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Maine: Maine Ethics Commission

Wed, 08/20/2008 - 00:51

Commission questions $2K in MCEA purchases by state Senate candidate

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Maine Ethics Commission’s staff is questioning more than $2,000 in purchases by independent state Senate candidate Dana Kadey of Princeton, and recommending that he reimburse the state.

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Tue, 06/24/2008 - 14:05

Ethics Commission to examine Gubernatorial MCEA requirements

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Qualifications for public financing in gubernatorial races will be put under the microscope Friday by the Maine Ethics Commission.

In 2006, five candidates ran for governor in the general election – a Republican, a Democrat, a Green and two Independents. Three ran under the Maine Clean Elections Act.

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Tue, 06/24/2008 - 11:59

Ethics commission to examine the use of ‘re-elect’ in campaign ads

By Michael Gsovski

[img_assist|nid=1864|title=State Rep. Kenneth Lindell|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=201|height=224]For the second time in as many months, the Maine Governmental Ethics and Election Practices Commission will consider the use of the verb "re-elect" in campaign literature by candidates who are non-incumbents of the offices that they are running for. The commission will consider whether or not such actions are appropriate this Friday, June 27.

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Tue, 03/04/2008 - 17:34

State sues 2006 candidate

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The state is suing Debra Reagan, formerly of Sanford, for failing to return Maine Clean Elections Act Funds.

Reagan ran as a Republican candidate for the Maine House of Representatives in 2006, losing to John Tuttle Jr., D-Sanford by 865 votes.

Last month, Reagan had an outstanding balance of $3,390 to the Ethics Commission. She had paid $1,128 in installments, after various attempts to collect the money.

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Mon, 03/03/2008 - 23:30

Bill creates pathway for citizens to complain about their legislators

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Maine House Speaker Glenn Cummings, D-Portland, is pushing legislation to redefine conflict of interest, undue influence and abuse of office in state government.

At the heart of his bill, which was heard in the Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee Monday, is a clause allowing citizens to come to the Ethics Commission with complaints about their legislators.

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Mon, 03/03/2008 - 23:29

Edmonds: Expand public disclosure

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

UPDATED: 11:07 a.m. Tuesday with more links

Senate President Beth Edmonds wants to give lawmakers a few more forms to fill out.

She presented a bill to increase public disclosure to the Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee Monday, which would require legislators and executive branch officials to disclose the following:

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