7/25/2012 2:55 PM
Financial Disclosure
Complaint Filed Against Will
County
Republican challenger
for Auditor, Mark Batinick, finds discrepancy and files formal complaint
Will County, IL --
Will County Auditor Mr. Blackburn is under scrutiny for his failure to disclose
receipts of $1000.00 or more as required
under Illinois Election statute for DISCLOSURE
AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES. [1] Here is the specific A-1 rule: here
According to the law, “Any political committee receiving a
contribution (including loans, personal monies, and in-kind contributions) of
$1000 or more must file a Schedule A-1 within 5 business days of receipt.” Mr. Blackburn made two such loans to his
campaign committee and did not report this to the state board of elections as
required.
It appears the Will County Auditor failed to follow this
simple rule. This was discovered by his
opponent, Mark Batinick, when Mr. Blackburn filed his quarterly report on July
16th. His quarterly report on
page
5[2] shows
his campaign committee receiving a $1000 loan on 6-19-12. The report also shows on page
6[3]
the Auditor reporting a $4000 on 6-29-12.
As of 7-24-12 no A-1 was filed for either of the two loans to his
campaign. In fact the only A-1 filed
from his campaign last quarter was a transfer from the AFT Local 604 Cope II.
Republican candidate Mark Batinick has filed a formal
complaint with the State Board of Elections.
This is basic campaign finance reporting. Perhaps Mr.
Blackburn might have asked his Treasurer or his campaign chair to oversee his
filings. Unfortunately, the Auditor is his own campaign Treasurer and Chairman.
Apparently, Mr. Blackburn does not see a need to place controls in his campaign
to thwart errors, omissions, and financial disclosure violations.
Click
here to see the all of Mr. Blackburn's filings (or lack thereof)[4] available
on the Illinois State Board of Election’s website.
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Contact info:
Raquel Mitchell
630/936-9578
[2] http://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CDPdfViewer.aspx?FiledDocID=470861&DocType=D2&ReportType=D2Quarterly&DocPath=AllSchedulesQuarterly.rpt
[3] http://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CDPdfViewer.aspx?FiledDocID=470861&DocType=D2&ReportType=D2Quarterly&DocPath=AllSchedulesQuarterly.rpt
[4] http://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?id=21223
Paid for by the Friends of Mark Batinick
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