缅因州道德委员会罚款鲍比·查尔斯竞选团队2.27万美元，涉超限捐款

缅因州肯纳贝克县奥古斯塔市消息，缅因州政府道德与选举实务委员会10月26日以4比1的投票结果，对鲍比·查尔斯竞选团队处以22657.99美元罚款，原因是该团队接受了超出州法律限额的捐款。委员会工作人员查明，超限捐款总额约为45315.98美元，罚款金额相当于超限部分的50%。

查尔斯竞选团队已退还超限捐款并修正了申报报告，并向委员会表示，超限问题源于一名外州全国顾问的操作，而非故意违规。委员会工作人员建议的罚款区间为11292美元至全额超限金额，并表示未发现竞选团队故意接受超限资金的证据。但多数委员认为，为起到震慑作用，应当处以更高的罚款。

投下唯一反对票的共和党委员丹尼斯·凯施尔表示，他希望了解更多关于竞选团队补救措施的细节。委员会主席布鲁克·贝利表示，罚款应当向其他竞选团队传递明确信号。工作人员指出，这是委员会首次对已经纠正的超限捐款处以罚款，可能成为新的先例。查尔斯团队仍可考虑上诉等法律步骤。

Maine ethics commission fines Bobby Charles campaign $22,657.99 over excess donations

Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine — Maine's Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted 4-1 on Oct. 26 to fine the Bobby Charles campaign $22,657.99 for accepting donations above state legal limits. Commission staff determined the excess donations totaled about $45,315.98; the fine equals 50% of the excess amount.

The Charles campaign has returned the excess donations and corrected its filings, and told the commission the over-limit problem stemmed from an out-of-state national consultant's handling rather than deliberate violations. Commission staff recommended a fine range of $11,292 up to the full excess amount and said they found no evidence the campaign knowingly accepted excess funds. But a majority of commissioners held that a higher fine was needed for deterrence.

Republican commissioner Dennis Keschl, casting the lone dissenting vote, said he wanted more detail about the campaign's remedial measures. Commission chair Brooke Bailey said the fine should send a clear signal to other campaigns. Staff noted this is the first time the commission has fined a campaign for excess donations that had already been corrected, which could set a new precedent. The Charles campaign can still consider legal steps such as an appeal.

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