[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR111.9]

[Page 191]
 
                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 111_COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE (2 U.S.C. 437g, 437d(a))--Table of 
Contents
 
                          Subpart A_Enforcement
 
Sec.  111.9  The reason to believe finding; notification (2 U.S.C. 
437g(a)(2)).

    (a) If the Commission, either after reviewing a complaint-generated 
recommendation as described in 11 CFR 111.7 and any response of a 
respondent submitted pursuant to 11 CFR 111.6, or after reviewing an 
internally-generated recommendation as described in 11 CFR 111.8, 
determines by an affirmative vote of four (4) of its members that it has 
reason to believe that a respondent has violated a statute or regulation 
over which the Commission has jurisdiction, its Chairman or Vice 
Chairman shall notify such respondent of the Commission's finding by 
letter, setting forth the sections of the statute or regulations alleged 
to have been violated and the alleged factual basis supporting the 
finding.
    (b) If the Commission finds no reason to believe, or otherwise 
terminates its proceedings, the General Counsel shall so advise both 
complainant and respondent by letter.