A former South Burlington City Council chairwoman agreed to pay a $2,000 penalty to settle a complaint that her political action committee violated the state’s campaign finance laws, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
The AG’s office alleged that Pamela Mackenzie, who operated Pam Pac, failed to register as a political committee, inaccurately reported its contributions and expenditures, failed to file complete campaign finance disclosure reports and did not identify the PAC on advertisements on behalf of city council candidates Patricia Nowak and Chris Shaw during the 2013 campaign. Nowak and Shaw each paid $750 under the settlement.
The complaint alleges that Pam Pac exceeded the $3,000 cap on contributions to candidates.
According to a news release, “The State’s resolution of this matter should make clear that when people or entities pool their money to fund advertising in support of candidates they become a political committee and must register and file reports with the Secretary of State’s Office.”
Mackenzie, Nowak and Shaw also agreed to file corrected campaign disclosure forms.
