91原创 Township Councillor Charlie Fox spent part of the past weekend plastering stickers on his re-election signs.
It wasn鈥檛 by choice.
The three-term veteran said it was because Elections BC hasn鈥檛 done enough to publicize a new rule that requires an 鈥渁uthorized by鈥� message on most campaign signs and literature.
The 鈥淩equirement for authorization statement on election advertising鈥� is listed in the Elections BC guide given to all candidates, but it is easy to miss, Fox said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 embedded in the middle of a booklet,鈥� Fox told Township council Monday.
Fox said he didn鈥檛 discover the new requirement until he went to pick up $1,500 worth of campaign brochures.
It was fellow councillor Bev Dornan who delivered the news.
鈥淲e met at the printers,鈥� Dornan said.
Dornan had spotted the new rule and had the message added to her flyers.
When Fox contacted Elections BC, he said he was told he faced a potential fine of up to $5,000 if his materials didn鈥檛 display the required message, which would say the flyers were authorized by his financial agent and including the agent鈥檚 name and a phone contact number.
Fox junked his brochures, ordered a new batch and set about adding the message to his billboards.
鈥淚 put labels on 200 signs the other day,鈥� Fox said.
While he was out making the corrections, Fox said it became apparent to him that many other Township candidates were also unaware of the requirement, because their signs lacked the message.
