MUR #7519
ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSummary
RESPONDENTS: Arizona Democratic Party; Elect Katie Hobbs for Secretary of State (State Committee); Hobbs, Katie; McGuire, Rick; Quezada, Martin
COMPLAINANT: Kern, Anthony
SUBJECT: Soft Money
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to take the following actions in MUR 7519: 1. Find no reason to believe that Arizona Democratic Party and Rick McGuire, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(b)(1) or 11 C.F.R. § 300.32(a)(2) by using non-federal funds to promote or support a federal candidate. 2. Find no reason to believe that Elect Katie Hobbs for Secretary of State and Martin Quezada, in his official capacity as treasurer, and Katie Hobbs violated 52 U.S.C. § 30125(f)(1) or 11 C.F.R. § 300.71 by using non-federal funds to promote or support a federal candidate. 3. Find no reason to believe that Arizona Democratic Party and Rick McGuire, in his official capacity as treasurer, violated 11 C.F.R. § 106.7 by failing to allocate the costs of the advertisement between federal and non-federal accounts. 4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated October 9, 2019, subject to the edits circulated by Commissioner Trainor’s Office on behalf of the Republican Commissioners on May 13, 2021 at 9:16 a.m. and the additional edits circulated on behalf of the Democratic Commissioners on June 3, 2021 at 5:31 p.m. 5. Approve the appropriate letters. 6. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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No RTB | Elect Katie Hobbs for Secretary of State (State Committee) |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(f)(1)
11 CFR 300.71 |
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Hobbs, Katie |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(f)(1)
11 CFR 300.71 |
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Arizona Democratic Party |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(b)(1)
11 CFR 106.7 11 CFR 300.32(a)(2) |
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Quezada, Martin |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(f)(1)
11 CFR 300.71 |
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McGuire, Rick |
52
U.S.C.
§30125(b)(1)
11 CFR 106.7 11 CFR 300.32(a)(2) |
Documents
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Arizona Democratic Party |
Previous respondent | Elect Katie Hobbs for Secretary of State (State Committee) |
Hobbs, Katie | |
McGuire, Rick | |
Quezada, Martin | |
Complainant | Kern, Anthony |