Administrative Monetary Penalties Posted Online

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2023

VICTORIA – Elections BC has issued four 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	Daniel Joseph	Candidate	Kelowna	$100	Sponsoring election advertising without an authorization statement	Letter to subject
2022 General Local Elections	Brenda Leigh	Candidate	Strathcona Regional District	$150	Sponsoring election advertising without an authorization statement	Letter to subject
2022 General Local Elections	Thomas McDonald	Candidate	East Kootenay Regional District	$100	Sponsoring election advertising without an authorization statement	Letter to subject
2022 General Local Elections	Mark Neufeld	Candidate	Saanich	$150	Sponsoring election advertising without an authorization statement	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.