knowing kevin gaughan's downsizing is a partisan plan. in some extra reading. i found this:
Exceptions. This rule does not apply to non-partisan activities carried on under all the following conditions:
- The organization making the expenditure is described in section 501(c)(3) and is exempt from tax,
- Its activities are nonpartisan, are not confined to one specific election period, and are carried on in at least five states,
- The organization spends at least 85 percent of its income directly for the active conduct of the exempt purposes or functions for which it is organized and operated;
- The organization receives at least 85 percent of its support (other than gross investment income) from exempt organizations, the general public, governmental units, or any combination of these; it does not receive more than 25 percent of its support (other than gross investment income) from any one exempt organization; and it does not receive more than 50 percent of its support from gross investment income, and
- Contributions to the organization for voter registration drives are not subject to conditions that they may be used only in specified states or other localities of the United States, or that they may be used in only one specific election period.