Mark Tate+óGé¼Gäós senatorial campaign isn+óGé¼Gäót getting off to the start for which he had hoped. According to the State Board of Elections, he may have fallen off the face of the planet, because he hasn+óGé¼Gäót filed his campaign finance disclosure forms since July 2003.Chris Piper, with the State Board of Elections, said Tate, the co-owner of the Coach Stop Restaurant in Middleburg, has just recently filed some financing paperwork. But if an election were held today, Tate wouldn+óGé¼Gäót even be allowed to be on the ballot, Piper said.
+óGé¼+ôWe have candidates for whatever reason fall of the face of the earth, but it happens more with political action committees,+óGé¼-¥ he said.
Tate was fined $1,150 for the lapse and is possibly facing more fines if his reports don+óGé¼Gäót mesh with state laws. Piper said Tuesday he had just gotten Tate+óGé¼Gäós filings and had not reviewed them, but he believes Tate is still missing two financial disclosure reports.