Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Joe Blystone will face a full-panel hearing to further investigate and decide upon two campaign finance complaints on May 2, which falls one day before the primary election.
This was determined by the Ohio Election Commission (OEC) during a Probable Cause Panel meeting on April 21.
The three-person panel voted unanimously to book the full-panel hearing to expedite the investigation of claims that Blystone used campaign funds for personal purposes and did not properly report campaign contributions and expenses.
“This isn’t a school board race where a candidate raised and misreported $500. This is a race for the top executive office in the state of Ohio involving half a million dollars, and it’s amateur hour,” said Curt Hartman, an attorney who represents Ohio voter Mary Capella, the person who filed the complaints.
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