The Registry of Election Finance met Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at Suite 1614 of Parkway Towers, 404 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee.
Attending the meeting were board members :
Karen Dunavant,
George Harding,
William Long,
John McClarty,
Lee Anne Murray and
Marian Ott.
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Sworn Complaint against Randy Rinks
A sworn complaint was filed by Ted Cook against Rep. Randy Rinks concerning his reporting of campaign expenditures and the amount of some of his campaign expenditures on campaign financial disclosure reports covering the years 2003 through 2005.
Mr. Cook personally appeared before the board and explained that a citizen or voter can not make a determination of Rep. Rink’s expenditures because the purposes given are very vague including an expenditure to a credit card company listing a credit card as a payee. Mr. Cook further explained his concern that the reports in question were not returned to Rep. Rink’s by the Registry for correction because the descriptions given for some of his expenditures were so vague.
Director Rawlins informed the board that the campaign financial disclosure statements referenced in the complaint refer to reports that have been on file for over 180 days. Therefore, the reports are deemed to be sufficient, absent a showing of fraud. Director Rawlins noted that the statute did not prohibit a candidate from listing a credit card as a payee at the time the reports in question were filed.
On motion by McClarty, seconded by Long, the board voted unanimously to dismiss and take no action in this matter.
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