前州议员向总检察长投诉 指"常识政治行动委员会"邮寄广告违反竞选财务法
佛蒙特州前州议员鲍勃·斯坦纳德已正式向州总检察长 Charity Clark 办公室递交投诉，指控"常识政治行动委员会"（Common Sense PAC）近期在班宁顿县投递的政治邮寄广告违反州竞选财务法。投诉称，该委员会第二轮明信片仅标注"由常识政治行动委员会付费"，未披露个人捐款人姓名，涉嫌违反佛蒙特州法典第 17 篇第 2972(c) 条关于捐款披露和大众媒体申报义务的规定。
涉事邮寄广告针对民主党籍州参议员罗布·普兰基特，指责其在犯罪、公共安全、教育、房产税和可负担性等问题上毫无作为，同时为共和党候选人斯派克·惠特迈尔和乔希·威廉姆斯助选。普兰基特回应称广告歪曲了他的立法工作，并对攻击性广告在佛蒙特州政坛日渐常见表示失望。
随着 11 月 3 日大选临近，州监管机构如何执行独立支出类政治行动委员会的申报时限正受到审视。斯坦纳德在投诉中引用了佛蒙特州竞选财务系统的公开捐款数据作为依据。
信息来源：The American Star News（https://theamericanstarnews.com/former-legislator-files-complaint-over-vermont-mailer-disclosure/）
Ex-Legislator Files Complaint Over Vermont PAC Mailer Disclosure
Former Vermont state Rep. Bob Stannard has formally filed a complaint with Attorney General Charity Clark's office alleging that political mailers sent by the "Common Sense PAC" in Bennington County violated state campaign finance law. The complaint says the committee's second-round postcard was marked only "Paid for by Common Sense PAC" without disclosing individual donor names, allegedly violating 17 V.S.A. §2972(c) on donor disclosure and mass-media reporting requirements.
The mailers targeted Democratic state Sen. Rob Plunkett, accusing him of inaction on crime, public safety, education, property taxes, and affordability, while boosting Republican candidates Spike Whitmire and Josh Williams. Plunkett responded that the ads distort his legislative record and expressed disappointment that attack ads are becoming common in Vermont politics.
With the Nov. 3 election approaching, scrutiny is growing over how state regulators enforce filing deadlines for independent-expenditure PACs. Stannard cited public donor data from the Vermont campaign finance system in the complaint.
Source: The American Star News.
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