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Porter County election board reduces fines, waives some over missed notices and updates notice procedures
Summary
After several candidates said they did not receive emailed or mailed notices about defective campaign finance reports, the Porter County Election Board reduced or waived fines for multiple filers and agreed to tighten and clarify its notice language and filing guidance to prevent similar problems.
The Porter County Election Board on March 21 reduced or waived fines for several candidates and approved changes to how it notifies filers after a spate of delinquent and defective campaign finance reports.
At the outset of the hearing the board read Indiana Code IC 3-9-4-17 and explained the purpose of the proceeding: to decide whether civil penalties should be applied for late or defective filings. Several candidates said they had not received initial defect notices or that messages went to old or unmonitored EasyVote email addresses.
James Farris told the board he had filled out a CFA-1 online but ‘‘I hit save instead of send,’’ and later emailed an unsigned form. The board described the matter as a first offense and reduced the notice penalty from $550 to $275, with 30 days to pay. Counsel…
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