HARTFORD, Conn. – The State Elections Enforcement Commission voted unanimously Thursday to ask Attorney General George Jepsen’s office to take the Democratic Party to court to enforce its investigatory subpoena.
The Connecticut Democratic Party told the SEEC that it wouldn’t comply with its subpoena regarding several October 2014 election mailings featuring Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
The Democratic Party initially asked the Federal Elections Commission to find out if it was okay to send the mailers with federal funds. State election law bans state contractors from contributing to statewide candidates, but the federal account the party used allows those contractors to contribute.
A draft decision by the FEC shows it was poised to rule against the Connecticut Democratic Party, however, the party withdrew its request for the ruling before it could be issued and sent the mailings to prospective voters. The Republican Party filed a complaint with state election regulators shortly after that.
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