Media Advisory: 2018 BC Liberal Party Leadership Contestant Financing Reports Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2018

VICTORIA – The 2018 BC Liberal Party 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.

Links:

• Scanned reports: bit.ly/2KMzaIf
• Political contribution data: bit.ly/2ruvTVh

The deadline for filing the leadership contestant financing reports with the Chief Electoral Officer was May 4, 2018. 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

Eight leadership contestants were required to file financing reports by May 4, 2018. The financing report for the following contestant was not filed by the deadline. The report may be filed by 4:30 p.m. on June 4, 2018 with a late filing fee of $500.

• Todd Stone

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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.