Niagara ReporterCampaign breaks 24-hour notice disclosure laws
Assembly candidate Angelo Morinello today filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections demanding John Ceretto comply with the law and tell voters who gave him $320,000 for his latest television advertising buy.
On Tuesday, Ceretto purchased $320,000 in television advertisements for the remaining week of the election. Yet on his 11-day pre-general financial filings, Ceretto’s account only showed $2,022. Voters have no idea who gave Ceretto the cash.
John Ceretto is breaking the law by not disclosing where this additional $320,000 came from. By law, any donation over $1000 received after the 11-day pre-general filing must be disclosed within 24 hours to the State Board of Elections.
“I am once again stunned, but sadly not surprised, that my opponent continues to not follow the rules. He’s either choosing to thumb his nose at disclosing who’s funding his campaign, or he doesn’t know what the rules are. Either way, it’s unacceptable. Voters deserve to know who’s funding my opponent’s campaign. This is part of a continued pattern of his lack of seriousness in restoring trust in state government.”
Ceretto’s failure to abide by the law and disclose his campaign filings is unsettling, yet not unexpected. This comes just weeks after he failed to file his 32-day pre-general election financial disclosure on time. John Ceretto’s continued disregard for campaign finance laws demonstrates that he is unfit for office. John Ceretto is the perfect example of why we need transparent campaign finance disclosure.
