Media Advisory: 2019 Sooke By-election Statements Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 30, 2019

VICTORIA – Candidate disclosure statements for the 2019 Sooke By-election are now available on the Elections BC website:

Scanned disclosure statements

• https://bit.ly/2sxZkKz

Campaign contribution data

• https://bit.ly/2MDGicw

Under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, disclosure statements must be filed with B.C.’s Chief Electoral Officer within 90 days after General Voting Day. The filing deadline for the 2019 Sooke By-election was 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 27, 2019. The statements include expenses of each filer and information regarding contributions they received.

Elections BC’s Financial Reports and Political Contributions System allows the public to search and download campaign contribution data and view scanned images of disclosure statements filed under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act.

A disclosure statement for the following candidate was not filed by the deadline established by the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act. The statement may be filed by January 27, 2020, with a late filing fee of $500.

• Kenneth Robar

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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 the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.