MUR #7946
Center for Tech and Civic Life, et al.Summary
RESPONDENTS: Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL); Chan, Priscilla; Epps-Johnson, Tiana; Harrington, Mona; Repak, Paul W.; U.S. Election Assistance Commission; Zuckerberg, Mark
COMPLAINANT: Palmer, Barbara
SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-In the name of another; Contributions-Excessive; Contributions-Corporations; Other; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
Direct the Office of General Counsel to send an improvident letter to the Election Assistance Commission, Mona Harrington, and Paul Repak.
The Commission decided by vote of 6-0 to:
a. Find no reason to believe that the Center for Election Innovation and Research made prohibited corporate contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a).
b. Find no reason to believe that the Center for Tech and Civic Life made prohibited corporate contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a).
c. Find no reason to believe that the Center for Tech and Civic Life knowingly permitted its name to be used to effect a contribution in the name of another in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30122.
d. Find no reason to believe that the Center Tech and Civic Life made contributions while it was a federal contractor in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30119(a)(1).
e. Find no reason to believe that the Center for Tech and Civic Life failed to organize, register, and report as a political committee in violation of 52 U.S.C. §§ 30102, 30103, and 30104.
f. Find no reason to believe that Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg made excessive contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a)(1)(A).
g. Find no reason to believe that Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg made contributions in the name of another in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30122.
h. Find no reason to believe that Tiana Epps-Johnson, Whitney May, and David Becker consented to prohibited corporate contributions in violation of 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a).
i. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 27, 2022, subject to the edits as last circulated by Commissioner Cooksey’s Office on July 21, 2022 at 5:37 p.m. . . . REDACTED . . .
j. Approve the appropriate letters.
k. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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No RTB | Chan, Priscilla |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)(1)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30122 |
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Harrington, Mona | |||
Repak, Paul W. | |||
Zuckerberg, Mark |
52
U.S.C.
§30116(a)(1)(A)
52 U.S.C. §30122 |
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Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) |
52
U.S.C.
§30102
52 U.S.C. §30103 52 U.S.C. §30104 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) 52 U.S.C. §30119(a)(1) 52 U.S.C. §30122 |
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Epps-Johnson, Tiana | 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) | ||
U.S. Election Assistance Commission |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) |
Previous respondent | Chan, Priscilla |
Epps-Johnson, Tiana | |
Harrington, Mona | |
Repak, Paul W. | |
U.S. Election Assistance Commission | |
Zuckerberg, Mark | |
Complainant | Palmer, Barbara |
Respondent's counsel | Joiner, Amanda |
Perkins Coie LLP - Washington, DC | |
Trister Ross Schadler & Gold LLC |