MUR #4378

RESPONDENTS: National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC); Huckaby, J. Stanley; Kuney, Lorna; Montanans For Rehberg Committee; Rehberg, Dennis

COMPLAINANT: Meloy, Peter Michael

SUBJECT: Expenditures-Coordinated; Non-federal; Reporting

DISPOSITION: Decided by vote 6-0 to: 1. Close the file. 2. Send the appropriate letter
Failed in vote 3-3 to pass a motion to: Find PCTB that the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Stan Huckaby, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f) and 441b and 11 CFR 102.5 by making expenditures in connection with the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Montana from its non-federal accounts.
Failed in vote 3-3 to pass a motion to: Find PCTB that the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Stan Huckaby, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b) by misreporting expenditures for media advertisements aired in connection with the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Montana
Failed in vote 2-3 to pass a motion to: Find PCTB that the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Stan Huckaby, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(h) by making excessive in-kind contributions to Montanans for Rehberg in 1996.
Decided by vote 5-0 to 1. Authorize the subpoenas for depositions to be sent to Ladonna Y. Lee and Eddie Mahe. 2. Approve the appropriate letters, as recommended in the GC Report dated September 30, 1997.
Decided by vote 5-0 to 1. Find RTB that the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Stan Huckaby, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f), 434(b) and 441b, and 11 C.F.R. 102.5(a). 2. Authorize the subpoenas and orders to be sent to Montanans for Rehberg, Dennis R. Rehberg, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee as recommended in the GC April 22, 1997 report. 3. Approve the appropriate letters as recommended in the GC April 22, 1997 report.