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0. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION ~A44sI%-T2C)% D( :.%'ti THIS IS TIE BEGIMIC OF MJR # (o 4e DATE FILMED / 9/:9 CAMERA NO. CAMERAMAN NOW -NJ NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN OF NEW JERSEY August 21, 1992 Office of General Counsel FEC 99 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20463 To Whom It May Concern, Enclosed is a piece of campaign literature from a New Jersey Congressional candidate which does not state who " paid for its production. Additionally, this flyer was distributed as an extra insert in the August 9, 1992 regular church bulletin of St. Rose of Lima Church in Haddon Heights, NJ. This bulletin and flyer were given to everyone attending service, including those who are not official members of St. Rose but who simply worshipped there that day. ', Since I believe these acts are in violation of federal election laws, I hereby file this complaint regarding the use of this literature and the method of its distribution. I ask for an FEC investigation into this matter, and if possible to be notified of the findings of any C*, investigation. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, ,~<3JA4* Donna Puluka, President AYAJ r BARBARA E. b,9/ NOTARY PUBLIC OF NEW JES C= WY COMMISS1ON EXPIRES NOV. 1. 4 e 114 W. State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608 * (609) 393-0156 0 FAX: (609) 393-8123 0 A Atteanion PRO=LIFIS You can help get video-tapes showing aborted babies and the truh abou nboctgn broadcast on TV and cable during Prime Time! Despite the Liberal media's pro-abort bias, the networks rai censor or prevent it thanks to a ruling by the Federal Election Commission! -AND- You can help elect Pro-Life candidate KEN LOWNDES to Congress in NJCD #1! (C-v Florio's olw seati." Item: These "famous" 30-second pro-life political ads were used by pro-lifer Michael Bailey in his primary campaign in Indiana earlier this year. Candidate Bailey won his race with 60% of the vote and is challenging pro-abort Democrat Congressman Lee Hamilton. [YOU probably heard about these effective pro-life TV commercials as reported by pro-family media such as Family News in Focus, 700 Club CBN News, and USA Radio Network News as well as the major networks and newspapers.) Item: The pro-life political campaign ads use excerpts from the video "The Hard Truth" and shows the grisly ibut recognizably humani remains of aborted babies. They show the victims. Item: The TV and cable stations in Indiana refused to run the ads at first... but were fored I& broadcast the pr-ife videos by the Federal Election Commission. ', Item: Since the ads were broadcast, business at Indiana's abortion mills has dropped sharply! These j ads save babies' lives! They change hearts and minds! They show the TRUTH! l,Ne: Pro-abort Democrat Rob Andrews {incumbent) & pro-abort Republican Lee Solomon are running for Congress i Ne s WX Congressional District 1 IGov. Florio's old mti Good News: fe c KEN LOWNDES is also on the ball as an independent pro-life candidate against both pro-abortion candidates thus giving pro-lifers a viable option. YY=u can contribute to the LOWND fLS fo C Q2camnsign (even if you don't live in New Jersey). The ads will be broadc at in the GreaterPlal a r loftd in the center of the New Yorlk.to-Washington Nordt Corridor. The ads will be seen by millions of people in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and MarylavA Please contribute financially to this grass roots campaign for Life! No contribution is "too small". All contributions are welcomed and needed. Individual contributions may not exceed $1,000 in accordance with federal election laws. With sufficient funding, we could air the entire 10-minute Hard Truth video as a campaign ad ~ Yes! I want to help elect pro-life candidate Ken Lowndes to Congress and get the "Hard Truth" video pro-life political ad broadcast on TV and cable stations. My name is: Phone: ( ) -i My address is: -- Zip:-...- Mys adr e i:o-- ;---------------------------------------Zp []I also want to help in other ways iex: literature distribution, phone calls, etcl. Please contact me. e r to Dolltlca Enclosed is my contribution of $ _4-_. S r !-AVo. ,e Make checks payable to: Lowndes for Life for Congress '92 Deiwyn Amerine, Treasurer PO Box 121 Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (609) 4861405 Please DO return this coupon with your contribution. Antn D" Enu. Key co LAX FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION .%ASHINCTON UC 204431 900- September 21, 1992 Donna Puluka, President NOW- NJ 114 W. State Street Trenton, NJ 08608 Dear Ms. Puluka: This is to acknowledge receipt on September 17, 1992, of your letter dated August 21, 1992. