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Pass or no pass?
Ohio Rep. Courtney Combs, R-Hamilton, apparently has two signs in Fairfield that don’t have a political committee disclaimer as required by the Ohio Revised Code. Read the story here.
Jocelyn Bucaro, the chair of the Butler County Democratic Party, sent a complaint on Tuesday, Aug. 17 about these two signs to the Ohio Elections Commission. The signs were placed this past weekend across the street from Sacred Heart Church on Nilles Road in Fairfield.
The section allegedly violated is 13: The disclaimer or identification described in division (A) of this section, when paid for by a campaign committee, shall be identified by the words “paid for by” followed by the name and address of the campaign committee and the appropriate officer of the committee, identified by name and title. The identification or disclaimer may use reasonable abbreviations for common terms such as “treasurer” or “committee.”
This rule, as it is written, has been in place since 1995, and there was a version prior to that, according to the Ohio Elections Commission.
Combs said he knows a disclaimer was taped to the signs and does not know why they were not on when they were spotted by Bucaro.
According to the Ohio Revised Code, the penalty for not having a disclaimer displayed can be as much as a $500 fine.
The Democratic challenger Bruce Carter said, “You’d think that a law maker would follow the law.”
But Combs’ other challenger, Arnold Engel, called the complaint “petty.”
I have a few things to ask: Is it “petty?” Or should a fine be assessed? And with this complaint, who has the most to lose?
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By Desperate Democrats
August 17, 2010 7:31 PM | Link to this
Would like to thank the rookie party chief of the Democrats for the thousands of dollars of free press for Representative Combs. So let’s see how many articles he gets out of it. If Courtney says they were on there, I believe him, after all HE does have integrity. Uncle Andy, you are right, the issue is petty, right along with your candidacy.
By Silly Willie
August 18, 2010 10:46 AM | Link to this
It’s wonderful to know that the nation and state under Democratic Party control is in such great shape that the Democratic Party has nothing more important to do that drive around looking at the yard signs of republican candidates. Combs should file a complaint against the democrats for tampering with his signs, removing the disclaimer.
By steve
August 18, 2010 3:13 PM | Link to this
arnold engle—give me a break—he is a clown