Thursday, August 16, 2012
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Rockdale Citizen
CONYERS -- With the runoff election next week, at least one local candidate has yet to file required campaign reports.
Willie J. Washington, a runoff candidate for the Board of Education Post 5 seat, has not filed his campaign contribution disclosure report and his personal financial disclosure statement with a state office.
The runoff elections will be held Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Candidates running for public office are required to file these reports with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, formerly known as the Georgia Ethics Commission.
Washington said Thursday that he recently moved but has already been in touch with the commission to obtain his PIN number to access its website.
"I just never really sat down to do anything with it," he said.
Washington said he plans to complete the required forms "relatively soon."
Already Washington has been charged $250 for not filing reports by June 9 and June 30, according to the commission's website.
Washington's opponent, William "Tony" Dowdy, filed his personal financial disclosure statement with the commission on June 4. The commission received his campaign contribution reports on Jan. 5 for Dec. 31, May 11 for March 31 and July 9 for June 30, according to the site.
Dowdy is not listed on the late filer list with the commission.
Staff Reporter Crystal Tatum contributed to this article.
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Comments
Southside 9 months ago
Do you think he would "sit down" and do anything with the BOE?
Elmo 9 months ago
"The dog ate my homework.....wahhhhhhh".
ClaytonBigsby 9 months ago
"Relatively soon". Yeah, just the sort of responsible person we need on the BOE or in any other elected (or taxpayer funded) position around here.
When are you going to crack down on discipline in the schools? "Relatively soon". God save us all...
Elmo 9 months ago
The question is, "Relative to WHAT...a millineum?
Frustrated 9 months ago
"relatively soon" = when I can make up something and can get around to it
VPublicola 9 months ago
Mr. Washington is not alone. Several of the candidates that were running for school Board positions failed to file the several required reports and a few filed only one required report just before the election (late): Charcella Green; Dr. Darrell Stephens; Cornell Brown; and Timothy D. Williams. Thankfully, citizens who were are truly interested in what is best for Rockdale and recognize the value of being informed voters took the time to research this aspect of legally and ethically running for elected office, and made efforts to share this value and character-based information with others so they could make an informed decision. Thus, the voters rejected these candidates and those voters will again return to the polls for the run-off between Dowdy and Washington and vote for the candidate who clearly understands the importance that meeting the legal and ethical requirements for running for office is a character reflection of the value they place in serving the public. In this instance, Dowdy is the candidate of preferred choice as exemplified in his actions of complying with Georgia's Government Transparency and Campaign Finance laws and ethics standards.
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