Previously:
Early voting initiative petitions in Missouri (November 20, 2013)
Campaign Finance: momentum (March 2, 2014)
….There are definitely two different philosophies in Missouri when it comes to the participation of qualified voters – make it difficult, or make it easier….
Campaign Finance: How about, “Make it an unassailable right?” (April 6, 2014)
Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for the ballot initiative to institute early voting:
C131163 04/17/2014 MISSOURI EARLY VOTING FUND Reliant Care Management Company, LLC 9200 Watson Road Suite 210 Saint Louis MO 63126 4/15/2014 $10,000.00
C131163 04/17/2014 MISSOURI EARLY VOTING FUND Priorities USA Action 1501 M Street, NW Suite 910 Washington DC 20005 4/15/2014 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
And since the end of March:
C131163 04/06/2014 MISSOURI EARLY VOTING FUND International Brotherhood of Teamsters 25 Louisiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001 4/4/2014 $25,000.00
C131163 04/11/2014 MISSOURI EARLY VOTING FUND Steven Stogel 7777 Bonhomme Avenue Suite 1210 Clayton MO 63105 DFC Group, Inc. Owner 4/9/2014 $7,500.00
C131163 04/13/2014 MISSOURI EARLY VOTING FUND Holman Schiavone, LLC 4600 Madison Suite 810 Kansas City MO 64112 4/11/2014 $10,000.00
C131163 04/14/2014 MISSOURI EARLY VOTING FUND Operating Engineers Local 101 Political Action Committee 6601 Winchester Suite 280 Kansas City MO 64133 3/28/2014 $25,000.00
[emphasis added]
From their April quarterly campaign finance report:
C131163: Missouri Early Voting Fund
Po Box 1921 Committee Type: Campaign
Jefferson City Mo 65102
[….]
Established Date: 11/08/2013[….]
Information Reported On: 2014 – April Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $19,973.16
Monetary Receipts + $368,150.00
Monetary Expenditures – $376,276.60
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($8,126.60)
Ending Money On Hand $11,846.56
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That’s another $177,500.00 on top of that.