Thread by @jallen1985

THREAD: MS Parents for Vaccine Rights a/k/a MPVR—MS's most prominent anti-vax organization—appears to have a legal snafu.

They are fundraising in MS (left), but unfortunately, they did not renew their registration to solicit donations, so it expired a year ago (right). 1/

It appears that MPVR also registered as a PAC but failed to file its annual report for year 2020 when it was due this January.

In any event, MPVR is not involved in any candidate campaigns or ballot initiatives, so its PAC registration is irrelevant. 2/

It is somewhat surprising that MPVR is so far behind on its required filings, considering that MPVR's board members include both Mississippi agriculture commissioner Andy Gipson and MS House rep Dan Eubanks. mpvrpac.com/mpvr-pac-team/ 3/

However, in light of MPVR's ongoing fundraising activity despite their expired registration to engage in fundraising solicitations in Mississippi, @MississippiSOS should send a cease-and-desist letter to MPVR—as the SOS office routinely does in this circumstance. 4/

For example, here is a cease-and-desist letter Secretary Watson recently sent to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services upon that organization's failure to renew its registration: sos.ms.gov/content/enforc… 5/

For another example, here is a cease-and-desist letter Secretary Watson recently sent to OutServe, an organization for LGBT military servicemembers, upon OutServe's failure to renew its registration: sos.ms.gov/content/enforc… 6/

Please join me in urging @MichaelWatsonMS to order MPVR to cease and desist all fundraising in Mississippi, exactly the same way he orders other organizations to cease and desist when other organizations do not renew their registration to solicit donations in Mississippi. 7/