Feb 04 2010
I Hope “Knowledge of Campaign Law” isn’t part of his Platform
District Attorney Rex Gore used public resources to announce his re-election campaign Tuesday, a violation of state campaign laws.
Gore’s executive assistant Libby Carlisle, a state employee, sent the announcement via e-mail shortly after 1 p.m.
State law prohibits public employees from doing campaign activities while at work or using state equipment or resources for political purposes. Violating the campaign law is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Asked about the violation, Gore said, “That was probably a mistake.”
He said he wrote the press release and forwarded it to Carlisle because he was out of the office and didn’t have his mailing list.
“I didn’t think about it,” he said.
Memo to Rex: “I Didn’t Think About It” probably shouldn’t be your campaign slogan.
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