MUR #7865

RESPONDENTS: Ditch Fund; Buying Time, LLC; Honor Bound PAC (f/k/a Amy McGrath for Senate, Inc.); May, Jennifer; Patton, Chris; Targeted Platform Media, LLC

COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center (1); Christ, Margaret

SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Limitations; Reporting

DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 4-2 to take the following actions in MURs 7865 and 7866:1. In MUR 7865, dismiss the allegation that Ditch Fund and Jennifer May in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b), 30116(a), and 30118(a) by making and failing to report excessive or prohibited contributions in the form of coordinated communications.2. In MUR 7865, dismiss the allegation that Honor Bound PAC and Chris Patton in his official capacity as treasurer f/k/a Amy McGrath for Senate, Inc., violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(f) by accepting and failing to report excessive or prohibited contributions in the form of coordinated communications.3. In MUR 7866, dismiss the allegation that March On PAC and Evvie Harmon in her official capacity as treasurer violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(b), 30116(a), and 30118(a) by making and failing to report excessive or prohibited contributions in the form of coordinated communications. 4. In MUR 7866, dismiss the allegation that Mike Espy for Senate Campaign Committee and Kaiser Brown in his official capacity as treasurer violated U.S.C. §§ 30104(b) and 30116(f) by accepting and failing to report excessive or prohibited in-kind contributions in the form of coordinated communications.5. In MURs 7865 and 7866, dismiss the allegations that Targeted Platform Media, LLC, and Buying Time, LLC, violated the Act.6. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 22, 2024, subject to edits last circulated by Commissioner Lindenbaum’s on October 24, 2024, at 3:36pm.7. Approve the appropriate letters.8. Close the files effective 30 days from the date the certification of this vote is signed (or on the next business day after the 30th day, if the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday).