Did Jorgenson Violate Campaign Law?

City Clerk Susan Weathers has written a letter to state Sen. Mike Jorgenson today, warning him of possible campaign finance violations in funding a flier for challenger Jim Brannon. The flier was placed in the Coeur d’Alene Press over the weekend at a cost of $1,091. As Clerk Weathers explains in her letter that was written today, the flier exceeds the campaign limit of $1000. If Jorgenson was supporting Brannon, without the candidate’s knowledge, he was responsible for filing campaign financial paperwork for a political action committee. Apparently, Brannon’s treasurer Randy Bates told Weathers that Brannon’s campaign had no knowledge of the planned expenditure. Candidates are required to announce contributions of $1000 within 48 hours. That time period would for this contribution would end today.  You can read Clerk Weathers’ letter here .

Question: What do you make of yet another last-minute campaign finance snafu by a prominent Republican, from Hayden Lake, on behalf of a Coeur d’Alene City Council challenger?