Friday, July 20, 2018

Cocktails & Popcorn: FEC & Perkins Coie Say John Conyers, Jr. Is Campaigning & Fundraising

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"The cocktails are on the way." 
See, it just goes to show you, you do not have to be on the ballot to campaign & fundraise.

Heck, according to the FEC, you do not even have to let the candidate know!

July 19, 2018 was the last day to file in the State of Michigan nomination petitions to run for U.S. Congressional Office as an independent.

Filing requirements for “no party affiliation” candidates: A candidate without political party affiliation (i.e., a “no party affiliation” candidate) who wishes to seek the office of U.S. Representative in Congress must file an Affidavit of Identity and a qualifying petition bearing a minimum of 3,000 valid signatures no later than 4:00 p.m. on July 19, 2018. Up to 6,000 signatures can be filed to cover the minimum signature requirement. A filing fee option is not available. (The Affidavit of Identity filing requirement is explained in greater detail below.) (MCL 168.590c; 544f) All signatures submitted on a qualifying petition must have been collected within the preceding 180-day period; signatures which are dated more than 180 days prior to the date the petition is filed are invalid. (MCL 168.590b(3)) Such candidates will appear on the November 6, 2018 general election ballot. Withdrawal: The deadline for withdrawing a no party affiliation candidate filing is 4:00 p.m. on July 23, 2018. The withdrawal must be in writing and must be filed with the appropriate filing official.
I just checked, but it seems John Conyers, III did not make the deadline in filing to run as an independent candidate for congress.

Well, I bet that is quite an inconvenience considering the fact that it seems we have an issue that needs to be addressed.

The Federal Election Commission, says John Conyers, Jr. is running for office, as seen in the filings, below, despite the fact that State of Michigan and the County of Wayne have no records of this.

But, then again, these filings are heavily marked with the stains of "Legal Geniuses" (trademrk pending) Perkins Coie.

Why is Perkins Coie billing $15,000 when they suck?

Why is Keiloch Consulting billing for campaign fundraising when there is no campaign (as if there ever was)?

Bruce, you continue to disappoint me; you are still really mean to my Sweetie. I am so forlorn, I must go to my #Superfans seeking comfort.

Why is the Treasurer for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Janica Kyriacopoulos using her company, Political Compliance Management Services, LLC to bill a nonexistent federal campaign for campaign compliance services?

Why are Indian Tribes contributing?

Perhaps, this is all but another reason why Perkins Coie Sucks.

I am going to ask my #Superfans, again, why Perkins Coie Sucks.





2018 COMMITTEE INFORMATIONC00409797
Name: CONYERS FOR CONGRESS
Address: PO BOX 65322, WASHINGTON, DC 20035
Treasurer Name: CONYERS, MONICA
Type: H - HOUSE
Designation: P - PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF A CANDIDATE
Party: DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
CONYERS, JOHN JR.ID: H6MI01028
Office: H - House
State: MI,  District: 13
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - CONYERS FOR CONGRESS
From: 01/01/2017     To: 06/30/2018   ?
I. RECEIPTS
Itemized Individual Contributions$36,534
Unitemized Individual Contributions$13,198
Total Individual Contributions$49,733
Party Committees Contributions$0
Other Committees Contributions$128,600
Candidate Contributions$0
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS$178,333
Transfers from Authorized Committees$0
Candidate Loans$0
Other Loans$0
TOTAL LOANS$0
Offsets to Operating Expenditures$364
Other Receipts$0
TOTAL RECEIPTS$178,697
II. DISBURSEMENTS
Operating Expenditures$148,018
Transfers To Authorized Committees$0
Candidate Loan Repayments$0
Other Loan Repayments$0
TOTAL LOAN REPAYMENTS$0
Individual Refunds$1,300
Political Party Refunds$0
Other Committee Refunds$10,000
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION REFUNDS$11,300
Other Disbursements$11,150
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS$170,468
III. CASH SUMMARY
Beginning Cash On Hand$13,477
Ending Cash On Hand$21,707
Net Contributions$167,033
Net Operating Expenditures$147,653
Debts/Loans Owed By$42,612
Debts/Loans Owed To$0
Receipts
Itemized IndividualContributionsOffsets to OperatingExpendituresUnitemized IndividualContributionsOther CommitteesContributions20.4%72%
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Itemized Individual Contributions$36,534
Offsets to Operating Expenditures$364
Unitemized Individual Contributions$13,198
Other Committees Contributions$128,600
Disbursements
Individual RefundsOperating ExpendituresOther DisbursementsOther CommitteeRefunds86.8%
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