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John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts voters form committee, "New England Business and Industry Committee for the Re-election of the President, Richard M. Nixon." 3 pages with attachments. [Letter], 6/7/1972
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Document Description
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06/07/1972
Letter
John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts
voters form committee, "New England
Business and Industry Committee for the Re-
election of the President, Richard M.
Nixon." 3 pages with attachments.
24
2
08/18/1972
Letter
Andre Sigourney to Nixon, re: Massachusetts
voters form committee, "Massachusetts
Committee to Re-elect President Nixon." 2
pages with attachments.
24
2
09/11/1972
Letter
John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts
voters form committee, "Massachusetts
Democrats and Independents for Nixon." 2
pages with attachments.
24
2
02/08/1972
Letter
John Davoren to Nixon, re: Massachusetts
Presidential Primary Election ballot. 3 pages
with attachments.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Office of the Secretary
State House, Boston 02133
John F.X. Davoren
Secretary of the Commonwealth
June 7, 1972
and
President Richard M. Nixon
White House
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
You are hereby informed that a group of Massachusetts voters
has filed with this office a non-elected political committee with the
title " New England Business and Industry Committee for the Re-Election
of the President, Richard M. Nixon " for the expressed purpose of
re-electing President Richard M. Nixon to the Presidency of the United
States in 1972.
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 55, section 3, provides
that the candidate be notified by registered mail of the formation of
this committee. The candidate may object in writing to the formation
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of this committee within fourteen days of the above written date. If
no written objection is received the group will be deemed to be
organized as a political committee and subject to the provisions of
Chapter 55 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
Very truly yours
JOHN F.X. DAVOREN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
JFXD:RSH
enc. one
Registered Mail
Return Receipt Requested
E25-4M8-70-047506
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Office of the Secretary
DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
EXCERPTS from CHAPTER 55 of the General Laws as amended to January 1, 1968.
Chapter 55, Political Expenses of Candidates
polling place shall be hired to represent the same political
party, candidate or principle.
SECTION 1. "Campaign contributions", as used in this chap-
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by
ter shall include all contributions of money or its equivalent
imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not
from individuals, political committees or others to a candidate
more than five hundred dollars.
or a person acting under his authority or a political committee,
and without limitation, and to the extent no compensation is
given or promised therefor, all of the following items:-- loans
SECTION 6. No person or combination of persons, including
of property; payments or promises or guarantees of payment to
a corporation formed under the provisions of chapter one hundred
others for the benefit of a candidate or political committee;
and eighty, shall in connection with any nomination or election
purchases from a candidate or committee, whether through the
receive money or its equivalent, expend or disburse or promise
device of tickets or otherwise, to the extent that the purchase
to expend or disburse the same, except as authorized by this
price exceeds the fair value of the goods sold or services ren-
dered; the grantings of discounts or rebates not available to the
chapter. A political committee or a person acting under the
general public; and the cancellation of indebtedness; but shall not
authority or on behalf of such a committee may receive money or
include the rendering of services by speakers, editors, writers,
its equivalent, or expend or disburse or promise to expend or
poll watchers, poll checkers or others, nor the payment by those
disburse the same for the purpose of aiding or promoting the
rendering such services of such personal expenses as may be
success or defeat of a candidate at a primary or election or a
incidental thereto, nor the exercise of ordinary hospitality.
political party or principle in a public election or favoring or op-
posing the adoption or rejection of a question submitted to the
voters, and for other purposes expressly authorized by this chap-
ter subject, however, to the provisions thereof. Any individual
SECTION 2. Every candidate for nomination or election to. a
may make campaign contributions to candidates or non-elected
public office shall keep detailed accounts of all money or other
political committees organized on behalf of candidates; provided,
things of value received by or promised to him or any person
that the aggregate of all such contributions for the benefit of any
acting under his authority, and of all expenditures and disburse-
one candidate and the non-elected committees organized
ments made by him or by any person acting under his authority.
