Comments on: Ethics Complaint Filed against Mcberry, 11 Others

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:12:16 +0000

I still call BS on that one Dawn. They had 3 weeks from when Jenny was fired and Jon left until the deadline. Had it been my campaign in that situation, I would have made DANG sure that report became my first priority, and if necessary I would have used the holidays as the perfect cover for my lack of being on the road.

By: Dawn Forbes

Dawn Forbes — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:43:52 +0000

Ray’s reports: http://ethics.georgia.gov/Reports/Campaign/Campaign_Name.aspx?NameID=1109&FilerID=C2009000006&Type=candidate

By: Dawn Forbes

Dawn Forbes — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:37:47 +0000

When Ray McBerry spoke to our group the other day he did explain the reason behind this. They let go of their campaign manager and then found out that 6 months of financial data had to be entered. They have since filed with the Secretary of State.

By: UGA1954

UGA1954 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:01:18 +0000

Absolutely no excuse for ANY of these people not to have filed their financial disclosure reports. It’s not like they didn’t know going into their respective campaigns that the disclosures are a necessary evil. I keep wondering what good is a State Ethics Commission, if these people basically only get a slap on the wrist for not filing? Seems to me that the Ethics Commission should have a little more authority. Perhaps legislation should be passed that gives the Ethics Commission the right to deny a candidate from continuing in a campaign if they fail/refuse to follow the rules. I have said it before, and I’ll say it again, if these elected officials (or wannabees) cannot follow rules, then how can we expect them to enforce the rules (or to look out for our best interests)?