Harris 2000 v. The Harris committee filed a complaint alleging that Bob McDermott gave the Hannemann committee a signed sheet of his campaign stationary, and that the Hannemann committee drafted a letter of support that was approved by Mr. McDermott. Also, that Mr. McDermott provided the Hannemann committee with a list of names and addressess of his supporters. Mr. McDermott responded that his campaign did not give anything of value to the Hannemann committee, and that the Hannemann committee paid for the list of supporters he provided and for the mailing of the letter. He also stated that the disclaimer on the letter was an error.
Staff recommends that the matter be dismissed.
The Harris committee filed a complaint alleging that David Pendleton using his own stationary drafted a letter of support, which the Hannemann committee approved, and that Mr. Pendleton also provided a list of names and addresses of supporters for the Hannemann committee to use. As with the other two dockets, section 11-200 provides that a candidate cannot transfer anything of value to support another candidate. Mr. Pendleton responded that he did provide a list of supporters, but that the Hannemann committee paid for, and they also paid for the printing and mailing of the letter. Staff recommends that the matter be summarily dismissed. Mr. Rick Tsujimura, representing the Harris 2000 Campaign Committee, objected to the dismissal of the complaint against Bob McDermott, as the disclaimer on his letter clearly stated as it being paid by his committee and not the Hannemann committee.