on such candidate's behalf shall not exceed in any one calendar
Said accounts may be kept by an agent duly authorized thereto,
year the sum of three thousand dollars. Any individual may in
but the candidate shall be responsible for them. They shall be
addition make campaign contributions for the benefit of elected
kept separate and distinct from all other accounts and shall in-
political committees or non-elected political committees organ-
clude money or other things of value contributed or paid by the
ized on behalf of a political party; provided, that the aggregate
candidate from his personal funds,
of such campaign contributions for the benefit of the political
Every payment shall, unless the total expense payable to any
committees of any one political party shall not exceed in any one
one person is less than five dollars, be vouched for by a receipted
calendar year the sum of three thousand dollars. Any individual
bill, stating the particulars of the expense, and every voucher,
may in addition make campaign contributions not exceeding in any
receipt or account hereby required shall be preserved for six
one calendar year the sum of three thousand dollars to non-elect-
months after the primary or election to which relates. Failure
ed political committees not organized on behalf of any candidate
by a candidate so to preserve such vouchers, receipts and
or candidates or political party. Any candidate may in addition
accounts shall be deemed prima facie evidence of a corrupt
make expenditures for the purposes of his wncampaign and may
practice.
make campaign contributions for the benefit of the non-elected
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by
political committees organized on his behalf. Notwithstanding
imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more
the provisions of this section an individual of less than twenty-
than one thousand dollars.
one years of age shall not make campaign contributions in an
amount in excess of twenty-five dollars in the aggregate during
any one calendar year. Any candidate required to designate a
depository for campaign funds by section seventeen and any per-
SECTION 4. Every non-elected political committee shall have
son acting for such a candidate or such a political committee
a treasurer, and a chairman who shall, not later than thirty days
shall pay for services rendered or goods sold in excess of the
preceding the election in which said committee is organized to
sum of fifty dollars only through or by the means of a check
function, file with the state secretary, or, when organized for
drawn upon such depository and bearing the legend "Campaign
the purposes of a municipal election only, with the city or town
Account--(name of candidate or political committee)", and shall
clerk, the names and addresses of such treasurer and chairman
secure the signature of the person receiving such check to the
and of at least three additional members, and a statement of the
following certificate to be printed on all such checks: "The under-
purpose for which organized and the written consent of the can-
signed affirms under the penalties of perjury that he is the named
payee of this check or an authori officer thereof, that he or it
didates concerned. No candidate shall give his consent to more
than three such committees. Any committee organized for the
performed the services or delivered the goods indicated hereon,
purpose of securing the nomination and election of a candidate
that the payment is for the sole purpose of paying for such goods
shall state in its title the name of said candidate. In the event of
or services and that no person other than the named payee has
a change in such officers 'or as to such additional members, a
any interest, direct or indirect, in this payment".
statement of such change shall forthwith be filed as in the case
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished
of the officers first chosen. The treasurer of every non-elected
by impr sonment for not more than six months or by a fine of
not more than five hundred dollars.
and of every elected political committee shall qualify for his
office by filing a written acceptance thereof with the state secre-
tary, or, in the case of a municipal election as aforesaid, with
the city or town clerk, and said treasurer shall remain subject
SECTION 8. No person shall, directly or indirectly, make a
to all the duties and liabilities imposed by this chapter until his
campaign contribution in any name except his own nor in any
written resignation of the office or his successor's written ac-
manner for the purpose of disguising the true origin of the con-
ceptance is filed as aforesaid. No person acting under the
tribution nor unless he makes his name and address known to
authority or in behalf of any political committee shall receive
the person receiving such contribution 'at the time such con-
any money or other thing of value, or expend or disburse the
tribution is made; nor shall any trust, foundation or associa-
same or incur expenses, while it has no treasurer qualified as
tion other than a political committee make a campaign contri-
aforesaid, or while the name or address of any of its officers,
bution unless at the time such contribution is made there is
as originally or subsequently chosen, or of any such additional
also made known to the person receiving such contribution the
member is not filed if and as required by this section or chapter
names and addresses of its principal officers. No candidate or
fifty-two, as the case may be. Every treasurer of a political
political committee or person acting under its authority or in
committee shall keep and preserve detailed accounts, vouchers
its behalf shall knowingly receive a campaign contribution, or
and receipts, as prescribed for an individual candidate.
knowingly enter or cause the same to be entered in the accounts
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by
or records of such candidate or committee, unless the pro-
imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not
visions of this section have been complied with.
more than five hundred dollars.
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by
imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not
more than five hundred dollars.
