Q&A
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.
0:58:12
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.
