The Maine Ethics Commission on Thursday issued an invitation for public comment on proposals regarding amendments to the U.S. Constitution related to campaign finance activity.
As required by a successful 2023 citizen initiative, the Maine Ethics Commission is obliged to issue an annual report on proposals in Congress regarding campaign finance regulation.
According to Ethics Commission Executive Director Jonathan Wayne, this year’s report will focus on proposed constitutional amendments that would “reaffirm the power of citizens through their government to regulate the raising and spending of money in elections.”
Wayne cited House Joint Resolution 13 and Senate Joint Resolution 45 — both introduced to Congress in 2023 — as examples of proposed constitutional amendments related to campaign finance regulation that will be covered in the report.
The Ethics Commission does not expect to make any policy recommendations for or against the proposals, but will cover whether members of Maine’s congressional delegation support the proposed amendments, Wayne wrote.
The Commission will be accepting comment through June 7, 2024, via email at [email protected]. Public comments will be included in the Commission’s report.
Would this be the same ethics commission that decided Jackson didn’t break any rules when running for office in a district he didn’t live in? Or when he lied on legal bank documents? The same ethics commission that said the house speaker broke no rules when awarding a grant to her sister, that ethics commission? Me thinks the ethics commission is lacking ethics.