BEFORE THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

In the Matter of )
)
Lewis M. Oliver, III, Chairman of ) MUR6212
Orange County Republican Executive )
Committee; Orange County Republican )
Executive Committee and Ronald Bass, )
in his official capacity as Treasurer; )
Hillsborough County Republican )
Executive Committee and Paul M. )
Phillips, in his official capacity as )
Treasurer )

CERTIFICATION

I, Darlene Harris, Acting Secretary of the Federal Election Commission, do

hereby certify that on March 15,2010, the Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to

take the following actions in MUR 6212:

1. Find no reason to believe that Lewis M. Oliver, III and Orange County
Republican Executive Committee and Ronald Bass, in his official
capacity as Treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441b and 434(b).

2. Find no reason to believe that Lewis M. Oliver, III violated 2 U.S.C.

§§439aand432(b)(3).

3. Find no reason to believe that Hillsborough County Republican

Executive Committee and Paul M. Phillips, in his official capacity as
Treasurer, violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 441b and 434(b).

4. Approve the Factual and Legal Analyses, as recommended in the First

General Counsel's Report dated March 1,2010.
Federal Election Commission
MUR6212
March 15,2010

5. Approve the appropriate letters.

6. Close the file.

Commissioners Bauerly, Hunter, McGahn II, Peterson, Walther and

Weintraub voted affirmatively for the decision.

Attest:

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Date Darlene Harris
Acting Secretary of the Commission

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