SECTION 5. Political committees, duly organized, may
receive, pay and expend money or other things of value for the
following purposes, and no others: advertising, writing, printing
SECTION 13. No officer, clerk or other person in the service
and distributing circulars or other publications, radio broadcasts
of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town shall, directly
or other forms of publicity, hire and maintenance of political
or indirectly, give or deliver to an officer, clerk or person in
headquarters, and clerical hire incidental thereto, meetings, re-
said service, or to any councillor, member of the general court,
freshments, not including intoxicating liquors, but including
alderman, councilman or commissioner, any money or other
cigars and tobacco, decorations and music, postage, stationery,
valuable thing on account of, or to be applied to, the promotion
printing, expressage, traveling expenses, telephone, telegraph
of any political object whatever.
and messenger service, and the hire of conveyances and workers
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person
at polling places.
holding elective public office from contributing to a candidate or
Such committee may contribute to other political committees
to an elected or non-elected political committee.
and may contribute to the personal fund of a candidate. A politi-
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by
cal committee or a candidate may hire conveyances or worke
a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand
at primaries or elections, but not more than two persons at et
dollars.
SECTION 16. Except as otherwise provided herein, every
sum of twenty-five dollars if the aggregate of all contributions
candidate for nomination for or election to a public office, and
deposited from such contributor during the preceding fourteen
the treasurer of every political committee receiving, expending
days exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars. If any deposits
or disbursing any money or its equivalent, or incurring any
represent the proceeds of borrowings, the deposit slip shall
liability to pay money in connection with any nomination or elec-
indicate the names and addresses of the lender, those persons
tion to an amount exceeding fifty dollars during any reporting
liable either primarily or secondarily for any portion of such
period hereunder, shall file a statement setting forth the name
borrowings and those persons providing collateral, if any, for
and residential address of each contributor listed alphabetically
such borrowings.
in the case of an individual or political committee and the data
(c) All payments for campaign purposes made by or for the
required by section eight in the case of a trust, foundation or
benefit of a candidate or by the treasurer of a committee re-
other association and the total amount of contributions from such
quired to designate a depository after the date such depository
contributor and each sum of money and thing of value expended,
is required to be designated which are in excess of fifty dollars
contributed or promised by him or it or by a person on his or
shall be made only from funds on deposit in said depository
its behalf, for the purpose of securing or in any way affecting the
through checks drawn on such depository and indicating that such
nomination or election to office of any candidate and the name
checks are drawn on the campaign account of the candidate or
of the person or political committee to or by whom the payment,
the political committee involved. All checks drawn on such
contribution or promise was made, the name and address of the
campaign accounts shall be payable either to the order of a named
recipient thereof and the date thereof and, unless such expendi-
payee not the candidate or treasurer or, if for no more than
ture or disbursement was made to another political committee,
fifty dollars, may be payable to the candidate or treasurer, ex-
shall clearly state the purpose of such expenditure or disburse-
cept that the total of checks payable to the candidate or treasur-
ment, or, if less than an aggregate of fifty dollars has been paid
er for each period under subsection (e) hereof shall not exceed
or promised to him or it, or to a person on his or its behalf or
five hundred dollars, and shall contain printed thereon a state-
contributed, expended or promised by him or itor by a person on
ment of purposes as follows:--
his or its behalf, a statement to that effect. Such statement shall
also set forth the date and amount of each then existing promise
PURPOSES OF PAYMENT
or liability, from such candidate or committee, remaining unful-
filled and in force when the statement is made, the name of the
(Check One and Fill in Specific Purpose)
person or committee to whom the liability exists, and a clear
T.V., Radio
statement of the purpose for which it was incurred.
Printing
Signs or Displays
Such a statement shall be filed as follows:--
Newspaper
Office
Transfer of Funds
Meetings
Travel
(a) By a candidate for nomination as aforesaid at a primary or
Other (Specify)
.caucus preceding a special state, city or town election and by any
Specific Purpose
non-elected political committee authorized by such a candidate,
within seven days after such primary or caucus for the period
Such checks shall also contain thereon for signature by the
named payee, the certificate required by section six.
ending on the date of such primary or caucus;
(b) By a candidate for nomination as aforesaid at any other
(d) No candidate or committee treasurer required to desig-
primary or caucus and by any political committee within four-
nate a depository for campaign funds shall authorize the incur-
teen days after the date of such primary;
ring of any expenditure in behalf of the candidate or a committee
(c) By a candidate or committee required to designate a de-
unless there are monies on deposit in the depository designated
pository by section seventeen, upon such designation for the
in accordance with the provisions of this section to the credit of
period ending on the date of such designation;
the campaign account of such candidate or committee sufficient
to pay the amount of expenditures so authorized, together with
(d) Repealed.
