特区选举委员会撤销对市长候选人乔治的1.6万美元竞选罚款
据《华盛顿观察家报》报道，特区选举委员会已撤销对市长候选人贾妮丝·刘易斯·乔治的16,000美元竞选罚款。
这笔罚款是在乔治击败肯扬·麦克达菲赢得市长民主党初选前几天开出的。今年6月，竞选财务办公室裁定她的竞选团队与一家工会及一个独立支出委员会存在不当协调。她的团队称该裁定“违反特区程序要求，在法律上完全错误”。
选举委员会应竞选团队要求于周三举行了重新听证，并撤销了处罚。原始投诉由凯文·索布科维亚克于4月提起。
随着大选临近，这一决定为乔治的竞选扫清了一桩悬而未决的法律阴云。
D.C. Elections Board Tosses $16,000 Campaign Fine Against Mayoral Candidate George
The D.C. Board of Elections has vacated a $16,000 campaign fine against mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George, the Washington Examiner reported.
The fine was imposed days before George defeated Kenyan McDuffie in the Democratic mayoral primary. In June, the Office of Campaign Finance ruled that her campaign had improperly coordinated with a labor union and an independent expenditure committee. Her campaign called the ruling a violation of D.C. procedural requirements and "legally erroneous in its entirety."
The Board of Elections held a rehearing on Wednesday at the campaign's request and threw out the penalty. The original complaint was filed in April by Kevin Sobkoviak.
The decision removes a lingering legal cloud over George's campaign as the general election approaches.
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