Citizens for Kain – Assembly ’14, Palmer Kain, Jay Mosley, and Marc Baylen

Recordkeeping

Fine: $5,500

FPPC No. 16/467

This matter arose from an audit performed by the Franchise Tax Board’s Political Reform Audit Program. Palmer Kain was successful in the June 3, 2014 Primary and unsuccessful in the November 4, 2014 General Election for Assembly. Citizens for Kain – Assembly ’14 was his candidate-controlled committee. Jay Mosley was the Committee’s treasurer. Marc Baylen was the Committee’s assistant treasurer, and acted as treasurer from July 2, 2014 until the Committee’s termination. The Committee, Kain, and Mosley failed to timely file two pre-election campaign statements for the reporting periods of January 1, 2014 through March 17, 2014 and March 18, 2014 through May 17, 2014, in violation of Government Code Sections 84200.5, subdivision (a), and 84200.7, subdivision (a) (1 count), and failed to timely report financial activity on two pre-election and two semiannual campaign statements, in violation of Government Code Section 84211, subdivisions (a) – (d), (f), and (i) – (k) (1 count). Additionally, the Committee, Kain, Mosley, and Baylen failed to maintain adequate source documentation for contributions and expenditures, in violation of Government Code Section 84104 and Regulation 18401 (1 count).