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Treasurer candidate's report has math errors [View all]
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Campaign finance reports take some getting used to, and first-time candidate Miriam Kerns admits her quarterly submission falls short.
“Obviously, the math tells us that is incorrect,” she said. “I am new to all of this.”
Kerns, who is running for Tippecanoe County treasurer, said she started the quarter with $179.60 in her campaign coffers, which is documented on the report. She ended the quarter roughly with the same amount, she said, but the campaign finance report indicates she ended the quarter with no money in her campaign.
The reports and the rules are nuanced.
Read more: http://www.jconline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/28/treasurer-candidates-report-has-math-errors/92786962/
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