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Publicity surrounding the alleged over-contributions to municipal election campaigns is a “sufficient deterrent” to rules being broken in the future, the election compliance audit committee decided Monday in once again declining to pursue legal proceedings against a contributor.

John Riddell allegedly over-contributed by $1,000 over five candidates in the 2018 municipal election.

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The election compliance audit committee voted unanimously in favour of not pursuing prosecution against Riddell under the Ontario Municipal Elections Act.

The committee of citizens, which includes former municipal elections and governance officials, is tasked with hearing complaints related to Ottawa’s municipal elections.

The elections act says no one can donate more than $1,200 to a single candidate and more than $5,000 to two or more candidates running for council.

Riddell’s lawyer told the committee that he didn’t know about the $5,000 limit.