I do find it interesting that only Republican candidates were targeted. And it seems Mr Clancy gave a pass to a Democrat in the last ACHD race who happened to be a Democrat.

Weird that C. Anderson was able to do what you (an attorney) were not able to [did not] do.
And still stating that is impossible- yet he did it and it’s not even within his “job” or legal requirement to do so. Clancy must be a magician?
He did it— and you’re still saying it’s impossible for a candidate to do it.

One might also ask why McGrane was not the one to discover it. So, what purpose are the Sunshine Reports anyway? No review, no enforcement. Par for the course though, and just another reason why citizens don’t trust our elected officials.

So your statement of “ownership is not public” – that is just FALSE and you as an attorney and real estate attorney know it. This point has surfaced even here on BG several times.

Secondly your statement of “whether entities fall under the statute” is also wrong. As stated in sub(a) above- entities do fall under the statute- a candidate simply needs to identify the respective owner. Not too difficult. How many campaigns? Including a judgeship?

“Alleged to be over the limit”.
“I have no way of knowing”.
Again- wow! It’s like a Giuliani explanation: ‘I mailed back $3,000 but I’m not sure if $3,000 is over the $1,000 limit , and I don’t even know who I mailed it to.’

Experience says, “Hey, an unexpected check from a business I don’t know” I should call them and see who is sending me money- and WHY.”
A lame politician would say, “Great, take it to the bank and expect no one will question it.”

It is difficult to find fault with a regular contributor. It is very easy to find fault with a candidate/treasurer.
Pretty sure it is NOT up the P. McGrane to decide if further action is needed. That would be at the prosecutor office (AG in this case).

But when the official response IF IF IF IF caught is ‘just return the money’- then why the heck would any politician be concerned about this insignificant law?

Since we can’t trust our officials to do the right thing, there is no reason to believe anything will come from this story. Hopefully Alexis Pickering is elected- time for young fresh ideas.

One can’t really expect a donor to know all the rules.

One CAN expect a candidate’s Treasurer to know the rules. As they are required to do so to file the reports.

One CAN expect a candidate to know who is giving them money and why- certainly for large amounts. I would expect a local candidate to know EVERY donor of a $1,000. right? how else are they going to reciprocate with favorable commission decisions.

AND the 1 person here that is BOTH candidate and TREASURER for their campaign is Rebecca Arnold. An attorney. A former CPA. A long-time candidate. An incumbent. = GUILTY. NO EXCUSE for her not knowing. She knows the rules, she files the reports, she deposits the checks, she ‘should’ be sending TY notes, she likely did ‘the ask’.

The AG should press charges against Arnold to make a statement- even for the measly $250 fine.

And then in 2021 the legislature should clarify who is the violator in future instances.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME

Just saying, this really surprises anyone?

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