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Commission approves multiple consent orders resolving campaign‑reporting violations
Summary
The Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission voted to approve consent orders for several candidates and former officeholders, resolving assorted late filings, reporting omissions and termination failures with civil penalties and late fees.
The Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission approved a package of consent orders March 24 resolving campaign‑finance reporting violations by multiple individuals.
The commission took a single vote to approve consent orders for items listed under agenda item 4. Staff presented the settlements as negotiated resolutions in which respondents cooperated and in several cases corrected filings before or after the complaint.
Notable consent orders approved on the record included: - Stephanie Warmoth (case 24-0115-C), identified as the successful candidate for Villa Rica City Council Ward 3 in 2023: staff said Warmoth failed to file a termination statement and agreed to $125 in late fees and a $125 civil penalty (total $250). - Leslie McPherson (case 24-0112-C), identified as a former Villa Rica council member who…
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