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State ethics commission finds reasonable grounds that Georgia Republican Assembly, Inc. may have violated campaign‑finance rules
Summary
After a months‑long staff investigation tracing expenditures, the Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission voted Dec. 4 to find reasonable grounds that Georgia Republican Assembly, Inc. failed to register as an independent committee and failed to file required disclosure reports and itemized independent‑expenditure disclosures.
The Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission voted Dec. 4 to find reasonable grounds that the Georgia Republican Assembly, Inc., and linked entities engaged in activity requiring registration and disclosure under state campaign‑finance law.After a two‑hour staff presentation of subpoenas, vendor records and advertising materials, the commission approved motions to refer the matter to the Office of State Administrative Hearings for further proceedings.
Staff attorney Sean Baywell told commissioners investigators began reviewing GRA Pack LLC’s filings after receiving information about large donor activity and traced payments to vendors including American Campaign Services, Print Source and Minuteman Press. "We were just trying to trace the money," Baywell said, describing subpoenas to vendors and a review of mailers and electronic advertising that he said matched checks coming…
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