The state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) today filed a complaint against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka containing numerous allegations, including 188 occasions of failing to disclose some $160,000 worth of contributions, 20 instances of late reporting totaling $29,045, 161 cases of incorrect or incomplete information adding up to $155,172, and 12 “excessive” contributions totaling $16,344.

All tolled it’s $361,168 of bungled ELEC contributions reporting laid at the feet of the mayor, who’s up for reelection next year.

Baraka also failed to disclose $1,282 in expenses, racked up $6,706 worth of late expense reports, and filed $26,360-worth of incorrect or incomplete expense information for a total of $34,348 bungled reporting on the expenses side.

Amiri Baraka, Jr. – Campaign Manager; Baraka Team for Newark – issued the following statement in response to the complaint:

“Mayor Baraka holds his campaign to the highest standards and is committed to ensuring it is in full compliance with election and campaign finance laws. The campaign is working with a well-respected compliance firm, CFO Compliance LLC, that will ensure the campaign continues to remain compliant with the law.  We are taking this matter very seriously and are currently reviewing this complaint with our legal counsel.”

The full ELEC complaint can be found by clicking the link below:

COMPLAINT-Ras Baraka