(e) By a candidate for election as aforesaid and by every
all other expenditures previously authorized and still outstand-
elected and non-elected political committee for the period start-
ing, or unless such candidate or treasurer files with the state
ing with the date of the primary or caucus, if any, and ending
secretary on the dates indicated in subsection (e) hereof a com-
with the date of election within fourteen days after the date of the
plete statement of all unpaid obligations then outstanding, the
election.
terms of payment, purpose of the expenditure by which the obli-
gation was created and name and address of the person holding
If the aggregate receipts or disbursements of a candidate or
the obligation.
political committee in connection with any reporting period here-
(e) The cashier or treasurer of the bank, selected by any can-
under shall not exceed fifty dollars, then no statement shall be
didate or committee as above provided, shall file with the state
necessary for such period, or if such a candidate or committee
secretary by the fifth and twentieth of each month while such
has not received, expended or disbursed any money or its equiva-
account is in existence, a statement of the balance as of the pre-
lent, or incurred any liability, in connection with the nomination
ceding first or fifteenth of the month together with a summary of
or election, then no statement shall be necessary during such re-
all the deposit slips presented to the bank since the last such
porting periods; however, in either case, the candidate and politi-
statement with any deposit of monies to the campaign account of
cal committee shall, within thirty days after the election, file a
such candidate or committee, listing the names alphabetically
statement stating that his or its aggregate receipts or disburse-
and other data as to all donors as it appeared on the deposit
ments for any reporting period hereunder did not exceed the sum
slip, and a list of all the checks presented to the bank since the
of fifty dollars.
last such statement upon which any funds were withdrawn from
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by
any such account with the names and addresses of the payees
imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not
and the amount of each check, and the purposes for which the
more than five hundred dollars.
money was paid as thereon indicated.
(f) Such accounts shall remain in existence until the election
and SO long thereafter as a candidate or political committee has
unpaid obligations still outstanding. A candidate or the treas-
SECTION 17. (a) Candidates for nomination for or election to
urer of a political committee which has such obligations shall
the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
file with the state secretary by the fifth of each month a sum-
attorney general, state treasurer and receiver general, auditor,
mary of all campaign contributions (including campaign con-
United States senator and United States representative and the
treasurer of each state committee referred to in section one of
tributions in the form of forgiveness of indebtedness) received
chapter fifty-two, and the treasurer of every non-elected politi-
during the preceding month together with the name and address
cal committee authorized by any of the aforesaid candidates or
and all other data as to each such contributor required by section
organized on behalf of a candidate for president or vice-presi-
eight.
dent of the United States shall forthwith upon organization or upon
Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by
the date for filing of primary nomination papers in the office of
imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not
more than five hundred dollars.
the secretary set forth in section forty-eight of chapter fifty-
three, whichever date is the last to occur, designate as a de-
pository for campaign funds of such candidate or committee a
national bank authorized to transact business in the common-
SECTION 23. The state secretary shall inspect all statements
wealth or a trust company organized and existingunder the laws
of candidates filed with him, and the clerks of cities or towns
of the commonwealth. Each such candidate and the treasurer of
shall inspect all such statements relating to nominations and to
each such committee shall file with the state secretary a certifi-
city or town elections filed with them, within thirty days, and all
cate of appointment containing the name of the bank or trust
other statements within sixty days, after the election to which they
company so designated and the name of the candidate or politi-
relate, and if upon examination of the official ballot it appears
cal committee, and shall authorize the bank or trust company SO
that any person has failed to file a statement as required by law,
designated to submit the reports required by subsection (e).
