FEC Raps Michele Bachmann Campaign for Sloppy Bookkeeping Again

Thursday, March 25, 2010
FEC Raps Michele Bachmann Campaign for Sloppy Bookkeeping Again
By Karl Bremer

Sloppy bookkeeping long has been a hallmark of Michele Bachmann’s campaigns. But a recent Federal Election Commission “Request for Additional Information” is one of the worst examples yet.

In its latest 10-page admonishment of the self-described “former tax attorney” sent Feb. 18, the FEC cites four specific shortcomings in Bachmann’s year-end 2009 report:

1. Numerous contributions that appear to exceed the legal limits.

2. Contributions appear to have incorrect values in the “Election Cycle-to-Date” field.

3. Numerous employer and occupation entries on the report are not acceptable.

4. The report contains entries for contributions by more than one person, which also is unacceptable.

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Now, for the second consecutive quarter, Representative Bachmann again demonstrates her significant grassroots appeal by leading the Minnesota U.S. House delegation in three key facets of campaign fundraising:

1) The most contributions received from individual donors,
2 )The largest percentage of contributions received from individual donors, and
3) The largest net amount and percentage of individual contributions received from small donors (those donating less than $200)

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Representative Bachmann also received the largest percentage of campaign contributions from individuals among the state's eight representatives...