Candidate who said she 'was not actively running' avoids immediate fine after filing F‑1

The commission found a technical violation for failure to file a personal financial affairs statement (F‑1) by a candidate who said she did not intend to run and submitted a voters' pamphlet notice that she was "not actively running." The commission granted reconsideration and then voted to suspend the assessed fine on condition she files the missing F‑1 within 30 days and remains in compliance for four years.

Ms. Jolie testified that she filed at the last minute to ensure a Republican appeared on the ballot when another candidate was temporarily removed and that she subsequently tried to withdraw once the other candidate was reinstated by a court. She told the commission: "I need to file my F‑1. I have 30 days to do so. And if I do that, then I won't need to pay the thousand dollar fine." Staff advised the commission that the PDC cannot relieve a filer from the statutory F‑1 filing requirement but can consider sanctions.

The motion to grant reconsideration passed; commissioners discussed remedies and emphasized procedures for address‑redaction requests under statute and administrative regulation for filers who do not wish to disclose a home address on an F‑1.