County supervisor candidate Janice Hahn may have to refund more than $280,000 in contributions from political action committees after county election officials alleged that her committee probably violated campaign finance rules. From Jan. 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, Hahn’s campaign received $439,619 from political action committees, the registrar said. The Hahn campaign contended that the limit on total contributions she could accept from political action committees was also lifted. Hahn’s nearly $440,000 from political action committees included $53,000 from Assn. Intentional violation of the campaign finance rules can be charged as a misdemeanor.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 31, 2016 10:01 UTC