We mentioned the Miami recall in a recent entry (Two Recalls Different Results) and took note of the Omaha attempt to recall Mayor Suttle and Dave Nabity's failed efforts. We thought we might follow up with an analysis of the money that Nabity's PAC, Citizens For Omaha's Future, spent on the recall effort, primarily since the successful gathering of the necessary petition signatures after which he established his own PAC and effort to recall the mayor. Unfortunately, it's pretty difficult to determine where Nabity and Citizens for Omaha's Future spent all of the $195,000 it claims it spent on behalf of the recall.The N.A.D.C. reporting of expenditures shows primarily those funds spent as an 'Independent expenditure (designated 'D' below) without any real designation of whom the money went to or for what purpose. Most expenditures simply show the money was spent on behalf of the original Mayor Suttle Recall Committee, although that committee never received any of those funds. We were able to establish from some late reporting where some of the monies went but there certainly isn't any reliable breakdown of who received the funds and where they went in many cases.
This is supposed to be the way the N.A.D.C. provides for clear reporting?
Here's a list of the dollar amount of expenditures, not including some $34,000 shown as expenditures on behalf of the Mayor Suttle Recall Committee for December of 2010
Reported expenditures on behalf of the MAYOR SUTTLE RECALL COMMITTEE
- 3,000.00 D
- 825.80 B
- 2000.00 B
- 2396.64 D
- 1060.09 D
- 435.19 D
- 55000.00 D
- 14469.56 B Polish Enterprises
- 9399.78 D Nebraska Strategy Group
- 1420.05 D Quality Press
- 2000.00 D Nebraska Strategy Group
- 4260.15 D
- 5077.78 D Postmaster
- 2448.29 D Nebraska Strategy Group
- 2500.00 D Strategy Group Media
- 1348.97 D Postmaster
- 5077.78 D Postmaster
- 10000.00 D
- 22287.70 D Company HQ (Brooklyn, IA)
- 2840.10 D Quality Press
- 540.35 D
- 2034.18 D Company HQ (Brooklyn, IA)
- 1500.00 B
- 482.52 D
- 393.73 D
- 7000.00 B
- 655.36 B
- 344.54 B
(1) Total Expenditures to or for the benefit of Nebraska
(non-federal) Candidates and B.Q. Close of Last Period $ 64717.72
(2) Total Expenditures to or for the benefit of Nebraska (non-federal) Candidates and B.Q. This Period
(To Summary of Disbursements, line 11(a)) $ 96080.84
(3) Total Expenditures to or for the benefit of Nebraska (non-federal) Candidates and
B.Q. for the Calendar Year to Date (Line 1 plus line 2) $ 160798.56
KEY: A - Direct Contribution to Candidate or Ballot Question B - In-Kind Contributions C - Loans D - Independent Expenditures
At best the N.A.D.C. reporting by Citizens for Omaha's Future is inadequate. In fact, we don't know whether Nabity or any other employees received compensation for their efforts.
Once again, it would be nice if someone from the media had the intellectual curiosity to follow up on this. It will also be interesting to see if the N.A.D.C. has the curiosity to ask for a better explanation of the spending.
4 comments:
Anyone who has a problem understanding where the money went, I will personally meet with them and show every cent that was collected and spent. Our group paid off all vendors from the recall effort to make sure noone had any personal liability for funds spent. It would be my pleasure to show where these funds went and the mystery will be solved. Nice try at making it look like we are hiding something. You guys need to realize the damage you do to the conservative cause when you attack one of your own.
David Nabity
Anyone who has any concern about how the money was spent can contact me and I will be more than happy to show how much was collected, how much was spent and where it went. It is sickening that you would try and malign my character over this. This is precisely why Conservatives continue to lose elections. Attacking fellow conservatives is a tremendously bad thing to do.
David Nabity
I've heard Nabity has tried to respond to this post and you will not allow it. I find it interesting that you will not allow a response. I'd lie to hear that response.
Why would anyone need to meet with Nabity personally? The facts should be reported propertly and clearly to the state. This is just one example of the fact that Nabity has no business in politics.
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