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Concerns about CFB's ability to make determinations with outstanding issues from previous cycles

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Council Member Restler expresses concerns about how the CFB can make determinations on public matching funds when there are significant outstanding items from a candidate's previous campaign cycle. Paul Seamus Ryan addresses these concerns.

Restler questions the CFB's ability to make future determinations when there are unresolved issues from previous campaigns
Ryan explains that the CFB has access to a wealth of information from draft audit reports of most 2021 campaigns
He assures that the board is aware of potential or actual issues identified with campaigns from 2021
Ryan expresses confidence in the board's ability to make appropriate public funding decisions based on all available facts and information

Lincoln Restler

0:57:00

Well, I certainly appreciate policy changes you're implementing moving forward, but I remain concerned about how the CFP, how the board can make a determination on public matching funds when there are significant outstanding items of concern for a given candidate from the previous cycle.

0:57:19

How how can the CFP make a future determination on future matching funds when there are so many outstanding concerns that a candidate may have from their previous campaign?

Paul Seamus Ryan

0:57:31

I think the Campaign Finance Board itself has a lot of information as its at its disposal.

0:57:37

Most of the campaigns from 2021 have been issued draft audit reports, and, I believe you know, but if you don't know, I'll say it from the, I think I mentioned this the last time I appeared before you, the overwhelming majority of the work of researching potential violations and notifying the campaign.

0:57:55

That all happens in production of the draft audit report.

0:57:58

90 7% of campaigns have received their draft audit reports, 2021 campaigns.

0:58:04

So our team is aware of whatever issues that our team has identified, potential or actual, with campaigns from 2020 1.

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And our board has access to all of that information.

0:58:14

I think, you know, our board I have every, bit of confidence that our board's gonna do a great job in 2 weeks, a week and a half, making appropriate public funding decisions based on all available facts and information.

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