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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The executive director of the California Fair Political Practices Commission says The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was tardy in revealing about $37,000 worth of contributions to pass the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
Roman Porter is asking the commission when it meets Thursday to fine the Salt Lake City-based church $5,538 as a penalty for missing legal deadlines for reporting the work it performed on behalf of Proposition 8 in the 2008 election.
Porter's finding came in response to a complaint filed by a gay rights activist after the ballot measure passed 19 months ago.
In a statement, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said:
"All institutional contributions made by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the ProtectMarriage Coalition were reported to the appropriate authorities in California.
"In the last two weeks leading up to the election, the Church mistakenly overlooked the daily reporting requirement and instead reported those contributions together in a later filing. The Church appreciates the fairness and consideration with which the Fair Political Practices Commission has addressed this oversight.
"Claims that the Church misrepresented its contributions to the ProtectMarriage Coalition are false."
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