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By Liam Verster

Provincial Election Sponsor Violation

Kelowna-Mission candidate fined for improper advertising

Sep 10, 2025 | 1:53 PM

A candidate who ran in local riding in the last provincial election has been fined for an advertising violation.

ElectionsBC issued a $150 fine to Ashley Ramsey for “sponsoring election advertising without an authorization statement.”

Ramsey ran as an Unaffiliated candidate in the Kelowna-Mission riding in the 2024 Provincial Election.

ElectionsBC said two sponsored advertisements, a website banner ad and an online sponsored video, did not contain the required authorization statements. The agency indicated it could have fined Ramsey up to $10,000, but the candidate had the advertisements taken down shortly after being notified of the violations, so she was only issued a fine of $150.

Ramsey was one of two candidates to be fined for unauthorized advertising in the 2024 Provincial Election. The other candidate, Arizna Hamir, who ran as the Green Party candidate in the Courtenay-Comox riding, was also issued a $150 fine.

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