MUR #7683
OUR REVOLUTIONSummary
RESPONDENTS: Our Revolution; Sanders, Bernard
COMPLAINANTS: Ryan, Paul S.; Common Cause
SUBJECT: Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 2-2 to:
1. Dismiss the allegation that Bernard Sanders violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.61 by soliciting soft money contributions on behalf of an organization he established, financed, maintained, or controlled.
2. Approve the appropriate parts of the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated July 8, 2021.
3. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 1-3 to:
1. Find reason to believe that Our Revolution violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.61 by accepting and spending soft money contributions as an organization established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a federal candidate or officeholder.
2. Direct the Office of General Counsel to draft revised language to the Factual and Legal Analysis accordingly.
3. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission failed by a vote of 3-0 to:
1. Dismiss the allegation that Our Revolution violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.61 by accepting and spending soft money contributions as an organization established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a federal candidate or officeholder.
2. Dismiss the allegation that Bernard Sanders violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(e)(1) and 11 C.F.R. § 300.61 by soliciting soft money contributions on behalf of an organization he established, financed, maintained, or controlled.
3. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated July 8, 2021.
4. Approve the appropriate letters.
5. Close the file.
The Commission decided by a vote of 4-0 to:
1. Close the file.
2. Send the appropriate letters.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
Dismissed-Other | Our Revolution |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)
11 CFR 300.61 |
|
Sanders, Bernard |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(e)(1)
11 CFR 300.61 |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
---|---|
Primary respondent | Our Revolution |
Previous respondent | Sanders, Bernard |
Complainant | Common Cause |
Ryan, Paul S. |