MUR #7330
UTAH LOVE PAC f/k/a/ FRIENDS OF MIA LOVESummary
RESPONDENTS: Utah Love PAC f/k/a Friends of Mia Love; Bird, MIke; Carlin, Robert F.; Love, Mia; Utah Republican Party
COMPLAINANTS: American Democracy Legal Fund; Woodhouse, Brad
SUBJECT: Contributions-Excessive; Disclaimer; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Find reason to believe that Utah Love PAC f/k/a Friends of Mia Love and
Robert Carlin in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §
30116(f).
b. Find reason to believe that Utah Love PAC f/k/a Friends of Mia Love and
Robert Carlin in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §
30104(b).
c. Find reason to believe that Utah Republican Party and Mike Bird in his
official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C.
§ 30116(a)(2)(A).
d. Find reason to believe that Utah Republican Party and Mike Bird in his
official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C.
§ 30104(b)(4) and (8).
e. Find reason to believe that Utah Republican Party and Mike Bird in his
official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C.
§ 30120(a)(2).
f. Take no action at this time as to Mia Love.
g. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First General
Counsel’s Report dated October 25, 2018, subject to the edits to the Factual
and Legal Analyses circulated by Commissioner Weintraub’s Office on February
22, 2021 at 12:55 p.m.
h. . . . REDACTED . . .
i. . . . REDACTED . . .
j. . . . REDACTED . . .
k. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Dismiss the allegations pursuant to the Commission’s prosecutorial
discretion under Heckler v. Chaney.
b. Close the file.
c. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Send the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Dismissed-Other | Utah Republican Party |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(4) and (8)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)(2)(A) 52 U.S.C. §30120(a)(2) |
|
Utah Love PAC f/k/a Friends of Mia Love |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) |
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Bird, MIke |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)(4) and (8)
52 U.S.C. §30116(a)(2)(A) 52 U.S.C. §30120(a)(2) |
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Love, Mia | |||
Carlin, Robert F. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(b)
52 U.S.C. §30116(f) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | Utah Love PAC f/k/a Friends of Mia Love |
Previous respondent | Bird, MIke |
Carlin, Robert F. | |
Love, Mia | |
Utah Republican Party | |
Complainant | American Democracy Legal Fund |
Woodhouse, Brad | |
Respondent's counsel | Sanderson, Matthew |