PROOF: PAC Financial Reports Omit Scholarship Program Activity
The Axioms (The Rules)
All expenditures made by a political committee must be publicly reported. Primary Source
Any 'thing of value' received by a political committee must be publicly reported as an in-kind contribution. Primary Source
Rule Summary
State law requires political committees to report all financial transactions. A scholarship program necessarily involves either direct expenditures or in-kind contributions of services. Failure to report either transaction type violates campaign finance law.
The Offenses (What Happened)
A New Day PAC solicited applications for a formal scholarship program for third-party training on August 22, 2023.
Evidence: Email Record, Aug 22, 2023 Documentary
The PAC's Q3 2023 sworn financial report shows zero expenditures to the trainer for scholarship payments.
Evidence: A New Day PAC Q3 2023 Filing Official Record
The same sworn report shows zero in-kind contributions from the trainer for donated training slots.
Evidence: A New Day PAC Q3 2023 Filing Official Record
The PAC had previously paid this same trainer for 'Consultant Fees,' establishing a documented financial relationship.
Evidence: A New Day PAC Q4 2022 Filing Official Record
The Logical Reasoning
- The PAC publicly offered scholarships for training on August 22, 2023.
- Any scholarship transaction must be reported as either an 'expenditure' or an in-kind 'thing of value.'
- The PAC's sworn Q3 2023 financial report contains neither expenditures for scholarships nor in-kind contributions for training.
- The absence of any reported transaction means the PAC omitted this program from required public disclosure.
- The PAC's sworn financial disclosure reports omit all activity related to its scholarship program.
