Media Advisory: 2016 Libertarian Leadership Contestant Financing Reports Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 2017

VICTORIA – The 2016 Libertarian leadership contestant financing reports are available for public inspection at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Suite 100 – 1112 Fort Street, Victoria, and on the Elections BC website.

The deadline for filing the leadership contestant financing reports with the Chief Electoral Officer was January 6, 2017. These reports are required to contain the following information on leadership contestant financial activities:

• political contributions accepted
• contestant expenses incurred
• transfers of money, goods or services received and given
• fundraising function information
• other income received and expenditures made
• loans and guarantees

Two leadership contestants were required to file financing reports by January 6, 2017. Both contestants filed the required reports by the deadline.

Elections BC’s Financial Reports and Political Contributions system (FRPC) allows the public to search and download political contribution data and view scanned images of financing reports filed under the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, and Recall and Initiative Act.

Links:

• Scanned reports

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Contact:
Andrew Watson
Communications Manager
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.