Liz Bridal told the Monroe County Election Board on Oct. 2 that she received a notice accusing her of a late filing after she believed she had remedied the matter by submitting a CFA‑1 form on Sept. 8. Bridal said she received a notice of a first offense on Sept. 15 and asked what she needed to do to remedy the situation. “...the first letter that she received was the notice of, findings, and that was that the filing was not yet turned in by the July 11 deadline,” staff explained during the meeting.
Board members said the clerk’s office would record the September 8 CFA‑1 submission as the first late filing and keep that notation on file in Election Central so there is an internal record. A board member moved that the record be retained on file as the first late filing; that motion was seconded and recorded roll call votes were yes from Nicole Brown, Danny Shields and Penny Giddens. The board chair confirmed the action: the office will keep the record on file and no additional enforcement letters will be sent in this instance while it is treated as a first late filing.