MUR #4643

RESPONDENTS: Pound, John; Baker, Judy; Chavez, Fabian; Democratic Party Of New Mexico; Democratic Party of New Mexico - Non Federal; Democratic Republican Independent Voter Education Committee; Dukes, Randy; Friends of Eric Serna For Congress (Principal Cmpgn Cmte); Monaldo, Tino; Montoya, Joseph; Sever, Tom; Wood, Diane

COMPLAINANTS: Republican Party of New Mexico; Dendahl, John

SUBJECT: Contributions-Corporations; Contributions-Excessive; Contributions-Labor Unions; Expenditures-Coordinated; Reporting; Non-federal

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in the above-captioned matter: 1. Accept the proposed Stipulation for Entry of Consent Judgment and Order and Judgment in settlement of this case, as recommended in the General Counsel?s Memorandum dated April 13, 2005. 2. Authorize the Office of the General Counsel to sign the proposed Stipulation for Entry of Consent Judgment. 3. Take no further action against John Pound, as treasurer. 4.Close the MUR file as to all respondents and send the appropriate letters.
Decided by vote 5-0 to: (1) Find PCTB that Friends of Eric Serna for Congress violated 2 U.S.C. 441a(f). (2) Approve the conciliation agreement for Friends of Eric Serna for Congress, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated March 8, 2002. (3) Authorize contingent suit authority. (4) Approve the appropriate letters.
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Find PCTB that the Democratic Party of New Mexico--Federal and Judy Baker, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b), 441a(a)(2)(A), 441a(d)(3), 441b, and 11 CFR 102.5(a)(1)(i). (2) Find PCTB that the Democratic Party of New Mexico--Non-Federal (State) and Judy Baker, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b and 11 CFR 102.5(a)(1)(i).
Decided by vote 6-0 to: (1) Authorize contingent suit authority. (2) Approve the appropriate letters.
Decided by vote 6-0 to approve the conciliation agreement for the Democratic Party of New Mexico--Federal and Judy Baker, as treasurer, and the Democratic Party of New Mexico--Non-Federal (State) and Judy Baker, as treasurer, as recommended in the General Counsel Report dated February 22, 2002; subject to the following revisions at Attachment 1 :............REDACTED............
Decided by vote 6-0 to 1. Find RTB that the Democratic Party of New Mexico-Federal and Thomas Atcitty, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b), 441a(a)(2)(A), 441a(d)(3), 441b and 11 CFR 102.5(a)(1)(i). 2. Find RTB that the Democratic Party of New Mexico-Non-Federal (State) and Thomas Atcitty, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b and 11 CFR 102.5(a)(1)(i). 3. Take no action at this time with respect to the GC recommendation to find RTB that Friends of Eric Serna for Congress and John Pound, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 441b. 4. Find RTB that Friends of Eric Serna for Congress and John Pound, as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. 434(b) and 441a(f). 5. Find no RTB that Randy Dukes violated the Act in connection with this matter. 6. Find no RTB that Democratic Republican Independent Voter Education Committee and Tom Sever, as treasurer; Fabian Chavez, Jr.; Diane Wood; Joseph Montoya and Tino Monaldo violated the Act in connection with their contributions to the New Mexico Democratic Party. 7................REDACTED.......... 8. Approve the appropriate Factual and Legal Analyses and the appropriate letters.