'This shady shell game between the Republican Governors Association and Get Michigan Working Again super PAC is not only a major violation of Michigan campaign finance law, but also implicates Tudor Dixon and her campaign,' said Lonnie Scott ProgressMich.
"This shady shell game between the Republican Governors Association and Get Michigan Working Again super PAC is not only a major violation of Michigan campaign finance law, but also implicates Tudor Dixon and her campaign," said the complainant.Progressives in Michigan on Wednesday accused GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, the Republican Governors Association, and the Get Michigan Working Again super PAC of violating multiple campaign finance laws.
"GMWA has reported spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on independent expenditures [for ads] in the gubernatorial election on its... campaign finance reports," states the complaint."However, RGA has reported to the IRS [Internal Revenue Service] that it—RGA—actually made those expenditures, not GMWA."
According to Progress Michigan, this is a clear violation of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act because GMWA put its disclaimer on the ads when in fact the RGA—as the actual funder of the ads—should have done so. "Similarly," the complaint continues,"Dixon has failed to report in-kind contributions from RGA in excess of the contribution limit which are also illegal because they were made with corporate funds.", Scott said that"desperation to save a floundering campaign has led to potential violations of campaign finance law and potential illegal coordination."