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To: NCSteve; All

I. Filing a Complaint
Any person may file a complaint if he or she believes a violation of the Federal Election Campaign Laws or Commission regulations has occurred or is about to occur. The complaint must be made in writing, and sent to the Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463. The original must be submitted along with three copies, if possible. Facsimile transmissions are not acceptable.

A complaint must comply with certain requirements. It must:

Provide the full name and address of the person filing the complaint (called the complainant); and
Be signed, sworn to and notarized. This means that the notary public’s certificate must say “...signed and sworn to before me...”
Furthermore, in order for a complaint to be considered complete and proper, it should:

Clearly recite the facts that show specific violations under the Commission’s jurisdiction (citations to the law and regulations are not necessary);
Clearly identify each person, committee or group that is alleged to have committed a violation (called the respondent);
Include any documentation supporting the allegations, if available; and
Differentiate between statements based on the complainant’s (the person who files the complaint) personal knowledge and those based on information and belief. Statements not based on personal knowledge should identify the source of the information.

http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/complain.shtml#anchor460355

Federal Election Campaign Laws:
http://www.fec.gov/law/feca/feca.pdf


18 posted on 09/30/2007 4:37:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (https://www.fred08.com/contribute.aspx?RefererID=c637caaa-315c-4b4c-9967-08d864cd0791)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well get on it then. File a complaint with the FEC. For what? Volunteers who actually aren't making a dime but want to get the message of their candidate out? Who aren't paying anything and in many cases putting signs up in their own yards? Can we help it if nobody wants to even cross the street for any of the other candidates but Rep. Paul's freely show up and give of their own time to support Ron Paul's campaign by marching, making their own signs and T-shirts, and get together in groups to print their own materials and hand them out whenever they can?

Really, what are you going to do? Go to the FEC and claim Ron Paul's campaign is illegal because his supporters are exercising their First Amendment rights independent of the campaign? I realize the establishment hates the man for his stance on practically every issue he's talking about, but you just don't have a viable complaint here.

33 posted on 09/30/2007 5:01:19 PM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As a Fredhead, I don’t understand why you’re even worried about this. Perhaps you should worry about Fred’s campaign and let Paul worry about his. All you’re doing is alienating the voters who may vote for Fred in the general, since Fred’s views on limited government is consistent with Paul’s.


34 posted on 09/30/2007 5:04:10 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Congratulations Brett Favre! NFL's all-time touchdown leader)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Was that supposed to be an answer to my post? If so, I’m sorry, I missed your point. I asked if you were accusing Paul’s campaign, and if you had any evidence. You posted the procedures for making a complaint and a link to the PDF version of the campaign finance laws (I really hope you didn’t expect me to read that).


57 posted on 09/30/2007 6:39:21 PM PDT by NCSteve (I am not arguing with you - I am telling you. -- James Whistler)
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