Despite her claims that she is paying vendors from her U.S. Senate campaign, and that her situation is no different from many others, federal regulators continue to disagree.
In a stern letter Friday to Lowden's campaign and her treasurer, Las Vegas Councilman Bob Beers, the Federal Election Commission clearly is not satisfied with Lowden's reporting, which shows she has not paid any of a $500,000 debt, and indciates the agency is poised to take enforcement action. This is not the first such letter Lowden has received, and the wording appears to indicate the FEC is out of patience with her lack of compliance.
To wit:
BOB BEERS, TREASURER
SUE LOWDEN FOR U S SENATE 50 S JONES BLVD SUITE 202 LAS VEGAS, NV 89107
This letter is prompted by the Commission's preliminary review of the report referenced above. This notice requests information essential to full public disclosure of your federal election campaign finances. An adequate response must be received at the Senate Public Records Office by the response date noted above. Failure to adequately respond by the response date noted above could result in an audit or enforcement action. Additional information is needed for the following 1 item(s):
- Based on information you provided in your Termination Report, it appears that you have not yet met the requirements for terminating your committee. According to 11 CFR § 102.3(a), a committee must satisfy the following conditions before it can terminate:
(a) it can no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements that would otherwise qualify it as a political committee;
(b) it must extinguish or settle all outstanding debts and obligations (see 11 CFR §§ 116.1(a), 116.2(a) and 116.7 for debt settlement option); and
(c) it must submit a statement explaining how it plans to dispose of residual funds (i.e., funds that remain in its account). (11 CFR § 102.3(a))
Please provide clarifying information regarding outstanding debts/obligations and residual funds disclosed on your Termination Report. Please be advised that you must continue to file reports until your committee has fully satisfied the conditions of 11 CFR § 102.3(a) and you have received FEC's approval to terminate.
Please note, you will not receive an additional notice from the Commission on this
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matter. Adequate responses must be received by the Commission on or before the due date noted above to be taken into consideration in determining whether audit action will be initiated. Failure to comply with the provisions of the Act may also result in an enforcement action against the committee. Any response submitted by your committee will be placed on the public record and will be considered by the Commission prior to taking enforcement action. Requests for extensions of time in which to respond will not be considered.
A written response or an amendment to your original report(s) correcting the above problems should be filed with the Senate Public Records Office. Please contact the Senate Public Records Office at (202) 224-0322 for instructions on how and where to file an amendment. If you should have any questions regarding this matter or wish to verify the adequacy of your response, please contact me on our toll-free number (800) 424-9530 (at the prompt press 5 to reach the Reports Analysis Division) or my local number (202) 694-1155.
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Sincerely,
Vicki Davis
Senior Campaign Finance Analyst Reports Analysis Division
Despite her claims that she is paying vendors from her U.S. Senate campaign, and that her situation is no different from many others, federal regulators continue to disagree.
In a stern letter Friday to Lowden's campaign and her treasurer, Las Vegas Councilman Bob Beers, the Federal Election Commission clearly is not satisfied with Lowden's reporting, which shows she has not paid any of a $500,000 debt, and indciates the agency is poised to take enforcement action. This is not the first such letter Lowden has received, and the wording appears to indicate the FEC is out of patience with her lack of compliance.
To wit:
BOB BEERS, TREASURER
SUE LOWDEN FOR U S SENATE 50 S JONES BLVD SUITE 202 LAS VEGAS, NV 89107
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: C00467761
REFERENCE: TERMINATION REPORT (07/01/2013 - 09/30/2013) Dear Treasurer:
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November 15, 2013
Response Due Date 12/20/2013
This letter is prompted by the Commission's preliminary review of the report referenced above. This notice requests information essential to full public disclosure of your federal election campaign finances. An adequate response must be received at the Senate Public Records Office by the response date noted above. Failure to adequately respond by the response date noted above could result in an audit or enforcement action. Additional information is needed for the following 1 item(s):
- Based on information you provided in your Termination Report, it appears that you have not yet met the requirements for terminating your committee. According to 11 CFR § 102.3(a), a committee must satisfy the following conditions before it can terminate:
(a) it can no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements that would otherwise qualify it as a political committee;
(b) it must extinguish or settle all outstanding debts and obligations (see 11 CFR §§ 116.1(a), 116.2(a) and 116.7 for debt settlement option); and
(c) it must submit a statement explaining how it plans to dispose of residual funds (i.e., funds that remain in its account). (11 CFR § 102.3(a))
Please provide clarifying information regarding outstanding debts/obligations and residual funds disclosed on your Termination Report. Please be advised that you must continue to file reports until your committee has fully satisfied the conditions of 11 CFR § 102.3(a) and you have received FEC's approval to terminate.
Please note, you will not receive an additional notice from the Commission on this
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matter. Adequate responses must be received by the Commission on or before the due date noted above to be taken into consideration in determining whether audit action will be initiated. Failure to comply with the provisions of the Act may also result in an enforcement action against the committee. Any response submitted by your committee will be placed on the public record and will be considered by the Commission prior to taking enforcement action. Requests for extensions of time in which to respond will not be considered.
A written response or an amendment to your original report(s) correcting the above problems should be filed with the Senate Public Records Office. Please contact the Senate Public Records Office at (202) 224-0322 for instructions on how and where to file an amendment. If you should have any questions regarding this matter or wish to verify the adequacy of your response, please contact me on our toll-free number (800) 424-9530 (at the prompt press 5 to reach the Reports Analysis Division) or my local number (202) 694-1155.
499
Sincerely,
Vicki Davis
Senior Campaign Finance Analyst Reports Analysis Division
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