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Loveland - Oct. 17, 2009
Loveland Mayoral candidate Dave Clark may be in trouble again for failing to properly report his campaign finances as
required by law.
This time the problem is on the other side of the ledger and involves expenditures not reported in his Oct. 13 filing. On
September 30, 2009, David Clark brought a large stack of approximately 100 glossy three color campaign brochures to the
League of Women Voters Campaign forum. He subsequently passed out similar brochures while walking door to door with
his wife while campaigning for votes. Clark also has posted a website to promote his campaign. None of these costs or
activities appear to be independent expenditures and therefore should have been disclosed by the campaign.
According to the October 13, 2009 campaign financial disclosure filed by Clark's campaign they never bought any brochures
nor have they spent any money in setting-up or maintaining the website his campaign is using to promote his candidacy. If the
brochures were printed by someone else for Clark's campaign or the website created by a friend than both would need to be
disclosed as "in-kind" contributions. Clark's campaign finance report doesn't contain any information regarding the flashy and
expensive brochures or the Internet site. The report Clark's campaign filed Oct. 13 covered all expenses up to Oct. 11 and
must include all expenses of the campaign incurred to that date whether or not the bill was already paid.
Such failure to report actual campaign expenditures raises another thorny issue. Where did he get the money for these
unreported expenses? Does this mean he also has unreported contributions?
If the brochures were funded through Loveland Commercial or another entity that has already exceeded the $100 campaign
contribution limit he could potentially be facing additional fines or penalties by the City of Loveland if caught.
Loveland Mayoral candidate Dave Clark may be in trouble again for failing to properly report his campaign finances as
required by law.
This time the problem is on the other side of the ledger and involves expenditures not reported in his Oct. 13 filing. On
September 30, 2009, David Clark brought a large stack of approximately 100 glossy three color campaign brochures to the
League of Women Voters Campaign forum. He subsequently passed out similar brochures while walking door to door with
his wife while campaigning for votes. Clark also has posted a website to promote his campaign. None of these costs or
activities appear to be independent expenditures and therefore should have been disclosed by the campaign.
According to the October 13, 2009 campaign financial disclosure filed by Clark's campaign they never bought any brochures
nor have they spent any money in setting-up or maintaining the website his campaign is using to promote his candidacy. If the
brochures were printed by someone else for Clark's campaign or the website created by a friend than both would need to be
disclosed as "in-kind" contributions. Clark's campaign finance report doesn't contain any information regarding the flashy and
expensive brochures or the Internet site. The report Clark's campaign filed Oct. 13 covered all expenses up to Oct. 11 and
must include all expenses of the campaign incurred to that date whether or not the bill was already paid.
Such failure to report actual campaign expenditures raises another thorny issue. Where did he get the money for these
unreported expenses? Does this mean he also has unreported contributions?
If the brochures were funded through Loveland Commercial or another entity that has already exceeded the $100 campaign
contribution limit he could potentially be facing additional fines or penalties by the City of Loveland if caught.
| Dave Clark Candidate for mayor |
| Below are the total expenses Clark reported his campaign incurred from the beginning of his campaign until Oct. 11, 2009 |