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Lollar’s New Day PAC delinquent on Campaign Fines
on September 25, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Earlier this week we talked about Charles Lollar being paid a salary from this 2010 Congressional Campaign. While there was no violation of law in that instance, there are legal problems relating to Lollar’s New Day Maryland PAC.
§ 13-332. Disqualiﬁcation — Eligibility to be candidate or treasurer. An individual may not become a candidate for any public or party office in this State or become a treasurer for a campaign ﬁnance entity if, as to any campaign ﬁnance report due under § 13-304 of this subtitle from, or on behalf of, that individual during the preceding ﬁve calendar years: (1) there exists a failure to ﬁle as speciﬁed in § 13-327 of this subtitle; or (2) the individual has failed to pay a late ﬁling fee that is due. (An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 13-403(b); 2002, ch. 291, § 4.)
What else happens if you don’t file your reports and don’t pay your fines? Well § 13-335 of the Annotated Code of Maryland gives us that answer:
(a) Show cause notice. — (1) If the State Board determines that there has
been, for more than 30 days, a failure to ﬁle a campaign ﬁnance report within
the meaning of § 13-327 of this subtitle, the State Board shall issue the notice
prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subsection to the responsible officers of the
campaign ﬁnance entity in violation.
(2) The notice shall demand that, within 30 days after service of the
notice, either:
(i) the failure to ﬁle be rectiﬁed and any late ﬁling fee due be paid; or
(ii) the responsible officers show cause why the State Board should not
ask the appropriate prosecuting authority to prosecute the responsible officers
for a violation of this subtitle.
(3) In its discretion, the appropriate prosecuting authority may refer the
matter for action to the Central Collection Unit within the Department of
(b) Penalty. — A responsible officer who fails, without cause, to ﬁle the
campaign ﬁnance report and pay the late fee within 30 days after service of the
notice prescribed in subsection (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction is subject to the penalties prescribed in § 13-603 of this title
On Monday afternoon (before I posted Monday’s story) I asked Lollar Campaign Manager Karen Winterling for a comment both on the salary Lollar was paid during the 2010 Congressional Campaign and the Central Collection Unit case. To date, Winterling has not responded.