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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6443

AMERICANS FOR COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS

Summary

RESPONDENT: Americans for Common Sense Solutions (527 Political Organization)

COMPLAINANTS: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Expenditures; Svoboda, Brian G., Esq.

SUBJECT: Disclaimer; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6443: 1. :Accept the conciliation agreement with Americans for Common Sense Solutions, as recommended in the General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 6, 2012.. 2). Approve the revised Factual & Legal Analysis and substitute it for the F&LA previously approved in this matter, as recommended in the General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 6, 2012. 3. Approve the appropriate letter. 4. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 6443: 1. Find reason to believe that Americans for Common Sense Solutions violated 2 U.S.C. ยงยง 434(f) and 441d. 2.............................REDACTED................................ 3.Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated June 30, 2011, subject to the modifications to pages 6 and 7 pursuant to the meeting discussion. 4. ..............................REDACTED............................ 5. Approve the appropriate letters.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
Conciliation-PPC $9,000.00 Americans for Common Sense Solutions (527 Political Organization) 2 U.S.C. §434(f)
2 U.S.C. §441d

Documents

Type Date Document
Conciliation and Settlement Agreements 06/18/2012 Americans for Common Sense Solutions 437 KB
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 02/18/2011 Response from Americans for Common Sense Solutions 171 KB
02/04/2011 Grant of Extension of Time to Americans for Common Sense Solutions 23 KB
02/03/2011 Request for Extension of Time from Americans for Common Sense Solutions 25 KB
01/24/2011 Request for Extension of Time and Designation of Counsel from Americans for Common Sense Solutions 72 KB
01/05/2011 Grant of Extension of Time to Americans for Common Sense Solutions 23 KB
12/14/2010 Complaint 94 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 06/18/2012 Notification to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee 202 KB
06/06/2012 Americans for Common Sense Solutions 68 KB
06/30/2011 First General Counsel's Report 462 KB
Certifications 06/14/2012 Americans for Common Sense Solutions 29 KB
09/15/2011 Americans for Common Sense Solutions 26 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent Americans for Common Sense Solutions (527 Political Organization)
Complainant Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Expenditures
Svoboda, Brian G., Esq.
Respondent's counsel Bayes, Michael
Josefiak, Thomas J.
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