MUR #7486
45COMMITTEE, INC.Summary
RESPONDENT: 45COMMITTEE, INC.
COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; Christ, Margaret; Fischer (CLC), Brendan M.
SUBJECT: Committees-Political; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-1 to take the following actions in MUR 7486:
1. Close the file.
2. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to take the following actions in MUR 7486:
1. Close the file.
2. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-2 to:
a. Find reason to believe that 45Committee, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 by not registering as a political committee and meeting the Act’s organizational, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
b. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 21, 2019.
c. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
d. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-3 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Send the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-2 to:
a. Find reason to believe that 45Committee, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104 by not registering as a political committee and meeting the Act’s organizational, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
b. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 21, 2019.
c. Authorize the use of compulsory process.
d. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 0-2 to:
Dismiss this matter on the grounds of prosecutorial discretion under Heckler v. Chaney.
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-1 to:
a. Close the file.
b. Send the appropriate letters
The Commission failed by a vote of 2-2 to:
Authorize the Office of General Counsel to defend the Commission in Campaign Legal Center v. FEC, No. 20-809.
The Commission failed by a vote of 0-2 to:
Dismiss the complaint.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Dismissed-Other | 45COMMITTEE, INC. |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | 45COMMITTEE, INC. |
Complainant | Campaign Legal Center |
Christ, Margaret | |
Fischer (CLC), Brendan M. | |
Respondent's counsel | Crosland, E. Stewart |
Jones Day |