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Board fines candidate Shane Boswell for missing disclosure on business cards, dismisses complaint against Joe Brand
Summary
At the September meeting the State Board adjudicated two Stand‑By‑Your‑Ad complaints: it imposed the statutory minimum penalty for a disclosure omission by House candidate Shane Boswell and dismissed a separate complaint against Joe Brand where the board found notice and guidance issues for vendors and campaigns.
The Virginia State Board of Elections heard two Stand‑By‑Your‑Ad complaints and issued separate rulings. The board imposed the statutory minimum penalty on the committee Friends of Shane Boswell for failing to include a conspicuous disclosure on early campaign business cards and dismissed a separate complaint against Friends of Joe Brand concerning print‑media disclosure formatting.
Shane Boswell, a first‑time candidate for the House of Delegates (District 31), appeared in person and acknowledged the omission. "I'm a first time…
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