MUR #6431

RESPONDENTS: New Hampshire Republican Senate Majority Committee; Flegal, H Scott; Friends of Kelly Ayotte

COMPLAINANT: Buckley, Raymond

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Excessive; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6 - 0 to approve the following actions in MUR 6431:1. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the Memorandum to the Commission dated November 21, 2011.2. Close the file.
The Commission failed on a vote 3-3 to take the following actions in MUR 6431: a. Find no reason to believe that the New Hampshire Republican State Majority Committee violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a or 441b by making excessive in-kind contributions.b. Find no reason to believe that the New Hampshire Republican State Majority Committee violated 2 U.S.C. § 441i(b)(1) by making disbursements for federal election activity from funds not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of the Act. c. Find no reason to believe that the New Hampshire Republican State Majority Committee violated 2 U.S.C. § 441d and 11 C.F.R. § 110.11 by failing to include adequate disclaimers.d. Find no reason to believe that Friends of Kelly Ayotte, and H. Scott Flegal, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441a, 441b, or 434 by knowingly accepting or failing to report an excessive or prohibited in-kind contribution. e. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated August 29, 2011, subject to edits previously circulated and pursuant to the meeting discussion.f. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6431:a. Find no reason to believe that the New Hampshire Republican Senate Majority Committee violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 432, 433, and 434 by failing to organize, register, and report as a political committee, subject to the circulation of a revised Factual and Legal Analysis pursuant to the meeting discussion.