met als doel te bepalen of een kandidaat zou moeten deelnemen aan (voor-)verkiezingen voor een politieke functie, bijvoorbeeld die van President van de Verenigde Staten. Onder deze organisatievorm mag een kandidaat fondsen werven zonder aan de strikte regels te voldoen die gelden voor officiële kandidaten. Een verkennend comité moet wel aangemeld zijn bij de Federale Verkiezingscommissie (Federal Election Committee) die toezicht houdt op campagne-financiering. (nl)
- 试探委员会（英語：Exploratory committee）在美国的选举政治中，是一種旨在帮助潜在候选人應否參選公職的組織。 尽管有些潛在候选人（例如2008年的埃文·贝）已拒绝登記竞选，但也曾组建试探委员会測試民意。 试探委员会可能受到法律約束。例如，哥伦比亚特区在法律上将试探委员会定义为（在哥伦比亚特区地方法律§1-1101.01（6）（B）（vi）中）： 成立試探，起草或“试水”委员会仅是为了确定个人竞选公职的可行性。试探委员会的活动可能包括民调、遊歷和电话調查，以确定个人是否參選。 (zh)
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- Een verkennend comité (Engels: exploratory committee) is, in de Amerikaanse politiek, een organisatie met als doel te bepalen of een kandidaat zou moeten deelnemen aan (voor-)verkiezingen voor een politieke functie, bijvoorbeeld die van President van de Verenigde Staten. Onder deze organisatievorm mag een kandidaat fondsen werven zonder aan de strikte regels te voldoen die gelden voor officiële kandidaten. Een verkennend comité moet wel aangemeld zijn bij de Federale Verkiezingscommissie (Federal Election Committee) die toezicht houdt op campagne-financiering. (nl)
- 试探委员会（英語：Exploratory committee）在美国的选举政治中，是一種旨在帮助潜在候选人應否參選公職的組織。 尽管有些潛在候选人（例如2008年的埃文·贝）已拒绝登記竞选，但也曾组建试探委员会測試民意。 试探委员会可能受到法律約束。例如，哥伦比亚特区在法律上将试探委员会定义为（在哥伦比亚特区地方法律§1-1101.01（6）（B）（vi）中）： 成立試探，起草或“试水”委员会仅是为了确定个人竞选公职的可行性。试探委员会的活动可能包括民调、遊歷和电话調查，以确定个人是否參選。 (zh)
- In the election politics of the United States, an exploratory committee is an organization established to help determine whether a potential candidate should run for an elected office. They are most often cited in reference to candidates for president of the United States prior to campaign announcements and the primaries. Forming an exploratory committee for president almost always precedes an official candidacy, though some, such as Paul Wellstone in 2000 and Evan Bayh in 2008, have declined to formally run. (en)
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