Paperwork is one of life’s banes and I have great sympathy for those who decide to file government paperwork only when it’s absolutely required and not a moment before it is due.
But it still has to be filed. And for some of Virginia’s congressional candidates, getting the forms in seems to have been a challenge.
Consider Virginia’s 10 congressional district race and a niggling personal financial disclosure form that all candidates are required to file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives…
We have them for Howie Lind, Stephen Hollingshead, and Barbara Comstock.
No filings for Bob Marshall, Rob Wasinger or Marc Savitt. The filings were due March 27th.
And on the Democratic side, John Foust asked for, and received, two extensions on his report. He finally got around to it.
Or let’s consider the 7th district race — the one that has caused so much consternation among some. Eric Cantor has filed his paperwork. Prof. David Brat asked for and received a 60 day extension. His report was due April 14. It has yet to be filed.
It’s a small thing and again, I detest meddling, invasive, government forms as much as the next guy. But if one is going to demand accountability from one’s opponents, a small thing like this matters.
Or at least it does as a matter of law.
