Maffei hammers Sweetland for nondisclosure
Apparently, Dale Sweetland hasn’t filed his preprimary FEC summary. The Maffei campaign pounces (from a Maffei campaign press release):
Congressional candidate Dale Sweetland has violated federal election law by failing to file required financial disclosure forms in advance of the September primary election. Federal election law stipulates that all candidates for federal office file specific financial disclosure forms in order to provide a transparent election process.
Though neither Sweetland nor Dan Maffei face primary opponents, they are still required to file financial disclosure reports prior to the primary, including “48-hour Reports” that detail contributions in excess of $1,000. Maffei has filed all the required reports, including several 48-hour Reports. Sweetland has filed neither the required disclosure report nor any 48-hour Reports.
According the Federal Election Commission (FEC), candidates who fail to follow the law face fines and penalties, and since this report is considered “election sensitive” Sweetland faces stiffer sanctions. Sweetland’s fine will be based on the level of activity on the report when he eventually decides to follow the law.
“It’s hypocritical for Dale Sweetland to on one hand criticize Dan Maffei for raising money and then to turn around and blatantly violate a simple election procedure that allows the public to see who is paying for elections,” said Maffei campaign manager Dan Krupnick. “Apparently he doesn’t believe in transparency, because the FEC is very direct with candidates and they are serious about making sure all candidates are completely truthful when it comes to election financing.”
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