Hurricane mayor broke campaign disclosure law

St. George • Hurricane Mayor Nanette Billings neglected to include legally required information on a campaign mailer, according to the lieutenant governor’s office.

The mailer, a double-sided large postcard, says the postage was paid by the Utah Republican Party. But it fails to state who paid for the mailer and if the candidate or campaign authorized the mailer — information that state law requires on political advertisements.

“For whatever reason some mailers do not contain all of the required information,” said Madilyn Topik, legal and policy analyst with the lieutenant governor’s office, which oversees elections.

The lieutenant governor’s office followed its standard procedure, Topik said in an email, and notified the candidate about what’s required for future mailings.

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