A piece of anonymous campaign mail is testing the state’s ability to enforce stricter laws related to municipal ballot measures.
ST GEORGE, Maine — The Maine Ethics Commission will decide Wednesday morning how to move forward in the investigation into an apparent campaign finance law violation shrouded in mystery.
Just days before a May referendum in the town of St. George asking voters whether to approve the transfer of land to build affordable housing, a postcard appeared throughout town.
The card called the proposal—which would have seen part of a 78-acre lot go to the nonprofit St. George Community Development Corporation—”malfeasance” and the Select Board “selling us out.”
The message, however, was without any contact information tied to the sender. This may break a Maine law requiring anyone spending $500 or more in communications advocating for or against a ballot question to disclose their identity.
“It’s wrong to try to influence voters and not have the guts to …