Findings

What the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices took up at its meetings since 2019: late-filing penalties and requests to waive them, complaints and requests to investigate, audits, and what it decided, as its meeting pages record them. A complaint is an allegation; the decision is the Commission's. Items naming someone on this site are also on their page.

Fined108 · $246,978 in all, median $300 Violation found17 Consent agreement1 Sent for investigation17 Reconsidered1 Postponed or more information6 Penalty waived6 No penalty4 No further action28 Other decisions38

226 decisions since 2019, grouped by what the motion says (47 more items record no motion). A fine is the penalty as decided, often reduced from the statutory amount.

Consent agreement · 1 items · show all, by kind

Complaint · November 29, 2023Consent agreement

Investigations of Alpine Initiatives LLC and Stop the Corridor

On July 30, 2021, the Commission directed staff to investigate Alpine Initiatives LLC. Just before the 2018 general election, Alpine Initiatives made a $150,000 contribution to the Maine Democratic Party four days after it was created as a limited liability company. On March 10, 2020 and May 22, 2020, the Commission directed staff to investigate whether Stop the Corridor (Clean Energy for ME, LLC) should have registered with the Commission because it had engaged in financial activity to qualify a citizen initiative for the ballot to stop the New England Clean Energy Connect project. The Commission will discuss both investigations. If necessary, part of the discussion may be conducted in exec…

Decided: To accept and approve the consent agreements that were negotiated between the Commission and the respondents, and for the Commission to authorize the chair to sign on behalf of the Commission . (vote 5-0)

the meeting's page

From the Commission's meeting pages (maine.gov/ethics/meetings). Housekeeping (minutes, rulemaking, legislation) is left out.