Elections B.C. has banned longtime political organizer Mark Marissen from running in local elections for three years after it deregistered his Progress Vancouver party for breaking campaign finance rules.
A news release from the elections body says the party and six of its eight candidates in last year’s municipal vote failed to meet the filing deadline for finance reports in January this year.
Elections B.C. says they filed a month later to meet a late filing deadline, but their reports didn’t meet legislated requirements. All eight candidates are now barred until after the 2026 elections.
The agency says the party’s campaign finance report also disclosed violations, including an improper $50,000 loan and
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