11-02-2014, 07:26 AM
The way I read the report could be incorrect, and I welcome correction if so. I agree it is less than clear, but here's my take:
This report is for the period between the Primary and the General. The top line in the Amount column is for donations during this period. The "aggregate" line is for the total of all donations during the two year period. $2000 is the aggregate limit during a two year period for Hawai'i County Council.
Samelson had already donated $2K prior to the primary, which makes this 1K post-primary donation an illegal contribution that takes the aggregate to 3K.
The Total figure at the bottom is for the post primary period, not for the entire campaign period, which is why it is so small.
It doesn't matter whether the donation is cash or value in goods. Otherwise contributors could convert their money into promotional materials and donate those to get around the limits.
Leilanidude, what say you? You're the one who originally raised concerns about campaign financing.
What I wonder is how she does the accounting for all her legal services, billable hours with her attorney. Legal expenses for her business and legal expenses for the fraud investigation. The fraud investigation is not a campaign expense or a business expense, but I believe she has posted about trading BIC advertisement space for legal services.
Snorkle, agree -- you are snorkle, whoever that may be.
Kathy
This report is for the period between the Primary and the General. The top line in the Amount column is for donations during this period. The "aggregate" line is for the total of all donations during the two year period. $2000 is the aggregate limit during a two year period for Hawai'i County Council.
Samelson had already donated $2K prior to the primary, which makes this 1K post-primary donation an illegal contribution that takes the aggregate to 3K.
The Total figure at the bottom is for the post primary period, not for the entire campaign period, which is why it is so small.
It doesn't matter whether the donation is cash or value in goods. Otherwise contributors could convert their money into promotional materials and donate those to get around the limits.
Leilanidude, what say you? You're the one who originally raised concerns about campaign financing.
What I wonder is how she does the accounting for all her legal services, billable hours with her attorney. Legal expenses for her business and legal expenses for the fraud investigation. The fraud investigation is not a campaign expense or a business expense, but I believe she has posted about trading BIC advertisement space for legal services.
Snorkle, agree -- you are snorkle, whoever that may be.
Kathy