Jim Billman Violated Campaign Finance Law

So when (0.00 / 0)

are you going to file your complaint or are you just going to shoot your mouth off?

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by: Jacob Liebowitz @ Thu Nov 08, 2012 at 17:22:02 PM UTC

I'll allow them time to file an amended report (0.00 / 0)

But meanwhile I'm in New Mexico.  If they don't disclose the source of the contribution I'll do it when I return.  I don't have the info on doing so with me.

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by: John Morgan @ Tue Nov 13, 2012 at 14:20:01 PM UTC

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So if an amended report (0.00 / 0)

was all that was necessary, why kick up dust?  What was it, a slow news day?

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by: Jacob Liebowitz @ Fri Nov 16, 2012 at 16:20:07 PM UTC

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His treasurer (0.00 / 0)

didn't even know what an in kind contribution was.  I had to explain it to her.  She told me she simply reported what Billman gave her, in the way he said to do it.  That, of course, isn't what a campaign treasurer is supposed to do.  They violated campaign finance law.  An amended report doesn't undo the damage:  voters were unable to ascertain who paid for this man's campaign before going to vote.  That obfuscates every purpose of campaign finance reporting.  State law does allow them to file an amended report however and escape penalty.  This is why we must toughen these laws, they're a disgrace.

Seeing how Mr. Billman intentionally gave her vague, incomplete information to report under her name (and she's personally responsible for any fines, not him) shows what a disgrace of a candidate he was.  He sought to intentionally mislead voters.

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by: John Morgan @ Sat Nov 17, 2012 at 15:20:53 PM UTC

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