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State Board reviews campaign-finance penalty appeals; forgives some first-offense technical errors, defers or sustains others
Summary
At a lengthy appeals docket Dec. 1, the board heard state- and locally-assessed campaign-finance penalty appeals, forgiving several $100 technical penalties where petitioners showed intent to file, deferring other cases pending documentation, and sustaining penalties where statutory filing requirements applied.
The Virginia State Board of Elections spent most of its Dec. 1 meeting hearing a docket of campaign-finance penalty appeals brought by candidates, treasurers and political committees.
Elections staff opened the hearing, explained procedures and noted suggested motions were included in the board's working papers. The docket included both state-assessed and locally-assessed penalties; typical bases for appeal were (1) claimed technical or bank errors that prevented timely filing and (2) misinterpretation of which statutory report was required.
Examples of board action from the hearing:
- Kathleen Murphy (state-assessed): Staff reported three required reports were not filed for deadlines in mid-September to late October 2025 and that the campaign had…
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