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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20463
March 20, 2014
KEITH A. DAVIS, TREASURER
MARCO RUBIO FOR US SENATE
PO BOX 140420
MIAMI, FL 33114
Response Due Date
04/24/2014
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: C00458844
REFERENCE: YEAR-END REPORT (10/01/2013 - 12/31/2013)
Dear Treasurer:
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):
- Schedule A supporting Line 12 of the Detailed Summary Page(s) of your
combined 2013 reports discloses transfer(s) totaling $21,948.89 from the
Rubio/Reclaim America Joint Committee, which is a joint fundraising
committee affiliated with your committee. The sum of memo Schedule A is
less than the total amount transferred. Please note that the sum of memo
Schedule A supporting a transfer(s) from a joint fundraising committee should
be greater than or equal to the amount of the transfer(s).
Each participating committee shall report its share for net proceeds received
from the joint fundraising committee as a transfer-in on Schedule A. A memo
Schedule A must be provided to itemize your committee's share of the gross
contributions received through the joint fundraiser. The memo schedule should
itemize each individual who has contributed an aggregate in excess of $200
during the election cycle and provide the amount of unitemized contributions
received. In addition, the memo schedule should itemize your committee's
share of all contributions from political committees, regardless of amount. (11
CFR § 102.17(c)(8)(i)(B)) Please amend your report to include the missing
Schedule A or provide an explanation for this apparent discrepancy.
Please note, you will not receive an additional notice from the Commission on this
matter. Adequate responses must be received by the Commission on or before the due
Campaign Finance - Rubio, U.S. Federal Election Commission, Marco Rubio for US Senate, Additional Information Needed for Year-End Report (2013)
U.S. Federal Election Commission · March 20, 2014
The Federal Election Commission issued a compliance notice to the treasurer of Marco Rubio’s Senate campaign regarding a discrepancy in reported joint fundraising committee transfers. The agency requested amended schedules and explanations for the committee’s year-end report covering October through December 2013.
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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) 694-1167.
Sincerely,
Tyler Culberson
Senior Campaign Finance Analyst
Reports Analysis Division
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