or if it appears to the state secretary that any such statement
(b) Every candidate and the treasurer of every committee re-
filed with him does not conform to law, or if it appears to a city
quired to designate a depository shall, by the end of the third
or town clerk that such statement relating to a city or town nomi-
business day after receipt of any contribution deposit it in the
nation or election does not conform to law, or upon written com-
form received in the designated depository. No such deposit
plaint by five registered voters that statement does not conform
shall be made or received to the credit of any account designated
to law, or that any person has failed to file a statement required
as provided for in this section unless such deposit shall be ac-
by law, the state secretary or city or town clerk, as the case may
companied by a deposit slip containing for each contribution in
be, shall in writing notify the delinquent person. Such complaint
excess of the sum of twenty-five dollars the name and address of
shall state in detail the grounds of objection, shall be sworn to by
the contributor in the case of an individual or political committee
one of the subscribers, and shall be filed with the state secretary
and in addition in the case of a trust, foundation or other associa-
or with the proper city or town clerk within forty days after the
tion the data required by section eight; provided, that such infor-
election in question, or within ten days after the filing of a state-
mation shall also be listed for each contribution of less than the
ment or amended statement.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Office of the Secretary
State House, Boston 02133
John F.X. Davoren
Secretary of the Commonwealth
NM
August 18,1972
President Richard M. Nixon
White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
You are hereby informed that a group of Massachusetts
voters has filed with this office a non-elected political committee
with the title "Massachusetts Committee to re-elect President
Nixon" for the purpose of re-electing Richard Nixon President of
the United States.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 55, section 3
provides that the candidate be notified by registered mail of
the formation of this committee. The candidate may object in
writing to the formation of this group within fourteen days of
the above written date. If no written objection is received the
group will be deemed to be organized as a political committee and
subject to the provisions of Chapter 55 of the General Laws of
Massachusetts.
Your attention is called to the fact that no candidate
shall give his consent to more than three such committees. At this
date there is one committee on file, namely; New England Business
and Industry Committee for the Re-election of President Richard
M. Nixon.
Very truly yours
JOHN F.X. DAVOREN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Andre Supervisor By andre R. Sigourney fo R. Public
Records
ARS/kmh
enc.
Registered mail
Return Receipt Requested
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date
8/28/72
TO:
David Wilson
Copy sent to for Adams
for handling 8/28 Drw
Noble Melencamp
,4R
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Office of the Secretary
State House, Boston 02133
John F.X. Davoren
Secretary of the Commonwealth
September 11. 1972
President Richard M. Nixon
White House
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
NM
You are hereby informed that a group of Massachusetts voters
has filed with this office a non-elected political committee with
the title "Massachusetts Democrats and Independents for Nixon "
for the purpose of re-electing Richard Nixon President of the
United States.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 55, section 3 provides
that the candidate be notified by registered mail of the formation
of this committee. The candidate may object in writing to the
formation of this group with in fourteen days of the above written
date. If no written objection is received the group will be deemed
to be organized as a political committee and subject to the provisions
of Chapter 55 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
Very truly yours.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
JFXD/jmh
enc.
Registered mail
Return Receipt Requested
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date 7/14/72
TO:
Dan Wilson
Noble Melencamp
EXECUTIVE
N.R.
PL/nan, Richard
PL/S721
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
GAVIN
STATE HOUSE. BOSTON
JOHN F. X. DAVOREN
SECRETARY OF STATE
February 8, 1972
Honorable Richard M. Nixon
wn
Office of the President
Executive Mansion
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
As Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
I hereby advise you that your name is to appear on the
Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election ballot as a
candidate for President of the United States. This
election is to be held April 25, 1972.
Under the terms of the Massachusetts statute,
it is incumbent upon me as State Secretary to place on
our presidential primary ballot the names of those
persons whom I shall have determined to be "generally
advocated or recognized in national news media through-
out the United States" as potential candidates for
President. In compliance with this law, I have deemed
you to be a presidential candidate.
The provisions of this same act provide that
your name be removed from this ballot upon your filing
an affidavit with the Election Division of my office
specifically asserting it is your desire to have your
name withdrawn. This affidavit must be signed,
authorized and received in this office no later than
5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 1972.
Sincerely yours,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
JFXD/vh
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Magned Date 2/10/72
TO:
Copirs sent to Rose
Mary Woods and to Jerry
Warren
Noble Melencamp
Sent to J. Magruder, H. Flemming 2/10/72
COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS
WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATION
To be received by the Secretary of the Common-
wealth no later than 5 p.m., February 15, 1972.
The undersigned, having had his (her) name
placed on the Massachusetts ballot as a candidate for the
office of President of the United States under the party
or political designation of
(Designation)
hereby requests that his (her) name be withdrawn from
such nomination.
(Signature)
(Residence)
(City or Town)
(State)
19
(City or Town)
(State)
(Date)
Personally appeared the above named
and acknowledged the foregoing request by him signed to be
his free act and deed.
Before me,
Notary Public