Minnesota

Campaign Finance ana Public Disclosare Board

Mike Dean Common Cause Minnesota 2323 East Franklin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55406

Re:

Complaint Regarding the Republican Party of Minnesota (RPM) and Senator Dave Thompson

Dear Mr. Dean: The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board received your complaint in the above matter on May 22,2012. The Board will conduct an investigation regarding the allegations raised in the complaint with respect to the payments by the RPM to Senator Thompson. The Board's investigation will not extend beyond the RPM - Thompson relationship to other questions related to the split of party unit spending between the party's state and federal committees. The Board is currently examining the relationship between federal allocation requirements and state disclosure requirements. The result of this process will be for the Board to provide advice to party units that have both a federal and a state registration as to how to disclose on their state reports those transactions that are subject to a federal allocation requirement or option. Until the Board provides this advice and the party units to whom it is applicable have had an oppodunity to amend their reports to come into compliance, a complaint is premature. The Board or its staff may not disclose any information received from either party during this investigation, except as required to carry out the investigation or take action in the matter. You will be notified if the Board receives information that requires a response from you. The next Board meeting is July 3,2012. The Board will review the status of the investigation in executive session at that time. lf the investigation is not complete by that date, the Board will lay the matter over to the next meeting. When the investigation is complete the Board will issue Findings. Findings are first released to the public at noon the day following a Board meeting on the Board's web site.
lf you have questions about this letter or the Board's investigation process, please call me at (651)
539-1 1 90.

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