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Tuesday, 31 January 2023 10:01

Mayor Kim Uses City’s Facebook Page to Illegally Promote his Re-election Campaign

By John Kaufmann | Saratoga Springs Politics
Mayor Kim Uses City’s Facebook Page to Illegally Promote his Re-election Campaign

From The Saratoga Springs Government Facebook Page

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Kim’s Campaign Site

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The first image above is from the Saratoga Springs official city Facebook page. As you can see, the post includes a link to Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim’s Facebook campaign page , “Ron Kim for Saratoga Springs.”

New York State law strictly forbids the use of public resources for political campaigning.

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