Tue Mar 22, 2016, 02:14 PM

Bernie 2016 Returns Donations to Remedy Campaign Finance Issues

https://gobling.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/bernie-2016-returns-donations-to-remedy-campaign-finance-issues/

Over 200 contributors to the Bernie Sanders campaign will have their money refunded as a result of irregularities with its campaign fund-raising committee during 2015. The refunds are detailed in a response to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) sent by Susan Jackson, Treasurer of Bernie 2016 and dated March 17, 2016. Jackson was answering a FEC notice regarding the 2015 Year End Report of Bernie 2015.

See FEC Finds $23 Million Unitemized Contributions in Bernie 2016 PAC for details on the FEC notice.

In her electronically-filed response, Jackson covers the ten items noted in the FEC letter, including $23 million in unitemized contributions, various accounting discrepancies, excessive campaign contributions and prohibited donations from Foreign Nationals.

The response by Susan Jackson can be accessed at this page on the FEC website under “View Miscellaneous Document.”

Jackson stated that “the excess portion of each contribution has been refunded” for over 100 contributors who were allowed to donate over the limits of campaign law. Each contributor’s name and the amount returned is itemized. These amounts range from a few dollars to several hundred to highs of over $2000 each.

The issue of prohibited contributions from foreign nationals was not entirely resolved. While Jackson listed a number as verified U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Aliens, another 106 contributors were not verified. The Bernie 2016 committee has returned these donations as well, although refund amounts will not be itemized until its April 2016 report to the FEC.

Jackson noted that amended reports would be supplied to remedy campaign finance problems in a number of other areas.

As for the $23 million in Unitemized Contributions spotted by the FEC , Jackson responded with this brief statement:

Regarding the un-itemized receipts listed on Line 17(a)(ii) of the Detailed Summary Page, the Committee hereby confirms that the aggregate total for the election cycle for each un-itemized contribution included in the Line 17(a)(ii) total is under the applicable $200 threshold.

The returned contributions will have some impact on the Bernie Sanders campaign, which spent heavily on operations as it closed out 2015. Its $96 million in receipts was reduced to just $14 million at the start of February 2016.

The fund-raising committee is also facing another round of possible refunds from its January 2016 report. The FEC found similar irregularities with unitemized receipts and donations from Foreign Nationals.

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bernie 2016 Returns Donations to Remedy Campaign Finance Issues (Original post)	Her Sister	Mar 2016	OP
ok	DURHAM D	Mar 2016	#1
allrightie! you made me laugh!!	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#2
Go Blindly is a real treasure.	DURHAM D	Mar 2016	#4
It seems the Foreign part hasn't been answered	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#7
In Question As Yet	Iamaartist	Mar 2016	#14
He may not be spending money on his wardrobe but he's sure keeping it for himself.	calimary	Mar 2016	#12
I'm a foreign national. Donated to Bernie. Living in Canada. Born in USA.	nenagh	Mar 2016	#26
Well... this is interesting.	DURHAM D	Mar 2016	#31
Maybe you will be getting a refund!	Walk away	Mar 2016	#41
As bad a dresser that bernie is	wilt the stilt	Mar 2016	#40
My mom says that nis wife cuts his hair	lunamagica	Mar 2016	#51
i donated to Obama n 2008 and my money was returned	PaulaFarrell	Mar 2016	#52
It should have been okay.	DURHAM D	Mar 2016	#56
Well, that kills the myth of $27 dollar donations from donors, doesn't it? And they're facing	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2016	#3
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2016	#5
To err is Devine...	stopbush	Mar 2016	#6
...	kjones	Mar 2016	#9
The best thing about Tad Devine is that his name is funny in almost every situation!	Walk away	Mar 2016	#42
Yup. Just a tad funny.	SunSeeker	Mar 2016	#63
Explains why his BFFs on MSNBC threw him a bernie love fest marathon last night.	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#8
Surely he has an old VW bus ready to go. nt	DURHAM D	Mar 2016	#10
Wouldn't that be coordinating with a SuperPac? nt	kjones	Mar 2016	#11
Uh Oh, well Yes it would be!	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#16
He'll learn to stop wagging his finger, and start wagging his thumb...	kjones	Mar 2016	#25
of course..guitar over his shoulder, beard, purity sandals,	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#28
LOL	livetohike	Mar 2016	#35
Go ahead bern! Live the dream!	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#43
Hey! The School of Life is free!	Walk away	Mar 2016	#44
Waa? So that's what he meant..	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#48
Some of his facial expressions at times...	kjones	Mar 2016	#62
I read that only one reporter showed up to fly West with BS.	displacedtexan	Mar 2016	#13
Must have been Casey Hunt	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#30
This one, about the $23 million, really puzzles me:	George II	Mar 2016	#15
This mess just shouts & points for an in depth investigation	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#18
It's not like that represents a few errors or a small percentage of the money they've collected.....	George II	Mar 2016	#20
Foreign Nationals is very suspicious.	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#32
The average person is unaware of the forms required to accept contributions.	George II	Mar 2016	#55
They have no business near the the Presidential Office.	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#57
It's sure not a job I would like to have - tracking all those contributions	LisaM	Mar 2016	#17
Could someone restate this in English, please? nt	LAS14	Mar 2016	#19
Gee, I hope Devine doesn't take a hit on last month's 800k haul	Rose Siding	Mar 2016	#21
Here is the electronically-filed response:	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#22
end of file	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#24
they returned 32 cents to someone?	dlwickham	Mar 2016	#27
"Drip, drip..." and "Tick, tock..." the revolution will not be itemized	LannyDeVaney	Mar 2016	#23
I think it's deliciously ironic that the folks who claim to be campaign reformists are the ones who	Tarheel_Dem	Mar 2016	#29
It's positively Karmic. So how come no other campaign has this big a mess?	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#33
"So how come no other campaign has this big a mess?" That is an excellent question, and one that...	Tarheel_Dem	Mar 2016	#39
I think a portion of Bernie's money comes from repubs that want him for	upaloopa	Mar 2016	#34
I thought that also.....	Iamaartist	Mar 2016	#45
This doesn't include the problems with January and February.	KittyWampus	Mar 2016	#36
filed on Thursday last week 3/17/2016	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#37
Did you see this refund -	DURHAM D	Mar 2016	#38
Patten Oswalt is on there too.	giftedgirl77	Mar 2016	#50
and Deidre Hall	DURHAM D	Mar 2016	#58
So maybe this is why Bernie isn't quitting the race....	Walk away	Mar 2016	#46
have you seen anyone else cover this?	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#47
Chris Hayes, when you going to report this?	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#49
Guess he won't be doing anymore town halls/debates till this blows over.	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#53
aha! Waiting till after today's primaries	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#59
Yup. laying low. If he loses Az & Utah, his donations are going to nosedive	misterhighwasted	Mar 2016	#61
Wow	workinclasszero	Mar 2016	#54
I guess if you're busy with a revolution	NastyRiffraff	Mar 2016	#60
let's not forget ab this	Her Sister	Mar 2016	#64

