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State ethics commission finds reasonable grounds in Anna McCoy preliminary hearing on multiple reporting violations
Summary
At a March 24, 2025 meeting the State Ethics Commission voted that there are reasonable grounds to believe candidate Anna McCoy committed seven reporting and disclosure violations under OCGA Title 21; commissioners approved seven separate motions finding reasonable grounds.
The State Ethics Commission on March 24, 2025 voted that there are reasonable grounds to believe Anna McCoy violated multiple campaign finance and disclosure statutes, after staff presented an audit and a record of attempted resolution.
The determination followed a preliminary hearing for case number 24-0108C. Commission staff attorney Baywell told commissioners the office notified McCoy at the address she used to register with the commission and described six alleged missed campaign contribution disclosure reports (CCDRs) covering non-election filing periods and one late personal financial disclosure statement (PFDS). Baywell said staff had discussed a consent agreement with McCoy in late 2024 and sent a draft consent agreement for signature but had not received a signed document or other contact after early January 2025.
The commission’s finding matters because a preliminary hearing determines whether…
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