David A. Burton
109 Black Bear Ct, Cary, NC 27513-4941
March 7, 2006

Mr. C. Colon Willoughby, Jr.
Wake County District Attorney
3rd Floor, Wake County Courthouse
Post Office Box 31, Raleigh, N.C.  27602-0031

re: Complaint regarding apparent election law violation by Rep. Richard Morgan
Dear Mr. Willoughby,
Enclosed is a copy of my letter to the State Board of Elections, regarding what appears to be a particularly egregious election law violation by State Rep. Richard Morgan and several of his associates.
The gist is this: A supposedly-independent “issue advocacy” political committee, the North Carolina Republican Mainstreet Committee, illegally coordinated its activities with Mr. Morgan, himself, and at his direction used corporate contributions of as much as $100,000 to fund radio advertisements in support of his 2004 reelection campaign and the campaigns of several of his legislative allies.
In my letter to the SBOE, I outlined in greater detail the facts regarding this violation, and asked them to investigate it and take appropriate measures to enforce the law.  However, since the NCRMC has a Raleigh address, your office might be the appropriate one to investigate this matter.
Please advise me regarding the appropriate office to investigate this matter, and please do not let these violations of the law go unpunished.
You may reach me at my home address, above, or by telephone at 919-481-0098.

Sincerely yours,

David A. Burton