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Five out of eight candidates who registered to run for mayor in Winnipeg last year face prosecution for failing to file audited financial statements.

Two council candidates also failed to file audited statements, according to a new report from the city's campaign expenses and contributions officer.

All seven face prosecution and fines of up to $5,000 each if convicted. They would also be barred from running for public office in 2014 if convicted.

Only two of the offending candidates actually appeared on the Oct. 27 ballot: mayoral candidate Rav Gill and Charleswood-Tuxedo candidate Livio Ciaralli, both of whom lost.

The other five candidates either withdrew or failed to file nomination papers: mayoral candidates Ed Ackerman, Ron Dyck, Avery Petrowski and Nancy Thomas and North Kildonan council candidate Ray Bach.

A total of 62 candidates registered to run for office last fall. The other 55 -- including mayoral candidates Sam Katz, Judy Wasylycia-Leis and Brad Gross -- all filed audited statements, which document how candidates raised money and how they spent it.

The campaign-expense report also found St. Charles Coun. Grant Nordman exceeded the spending limit for his ward by $820. As council speaker, Nordman is responsible for council rules and regulations.

The campaign officer is not recommending any action against Nordman. Senior election official Marc Lemoine said it is more important to file audited statements.

Nordman apologized for the overexpenditure and called it an accounting error.

The campaign report also found seven council candidates who spent above the $750 maximum on their own campaigns, as per new provincial rules.

None of them won the election and no prosecution is recommended against them, either.