US EditionFoes of WA initiative to repeal climate law fined $20K for campaign finance violations
- On Thursday, Green Jobs PAC was fined $20,000 by Washington’s campaign finance agency for failing to timely report nearly $1.1 million spent opposing a climate law repeal initiative last year.
- The penalty resulted from a complaint filed by the conservative group Let’s Go Washington, established by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood, following the November vote in which close to two-thirds of voters opposed the initiative.
- Investigators found Green Jobs failed to report sub-vendor spending details until after the election and did not clarify its opposition purpose on six monthly reports amid a mid-October campaign surge.
- Attorney Dmitri Iglitzin called the errors “the classic definition of a ministerial screw-up” and said there was no intent to deceive, while Assistant Attorney General Susie Giles-Klein noted the violations deprived voters of important information but showed no evidence of intentional wrongdoing.
- Half of the fine was suspended pending a $10,000 payment and no violations over four years, highlighting ongoing scrutiny of campaign finance compliance in Washington politics.
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Foes of WA initiative to repeal climate law fined $20K for campaign finance violations
A political committee that helped defeat last year’s ballot measure to repeal a Washington climate law was fined $20,000 on Thursday for not disclosing how it spent $1 million until after the election.
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Foes of Washington state initiative to repeal climate law fined $20,000 for campaign finance violations - The Daily Chronicle
A political committee that helped defeat last year’s ballot measure to repeal a Washington climate law was fined $20,000 on Thursday for not disclosing how it spent $1 million until after the …
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