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      Kuhn for Congress v. FEC (New)

FEC Record: Litigation*Kuhn for Congress v. FEC* (New)February 20, 2014 On January 6, 2014, Kuhn for Congress, the principal campaign committee for South Carolina Congressional candidate John Kuhn, filed a petition for review in the U.S. DistrictCourt for the District of South Carolina challenging the Commission’s assessmentof an $8,800 civil penalty. The administrative fine resulted from the committee’s failureto file its April 2013 Quarterly report by the April 15 deadline. The complaint contendsthat the penalty assessed by the FEC is excessive, and suggests that a fine of $300would be a reasonable alternative.  **Complaint** According to the complaint, the Kuhn for Congress Committee filed its April Quarterly report more than four months late, on August 20, 2013. Among other things, Mr. Kuhn claims he had difficulty finding a treasurer for his campaign and appointed his business
    accountant, Amanda Michelle Perry. Ms. Perry was pregnant at the time and, according to the complaint, gave birth eight days before the March 19 special election for South Carolina’s First Congressional District, in which Mr. Kuhn was a candidate.
    In Ms. Perry’s absence, the complaint says the assistant treasurer and an accountant hired by the committee were unable to resolve mathematical discrepancies in the April Quarterly report and, as a result, failed to file it on time.  The complaint notes that the April Quarterly report was due after Mr. Kuhn lost the election, and claims the FEC’s actions violate the plaintiff’s constitutional rights to due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. The plaintiff asks the court
    to modify or set aside the fine. U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina: Case 2:13-cv-03337-PMD-BHH **Resources:** Administrative fine program
    Kuhn for Congress Petition for Review [PDF]
    Kuhn for Congress v. FEC litigation page
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          Isaac BakerCommunications Specialist


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