A former candidate for the South Kingstown School Board will have to pay a $4,700 fine to the State Board of Elections for failing to file required financial reports during and after the 2022 campaign, according to Lord An Island Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
Orders placed on May 17th The lawsuit by Associate Judge Christopher Smith comes after two years of attempts to contact Lacey McGreevey over missing campaign finance reports went unanswered by mail notifications, voicemails and even subpoenas. It was done. According to court documents Filed by the Rhode Island State Board of Elections.
McGreevy said Monday afternoon that he was not aware of any campaign finance violations or court complaints and had not received notice of either.
“I didn't raise anything. I didn't spend anything. I didn't open a campaign account because I knew I wasn't going to do that,” she said. talked about. “I didn't know anything about this.”
State rules require candidates who raise or spend money to report their activities to the State Elections Commission.
McGreevy, a Wakefield resident, ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the South Kingstown School Board in 2022. She failed to file any of the six financial reports required during her campaign, as well as her year-end report. Despite repeated reminders, she did not submit. The state election commission says it will be sent by certified mail. After a year of unanswered reminders, the board subpoenaed McGreevy in July 2023 and ordered him to produce the missing documents. In response to the court's order, McGreevey maintained her silence.
By August 2023, McGreevy had collected more than $2,000 in fines for missing campaign finance reports. Fines continued to accrue to him $10 for each day the documents were not submitted.
In October 2023, the Board of Elections resolved to refer the matter to Providence County Superior Court. According to Smith's May 17 ruling, McGreevy, who represented himself in his complaint, failed to provide his defense or any other defense. He said Mr. McGreevey must pay a $4,700 fine and provide all missing financial reports within 90 days.
McGreevey is one of 19 Republican delegates representing Rhode Island at this summer's Republican National Convention. She was the top vote-getter in the state's 2nd Congressional District based on the final results of the April 2 presidential primary, running as a pledged delegate to former President Donald Trump.
Board of Elections documents show McGreevey filed all required reports during his unsuccessful bid for state representative in 2014.
The Election Commission declined to comment on Monday's court order.
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