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State Ethics Commission finds reasonable grounds that Georgia Republican Assembly Inc. violated campaign finance rules
Summary
After a multi-hour staff presentation of subpoenas, emails and vendor records, the State Ethics Commission voted Dec. 4 to find reasonable grounds that the Georgia Republican Assembly Inc. failed to register and report as an independent committee and did not timely file multiple disclosure reports; matters will be referred for administrative hearing.
The State Ethics Commission voted Dec. 4 to find reasonable grounds to believe the Georgia Republican Assembly Inc. violated Georgia campaign finance law after staff presented documentary evidence that tied PAC activity and independent expenditures to the group and to its affiliated GRA Pack LLC.
Staff attorney Derek Baywell told commissioners that investigators tracked payments, mailers and digital advertising paid from GRA Pack LLC accounts and found repeated references across bylaws, emails and fundraising materials that linked the pack’s activity to GRA’s membership and leadership. "When you have 5 dual board members of 7, that's 70%," Baywell said while describing how overlapping directors create a rebuttable presumption of…
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