September 19, 2008 Vernon, BC. NDP Riding Association president Cindy Zobac is asking that the Colin Mayes campaign set aside controversial funds received from the "in-and-out" scandal. "We think it is unfair that the Conservative campaign has $6,000 taxpayer-provided dollars that Elections Canada has ruled were from an invalid local campaign expense."
Local campaigns are reimbursed 60% of their campaign expenses. The "in-and-out" scheme allowed the national Conservative campaign to exceed their spending limit by having national advertising campaign expenses claimed by local campaigns. 67 Conservative campaigns participated, according to Elections Canada. The Okanagan Shuswap Conservative Riding Association received their rebate cheques before Elections Canada started their investigation.
"While the legality of those campaign expenses is in dispute, the Mayes campaign should do the right thing and freeze the $6,000. That money is being used to buy advertising to campaign against us", declared Zobac.
Jeff Mellows, official agent in 2004 & 2006, has declared "the local NDP campaign did not transfer money to the national party, and then claim it as a local advertising expense. Funds received by the Alice Brown campaign were all spent here on the local campaign."
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Local campaigns are reimbursed 60% of their campaign expenses. The "in-and-out" scheme allowed the national Conservative campaign to exceed their spending limit by having national advertising campaign expenses claimed by local campaigns. 67 Conservative campaigns participated, according to Elections Canada. The Okanagan Shuswap Conservative Riding Association received their rebate cheques before Elections Canada started their investigation.
"While the legality of those campaign expenses is in dispute, the Mayes campaign should do the right thing and freeze the $6,000. That money is being used to buy advertising to campaign against us", declared Zobac.
Jeff Mellows, official agent in 2004 & 2006, has declared "the local NDP campaign did not transfer money to the national party, and then claim it as a local advertising expense. Funds received by the Alice Brown campaign were all spent here on the local campaign."
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