Two local Republican political groups have been identified by the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office for failing to file campaign finance reports on time. The Beadle County Federation of Republican Women and Hand County Republicans are on a list of 11 political action committees or political parties who failed to file the reports by the 5 PM deadline Tuesday. Beadle County Federation of Republican Women Treasurer Ardyce Jensen says there was no ill will in getting the report in on time…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/02/campaignreport1.mp3|titles=campaignreport1]Jensen says her report went in the mail Wednesday. Hand County Republican Treasurer Phyllis Yearous did not return a phone call seeking comment. 21 candidate committees also missed the Tuesday deadline. Those groups could face a 50-dollar per day fine, with a maximum fine of up to 3000-dollars.