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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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RQ-2 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
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Image# 14330047430 MARCO RUBIO FOR US SENATE Page 2 of 2 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 423