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended ("the Act") and Commission Regulations require that the contents of a complaint meet certain specific requirements. One of these requirements is that a complaint be sworn to and signed in the presence of a notary public and notarized. Your letter was not properly N-. sworn to. In order to file a legally sufficient complaint, you must swear before a notary that the contents of your complaint are true to the best of your knowledge and the notary must represent __ as part of the jurat that such swearing occurred. The preferred form is "Subscribed and sworn to before me on this -- day of was 0 , 19 2" A statement by the notary that the complaint sworn to and subscribed before her also will be sufficient. We are sorry for the inconvenience that these requirements may cause you, but we are not statutorily empowered to proceed with the handling of a compliance action unless all the statutory INT requirements are fulfilled. See 2 U.S.C. 5 437g. C- Enclosed is a Commission brochure entitled "Filing a Complaint." I hope this material will be helpful to you should you wish to file a legally sufficient complaint with the Commission. The file regarding this correspondence will remain confidential for a 15 day time period during which you may file an amended complaint as specified above. If the defects are not cured and the allegations are not refiled, no additional notification will be provided and the file will be closed. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (202) 219-3410. Sincerely, Retha Dixon Docket Chief Enclosure cc: Lowndes for Life Congress'92 St. Rose of Lima Church h NOW - NI NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN OF NEW JEI -- 4 September 24, A92 rmta~ 3.e CX Office of General Council FEC 99 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20463 To Whom It May Concern, Enclosed is a piece of campaign literature from a New tin Jersey Congressional Candidate which does not state who paid for its production. Additionally, this flyer was 0, distributed as an extra insert in the August 9, 1992 regular I church bulletin of St. Rose of Lima Church in Haddon Heights,:."i NJ. This bulletin and flyer were given to everyone attending service, including those who are not official members of St. - Rose but who simply worshipped there that day. Since I believe these acts are in violation of federal election laws, I hereby file this complaint regarding the use of this literature and the method of its distribution. I ask for an FEC investigation into this matter, and if possible to be notified of the findings of any investigation. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, -7- Myra Terry President ComnlubiE*pf*s 10 -29v,1996 *114 W. State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608 *(609) 393-0156 9 FAX: (609) 393-8123. AAttention PRO-LIFf t! You can help get video-tapes showing aborted babies. and the trut abwut abign broadcast on TV and cable during Prime Time! l)eqpite the Liberal media's pro-abort bias, the networks oarj censor or prevent it thanks to a ruling by the Federal Election Commission! -AND- in NJ-CD #1!I' You can help elect Pro-Life candidate KEN LOWNDES to CongresqIr. j,tf%!,%' p li Spat Item: These "famous" 30-second pro-life political ads were used by pro-lifer Michael Bailey in with 6010 his primary campaign in Indiana earlier this year. Candidate Bailey won his race ()f the vote and is challenging pro-abort Democrat Congressman Lee Hamilton. IYOU probably medin a FamlY New. in horIrd ni)nijt thpee effectivp pro-life TV commercialn aq reported by pro family ttich and * ,w,,papers.i FO,,,'q. 700 Club RNNNews. nnd USA Radio Network New.s as well ar the major networks. "The Truth" and Item: The pro-life political campaign ads use excerpts from the video IHard the victims. qhows the grisly Ibut recognizably human) remains. of aborted babies. They s how f Item: The TV and cable stations in Indiana refu.sed to run the ads at first... but were force Wohdc1 the prohlf |idmb the Federal Election Commission. Since the ads were broadcast, business at Indiana', abortion mills has dropped sharply! Item:Thse p a s b "v.g! They change hearts and minds! They show the TRUTH! Ba News: Pro-abort Democrat Rob Andrews lincumbentl & pro-abort Republican Lee Solomon old set.I are running for Congress in INigw Jsegy Congressional District 1 IC'ov. Florio's GLood Nes: Pro-L& ondsa te KEN LOWNDES is also on the ballot as an independent pro-life candidate against both pro-abortion candidates thus giving pro-lifers a viable option. CONG M 12 campaign.. c 10 , -You can contribute to the LWND I forLIIE for (even if you don't live in New Jersey).