Maine: Maine Republican Party

March 29, 2009 - 08:01 pm

GOP blasts proposal to let noncitizens vote

AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill opening the door to immigrants and other noncitizens to vote in municipal elections is getting a frosty reception in some quarters.

Blasting the proposal, Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster didn’t mince words in calling on Mainers to urge their lawmakers to toss the bill and move forward with more pressing needs: solving the state’s budget and health care problems.

“This lamebrained proposal is an affront not only to any person who has gone through the process of attaining American citizenship so that they could have the right to vote, but to anyone who voted for legislators that pledged to act with their constituents’ best interests at heart,” he declared after a newspaper reported on the bill.

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February 6, 2009 - 12:30 pm

NEWS FEED: Bangor Daily News

Misappropriation of Maine GOP funds alleged

By The Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine — An Embden woman has been indicted on charges of embezzling almost $50,000 from the Maine Republican Party.

Constance A. Wilkins, 64, who handled the bookkeeping for the party, is accused of committing felony theft and forgery between March 25, 2005, and Sept. 1, 2008, while working at a Waterville accounting firm.

The Kennebec Journal says the indictment was handed up Thursday by a grand jury in Kennebec County.

The newspaper reported Friday a statement issued by Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster and former chairman Mark Ellis said unauthorized expenditures were discovered by party treasurer Phil Roy and executive director Julie O’Brien.

“Ms. Wilkins has admitted in writing to embezzling a significant amount of money from the state party and abruptly resigned in September of 2008 after being questioned,” they said.

The newspaper said her attorney, Francis Griffin, said the case is ongoing and declined comment.

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February 6, 2009 - 11:58 am

NEWS FEED: Turn Maine Blue

ME-GOP bookkeeper indicted for embezzlement

By Gerald Weinand

Well, it just goes to show you that this sort of thing can happen anywhere:
An Embden woman has been indicted on charges of embezzling almost $50,000 from the Maine Republican Party.

Constance A. Wilkins, 64, is accused of committing felony theft and forgery between March 25, 2005, and Sept. 1, 2008, while working at a Waterville accounting firm. She handled the bookkeeping for the party.

The indictment was handed up Thursday by a grand jury in Kennebec County.

An indictment is not a determination of guilt, but it indicates that sufficient evidence is present to proceed with formal charges and a trial in superior court.

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 17:45

Legislative race IE spending reaches $606K

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

With two days to go before Election Day, outside groups have spent $606,961 in independent expenditures on Maine legislative races.

The biggest spenders are the Democratic and Republican parties and their respective campaign committees.

Democrats have spent $351,665 between the Maine Democratic Party, the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee and the House Democratic Campaign Committee.

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Thu, 10/30/2008 - 15:40

Dems withdraw complaint against GOP

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Maine Democratic Party has withdrawn its complaint against the Maine Republican Party regarding an independent expenditure made on behalf of their executive director, Julie O’Brien, who is running for the Maine House.

They brought the complaint before the Ethics Commission earlier this week, alleging a conflict of interest.

The commission meeting that had been scheduled for Friday morning to hear the matter has been cancelled.

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Thu, 10/23/2008 - 11:34

Independent expenditure week

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Lots of independent expenditures have been made in legislative races in the past week. Here’s a peek at some of the expenditures by outside groups, as filed with the Ethics Commission.

The Maine Democratic Party spent $900 each on the following ten candidates for literature and postage. The expenditure was filed Wednesday.

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Tue, 10/14/2008 - 09:42