By Alistair Waters - Kelowna Capital News Published: December 21, 2011 4:00 PM
It's not just candidates who ran in the recent civic
election who will have to divulge how much they spent to try to get
elected, some local groups that endorsed candidates must also reveal how
much they spent during the campaign. Under little-known changes to the the provincial rules
governing elections, groups that spend more than $500 promoting
individual candidates or groups of candidates must file financial
disclosure documents with the municipality where they operated or face
fines and other punitive measures from the province. The fines for not
filing can be as high as $5,000 and there can also be prohibitions from
participating in future elections. (more)
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