WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has recently made public action on two matters previously under review (MURs). In MUR 5682, the Commission found no reason to believe the respondents made or received corporate contributions because the Bachmann for Congress committee paid a fee to EdWatch, Inc. for a mailing list and Renee Doyle, the President of EdWatch, acted in her personal capacity when she endorsed the Bachmann campaign.
In MUR 5455, the Commission dismissed the complaint because this matter would require considerable resources to investigate with only very limited prospects for identifying the party that made the calls.
This release contains only disposition information.
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MUR 5682 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
(a) Bachmann for Congress, Joe Droogsma, treasurer
(b) Renee T. Doyle, President, EdWatch, Inc.
(c) EdWatch, Inc. |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Karl Bremer |
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SUBJECT: |
Corporate contributions |
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DISPOSITION: |
(a-c) No reason to believe*
[re: corporate contribution]
The complaint alleged that EdWatch, Inc., a nonprofit corporation made, and Bachman for Congress knowingly received, a prohibited corporate contribution by providing a mailing list to the committee and that Renee Doyle, the President of EdWatch, Inc., endorsed Ms. Bachman’s candidacy. The Commission found no reason to believe the respondents violated the law because the committee paid for the mailing list and Ms. Doyle acted in her personal capacity when she made the endorsement. |
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DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
Documents from this matter are available from the
Commission’s web site at http://www.fec.gov by entering
5682 under case numbers in the Enforcement Query System. They are also available in the FEC’s Public Records Office at 999 E St. NW in Washington. |
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MUR 5455 |
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RESPONDENTS: |
Unknown |
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COMPLAINANT: |
Randy Frederick, Chairman, South Dakota Republican Party |
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SUBJECT: |
Disclaimer |
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DISPOSITION: |
Dismiss the matter.
The complainant alleged that telephone calls made to voters throughout the state of South Dakota in May of 2004 that targeted then-Congressional candidate Larry Diedrich and his record as a state senator had no disclaimer or other attribution to any entity, political committee or individual. |
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DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC RECORD: |
Documents from this matter are available from the
Commission’s web site at http://www.fec.gov by entering
5455 under case numbers in the Enforcement Query System. They are also available in the FEC’s Public Records Office at 999 E St. NW in Washington. |
