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Political group fined for Garfield County infraction

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Colorado League of Taxpayers Fined $7150 For Campaign Finance Violation In Garfield County Race

Colorado League of Taxpayers was fined $7,150 for its failure to report

By John Colson, The Aspen Times,
April 30, 2009
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The political advocacy group that slimed a Democratic candidate for Garfield County commissioner last year has been fined more than $7,000 for the infraction.

On Wednesday, Administrative Law Judge Robert N. Spencer imposed a fine of $7,150 on the Colorado League of Taxpayers for its failure to report approximately $2,300 spent on attack ads aimed at Garfield County Commissioner candidate Steve Carter in September 2008. Carter lost against commissioner Mike Samson.

The fine represents a penalty of $50 for each day from Sept. 29, 2008, the date the report should have been filed with the Garfield County Clerk, through Feb. 20, 2009, the date that the group Colorado Ethics Watch filed a complaint.

For the full story, please visit http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20090430/NEWS/904309990/1058
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