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La Porte County Election Board says no jurisdiction to hear endorsement-letter complaint, outlines process and timelines for campaign-finance reports
Summary
The board determined April 20 it lacked authority under the election code to hold a hearing on a complaint tied to a commissioners' endorsement letter and voted to deny the complaint; members also detailed campaign-finance report processing, identified three delinquent committees and said notices and hearings will be scheduled before the May 5 election.
The La Porte County Election Board on April 20 declined to hold a hearing on a complaint concerning an endorsement letter, concluding there was no apparent violation of the election code and therefore no jurisdiction to act.
"If there is not an election code violation, the election board can't have a hearing," Chair Katie Bowen said, citing guidance from the election division. The board formally moved and voted to deny the complaint.
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