Response to Her Sister (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 02:20 PM

DURHAM D (32,269 posts)

1. ok

I don't know why I laughed. Can someone tell me why I find this funny?

Bernie 2016 Returns Donations to Remedy Campaign Finance Issues

1. ok

2. allrightie! you made me laugh!!

4. Go Blindly is a real treasure.

7. It seems the Foreign part hasn't been answered

14. In Question As Yet

12. He may not be spending money on his wardrobe but he's sure keeping it for himself.

26. I'm a foreign national. Donated to Bernie. Living in Canada. Born in USA.

31. Well... this is interesting.

41. Maybe you will be getting a refund!

40. As bad a dresser that bernie is

51. My mom says that nis wife cuts his hair

52. i donated to Obama n 2008 and my money was returned

56. It should have been okay.

3. Well, that kills the myth of $27 dollar donations from donors, doesn't it? And they're facing

6. To err is Devine...

9. ...

42. The best thing about Tad Devine is that his name is funny in almost every situation!

63. Yup. Just a tad funny.

8. Explains why his BFFs on MSNBC threw him a bernie love fest marathon last night.

10. Surely he has an old VW bus ready to go. nt

11. Wouldn't that be coordinating with a SuperPac? nt

16. Uh Oh, well Yes it would be!

25. He'll learn to stop wagging his finger, and start wagging his thumb...

28. of course..guitar over his shoulder, beard, purity sandals,

35. LOL

43. Go ahead bern! Live the dream!

44. Hey! The School of Life is free!

48. Waa? So that's what he meant..

62. Some of his facial expressions at times...

13. I read that only one reporter showed up to fly West with BS.

30. Must have been Casey Hunt

15. This one, about the $23 million, really puzzles me:

18. This mess just shouts & points for an in depth investigation

20. It's not like that represents a few errors or a small percentage of the money they've collected.....

32. Foreign Nationals is very suspicious.

55. The average person is unaware of the forms required to accept contributions.

57. They have no business near the the Presidential Office.

17. It's sure not a job I would like to have - tracking all those contributions

19. Could someone restate this in English, please? nt

21. Gee, I hope Devine doesn't take a hit on last month's 800k haul

22. Here is the electronically-filed response:

24. end of file

27. they returned 32 cents to someone?

23. "Drip, drip..." and "Tick, tock..." the revolution will not be itemized

29. I think it's deliciously ironic that the folks who claim to be campaign reformists are the ones who

33. It's positively Karmic. So how come no other campaign has this big a mess?

39. "So how come no other campaign has this big a mess?" That is an excellent question, and one that...

34. I think a portion of Bernie's money comes from repubs that want him for

45. I thought that also.....

36. This doesn't include the problems with January and February.

37. filed on Thursday last week 3/17/2016

38. Did you see this refund -

50. Patten Oswalt is on there too.

58. and Deidre Hall

46. So maybe this is why Bernie isn't quitting the race....

47. have you seen anyone else cover this?

49. Chris Hayes, when you going to report this?

53. Guess he won't be doing anymore town halls/debates till this blows over.

59. aha! Waiting till after today's primaries

61. Yup. laying low. If he loses Az & Utah, his donations are going to nosedive

54. Wow

60. I guess if you're busy with a revolution

64. let's not forget ab this