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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #5820

ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR REFORM NOW ("ACORN")

Summary

RESPONDENTS: Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN); Project Vote

COMPLAINANT: Iglesias, Manuel E.

SUBJECT: Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in the above-captioned matter:MUR 5820:1. Find no reason to believe that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and Project Vote/Voting for America failed to register as political committees and failed to file disclosure reports, in violation of 2 U.S.C. §§ 433 and 434(a).2. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated October 1, 2007; subject to revision pursuant to the meeting discussion.3. Approve the appropriate letters.4. Close the file. MUR 5843:1. Dismiss the allegations that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and Give Missourians a Raise, Inc. and Sherwin Carroll, in his official capacity as Treasurer, failed to register as political committees and failed to file disclosure reports, in violation of 2 U.S.C. §§ 433 and 434(a). 2. Approve the appropriate letters.3. Close the file.MUR 5859:1. Find no reason to believe that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or Lois Murphy for Congress Committee and Katherine A. Rowe, in her official capacity as Treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. § 441b.2. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the General Counsel's Report dated October 1, 2007.3. Approve the appropriate letters.4. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No Reason to Believe Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) 2 U.S.C. §433
2 U.S.C. §434(a)
Project Vote 2 U.S.C. §433
2 U.S.C. §434(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 11/17/2006 Response from Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and Project Vote/Voting for America 71 KB
11/16/2006 Response from Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and Project Vote/Voting for America 5 MB
10/18/2006 Grant of Extension of Time to ACORN and Project Vote 54 KB
10/12/2006 Request for Extension of Time from Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and Project Voter 45 KB
10/10/2006 Designation of Counsel from Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and Project vote 100 KB
09/19/2006 Complaint 6 MB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 11/06/2007 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now; Project Vote/Voting for America 296 KB
11/06/2007 Notification to Manuel I. Iglesias 292 KB
Certifications 10/10/2007 Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN); Project Vote/Voting for America 74 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN)
Previous respondent Project Vote
Complainant Iglesias, Manuel E.
Respondent's counsel Kingsley, Elizabeth, Esq.
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