Three weeks and counting - Campaign Finance Laws

So, I’ve taken this line of thought one step further: If a candidate skirts the rules now, in the Primary, can he/she be trusted to obey the law later when in the official capacity as Supervisor?

What? Supervisor Candidates are not following the rules? What rules? Actually some candidates are indeed violating state campaign finance law – right now – in our town.

There are campaign signs everywhere. You haven’t noticed, the print is very small, but most of those signs have the words “Paid for by the candidate” on them.

The words are there for a reason. Yes, Pennsylvania campaign laws do actually mandate that candidates for election must disclose on all their advertising, who exactly paid for that advertising. This is not optional. It really must be there.

Does it matter to you that a candidate cannot spend a little time to learn about the Pennsylvania campaign finance laws? Candidates have four sources of free information about campaign finance laws: the League of Women Voters candidate seminar, the county registrar’s office, the PA Dept of State and the candidates’ local county political party committees.

My question to Forks voters is:  Does it matter to you that a candidate cannot take the time to call these invaluable resources to learn the rules?

What will happen if these candidates get into office?   

Not caring enough to learn what the rules are is not my idea of a candidate’s strength. Is it yours?