text:  There's a lot of new folks running for office this year, and all are required to file a disclosure of financial interest with the State Ethics Commission. That's so the public can know more about who they are voting for, including a candidate's sources of income, business ownership, interest, debts, property, and more. It's called transparency, and it's the law. But 13 candidates missed the June 14th deadline, and all 13 were each issued a $50 fine.