FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20463
LISA LISKER, TREASURER
RECLAIM AMERICA PAC
228 S WASHINGTON ST STE 115
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: C00500025
REFERENCE: MID-YEAR REPORT (04/01/2013 - 06/30/2013)
Dear Treasurer:
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May 7, 2014
Response Due Date
06/11/2014
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. 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):
- Commission Regulations require that a committee discloses the identification
of all individuals who contribute in excess of $200 in a calendar year. (11 CFR
§ 104.3(a)(4)(i)) Identification for an individual is defined as the full name
(initials for first or last name are not acceptable), complete mailing address,
occupation, and name of employer. (11 CFR § 100.12) Your report discloses
contributions from individuals for which the identification is not complete.
The following employer name and occupation entries appear on your report and
are not considered acceptable: "Information Requested/ Information
Requested," "Self-employed/ Business owner," "Self Employed/ Owner,"
"Pamela G Doty/ self-employed" and "Stanton Parker Group LLC/ Information
Requested."
You must provide the missing information, or if you are unable to do so, you
must demonstrate that "best efforts" have been used to obtain the information.
To establish "best efforts," you must provide the Commission with a detailed
description of your procedures for requesting the information. Establishing
"best efforts" is a three-fold process.
First, your original solicitation must include a clear and conspicuous request for
the contributor information and must inform the contributor of the requirements
of federal law for the reporting of such information. (11 CFR § 104.7(b)(1))
Campaign Finance - Rubio, U.S. Federal Election Commission, Reclaim America PAC, Campaign Contributions Exceed Limits in Mid-Year Report (2013)
Federal Election Commission · May 7, 2014
The Federal Election Commission issued a compliance letter to Reclaim America PAC requesting missing contributor identification details for its mid-year financial report. The notice outlines federal disclosure regulations and sets a deadline for submitting amendments or demonstrating best efforts to obtain the required data.
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See 11 CFR § 104.7(b)(1)(B) for examples of acceptable statements regarding
the requirements of federal law.
Second, if the information is not provided, you must make one follow-up, stand
alone effort to obtain this information, regardless of whether the contribution(s)
was solicited or not. This effort must occur no later than 30 days after receipt of
the contribution and may be in the form of a written request or an oral request
documented in writing. (11 CFR § 104.7(b)(2)) The requests must:
• clearly ask for the missing information, without soliciting a contribution,
• inform the contributor of the requirements of federal law for the reporting of
such information, and
• if the request is written, include a pre-addressed post card or return envelope.
Third, if you receive contributor information after the contribution(s) has been
reported, you should either a) file with your next regularly scheduled report, an
amended memo Schedule A listing all the contributions for which additional
information was received; or b) file on or before your next regularly scheduled
reporting date, amendments to the report(s) originally disclosing the
contribution(s). (11 CFR § 104.7(b)(4))
Please amend your report to provide the missing information or a detailed
description of your procedures for requesting the information. For more
information on demonstrating "best efforts," please refer to the Campaign
Guide.
**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
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.**
<u>Electronic filers must file amendments (to include statements, designations and reports)
in an electronic format and must submit an amended report in its entirety, rather than
just those portions of the report that are being amended.</u> 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) 694-1176.
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Sincerely,
Arman Tarzi
Campaign Finance Analyst
Reports Analysis Division
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