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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

MUR #6448

NOTOLLS.COM

Summary

RESPONDENTS: NOTOLLS.COM; Madore, David; US Digital

COMPLAINANT: Stone, Alexander

SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Disclaimer; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to take the following actions in MUR 6448:1. Find no reason to believe that NoTolls.com violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 433(a), 434(a) or 441d(a) by failing to register and report as a political committee and failing to include a disclaimer on its website.2. Find no reason to believe that NoTolls.com violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(f).3. Find no reason to believe that David Madore or U.S. Digital violated 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a).4. Dismiss the allegations that NoTolls.com violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441d(a) and 434(c) by failing to include a disclaimer on its "Columbia River" mailer, and failing to file the required independent expenditure report, and caution NoTolls.com.5. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General Counsel's Report dated May 6, 2011.6. Approve the appropriate letters, including a letter cautioning NoTolls.com.7. Close the file.

Disposition

Disposition Penalty Respondent Citation
No RTB Madore, David 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)
NOTOLLS.COM 2 U.S.C. §433(a)
2 U.S.C. §434(a)
2 U.S.C. §434(c)
2 U.S.C. §441d(a)
2 U.S.C. §441a(f)
US Digital 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)

Documents

Type Date Document
Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time 02/17/2011 Response from David Madore 61 KB
01/18/2011 Response from U.S. Digital 61 KB
01/17/2011 Response from NoTolls.com 120 KB
12/20/2010 Complaint 489 KB
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses 07/22/2011 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to David Madore 75 KB
07/22/2011 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to U.S. Digital 71 KB
07/22/2011 Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to NoTolls.com 513 KB
07/22/2011 Notification to Alexander Stone 582 KB
05/06/2011 First General Counsel's Report 647 KB
Certifications 07/19/2011 NoTolls.com; U.S. Digital; David Madore 41 KB

Participants

Relationship Name
Primary respondent NOTOLLS.COM
Previous respondent Madore, David
US Digital
Complainant Stone, Alexander
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