BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 28, 2022
A divided Maine campaign finance watchdog voted Monday to escalate an investigation into a national conservative group by allowing staff to ask a court for sensitive documents on a software program. The five-member Maine Ethics Commission voted 3-2 on Monday to allow staff to subpoena the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, to require them to turn over documents that staff could use to determine if it violated state contribution laws by allowing lawmakers to use software that contains voter information and is used to track constituent interactions.