MUR #7343
HIGHWAY 31Summary
RESPONDENTS: Highway 31; Bully Pulpit Interactive; Denise Nelson Voiceovers; Lambe, Rebecca; Nutt Labs; Priorities USA Action; Putnam Partners, LLC; SMP (formerly Senate Majority PAC); Speed, Greg; Still, Edward; Waterfront Strategies; ZUUR
COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; Bathija, Sandhya; Fisher, Brendan M.
SUBJECT: Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Enter into pre-probable cause conciliation with Highway 31 and Edward Still in his official capacity as treasurer.
b. Take no further action as to SMP and Rebecca Lambe in her official capacity as treasurer.
c. Close the file as to SMP and Rebecca Lambe in her official capacity as treasurer.
d. Approve the conciliation agreement, as recommended in the Second General Counsel’s Report dated May 24, 2021.
e. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to:
a. Take no further action as to SMP and Rebecca Lambe in her official capacity as treasurer.
b. Close the file as to SMP and Rebecca Lambe in her official capacity as treasurer.
c. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to:
a. Take no further action with regards to Highway 31 and Edward Still in his official capacity as treasurer.
b. Close the file.
c. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to:
1. Find reason to believe Highway 31 and Edward Still in his official capacity as treasurer failed to report contributions in the form of extensions of credit in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(3)(A).
2. Find no reason to believe Bully Pulpit Interactive, Waterfront Strategies, Denise Nelson Voiceovers, Nutt Labs, Putnam Partners, and ZUUR violated the Act in this matter.
3. Take no action at this time as to the allegation that Highway 31 and Edward Still in his official capacity as treasurer and Senate Majority PAC and Rebecca Lambe in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104 by failing to accurately report contributions in the form of a guarantee by SMP for Highway 31’s debts.
4. Dismiss the allegation that Highway 31 violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(3) by misreporting the identity of a contributor and direct Highway 31 to work with the Reports Analysis Division to amend its reports.
5. Find no reason to believe Priorities USA Action and Greg Speed in his official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. § 30104.
6. Find no reason to believe Highway 31 and Edward Still in his official capacity as treasurer failed to properly report debts and obligations, or disbursements in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(4).
7. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated March 8, 2019.
8. Authorize the use of compulsory process, including the issuance of appropriate interrogatories, document subpoenas, and deposition subpoenas, as necessary.
9. Close the file as to Bully Pulpit Interactive, Waterfront Strategies, Denise Nelson Voiceovers, Nutt Labs, Putnam Partners, ZUUR, and Priorities USA Action and Greg Speed in his official capacity as treasurer.
10. Approve the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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Dismissed-Other | Highway 31 | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(A) | |
No RTB | Priorities USA Action | 52 U.S.C. §30104 | |
Denise Nelson Voiceovers | |||
Speed, Greg | 52 U.S.C. §30104 | ||
Putnam Partners, LLC | |||
Still, Edward | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(A) | ||
Bully Pulpit Interactive | |||
Nutt Labs | |||
Waterfront Strategies | |||
Highway 31 | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(A) | ||
ZUUR | |||
Take No Further Action | SMP (formerly Senate Majority PAC) | ||
Highway 31 | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(A) | ||
Lambe, Rebecca | |||
Still, Edward | 52 U.S.C. §30104(b)(3)(A) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Highway 31 |
Previous respondent | Bully Pulpit Interactive |
Denise Nelson Voiceovers | |
Lambe, Rebecca | |
Nutt Labs | |
Priorities USA Action | |
Putnam Partners, LLC | |
SMP (formerly Senate Majority PAC) | |
Speed, Greg | |
Still, Edward | |
Waterfront Strategies | |
ZUUR | |
Complainant | Bathija, Sandhya |
Campaign Legal Center | |
Fisher, Brendan M. | |
Respondent's counsel | Perkins Coie LLP - Washington, DC |
Reese, Ezra W. |