Administrative Monetary Penalties Posted Online

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 2023

VICTORIA – Elections BC has issued two administrative monetary penalties and posted them on the Elections BC website. View the details here.

Event	Subject	Subject Type	Jurisdiction	Penalty amount	Reason for penalty	Documents
2022 General Local Elections	Cowichan Works	Third Party Advertising Sponsor (Organization)	N/A	$750	Failure to register before sponsoring election advertising	Letter to subject
2022 General Local Elections	Keith Goforth	Third Party Advertising Sponsor (Individual)	N/A	$300	Failure to register before sponsoring election advertising	Letter to subject

Links:

• Administrative monetary penalties policy: Application of Administrative Monetary Penalties
• Administrative monetary penalties page (updated every Wednesday as required):
  elections.bc.ca/resources/investigations/administrative-monetary-penalties

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Contact:
Andrew Watson
Director, Communications
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 provincial legislation, including the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.