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STATE OF CONNECTICUT STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION 0B AGENDA STATE6B ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 5th Floor Conference Room June 20, 2018 9:30 A.M. I. Call to Order II. Approval of the Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of May 16, 2018 Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of May 23, 2018 Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of May 31, 2018 Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of June 6, 2018 Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of June 13, 2018 III. Administrative Reports IV. Consideration of Application for Public Grants from the Citizens’ Election Fund A. New Applications 1. “Cheeseman for the 37th,” Holly Cheeseman 2. “Friends of John-Michael,” John-Michael Parker 3. “Zupkus 2018,” Lezlye Zupkus 4. “Amanda Webster New for 62,” Amanda Webster 5. “Chris Donahue Democrat for the 43rd,” Chris Donahue 6. “Christine Cohen 2018,” Christine Cohen 7. “Re-Elect B. McGee,” Brandon McGee 8. “Larry Groh Jr. for 51st District,” Larry Groh 9. “Conley 2018,” Christine Conley 10. “Gail Lavielle for State Representative,” Gail Lavielle 11. “John Scott 2018,” John Scott 12. “Team Eleni for CT,” Eleni Kavros DeGraw 13. “Belsito for State Rep.,” Samuel Belsito 14. “Elect Dauphinais,” Anne Dauphinais 15. “Napoli 2018,” Ronald Napoli 16. “Re-Elect Greg Stokes, 58th,” Gregory Stokes 17. “Delnicki for South Windsor,” Tom Delnicki 18. “Friends of Kerry,” Kerry Wood 19. “Friends of Pat Dillon,” Pat Dillon 20. “Kupchick for State Rep.,” Brenda Kupchick 21. “Len in 2018,” Leonard Fasano 22. “Pam for Senate,” Pam Staneski 23. “Markley for LG,” Joseph Markley 24. “Wooden for Treasurer,” Shawn Wooden 20 Trinity Street • Hartford, Connecticut • 06106—1628 Phone: (860) 256‐2940 • Toll Free‐CT Only: 1‐866‐SEEC‐INFO • Email: [email protected] • Internet: www.ct.gov/seec Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer 25. “Dita for CT Treasurer,” Dita Bhargava B. Continuation of prior applications awaiting additional information to qualify for a grant 1. “Attorney Dennis Bradley for State Senate,” Dennis Bradley 2. “Friends of Russ,” Russ Morin 3. “Vickie Nardello for State Senate,” Vickie Nardello 4. “Kate Rotella 2018,” Kate Rotella 5. “Rojas 2018,” Jason Rojas 6. “Geoff 18,” Geoffrey Luxenberg 7. “Haines2018,” Irene Haines 8. “Osten 2018,” Catherine Osten 9. “Boughton for Governor,” Mark Boughton 10. “Tim for Connecticut 2018,” Timothy Herbst 11. “Jaumann 2018,” Joseph Jaumann 12. “Ken Richards 2018,” Kenneth Richards 13. “Slap for State Rep.,” Derek Slap 14. “Steve Obsitnik for Governor,” Steve Obsitnik 15. “Caitlin Clarkson Pereira 2018,” Caitlin Clarkson Pereira 16. “Abrams for State Senate,” Mary Daugherty Abrams 17. “Lopes for 24th,” Rick Lopes 18. “Re-elect Senator Henri Martin,” Henri Martin 19. “Rutigliano for Trumbull,” David Rutigliano 20. “Spino 2018,” Molly Spino 21. “Sujata for Connecticut,” Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox 22. “Andy For West Hartford,” Andrew Fleischmann 23. “Guerrera For Senate,” Antonio Guerrera 24. “Michelle Lapine McCabe 2018,” Michelle Lapine McCabe 25. “Welander for CT,” Mary Welander 26. “David Michel 2018,” David Michel 27. “Julie 2018,” Julie Kushner 28. “Laura Devlin for State Representative,” Laura Devlin 29. “NKD18,” Nicole Klarides Ditria 30. “Re-elect Storms 2018,” Scott Storms 31. “Sally Connolly for State Representative,” Sally Connolly 32. “Mattei for CT,” Christopher Mattei 33. “Team Tong 2018,” William Tong 34. “Doyle for AG,” Paul Doyle V. Pending Complaints and Investigations A. Public Session 1. In the Matter of a Complaint by Martin Looney, et al, City of Hartford File No. 2016-074 Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: James Talbert-Slagle 2 Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr VI. Executive Session per General Statutes §§ 1-200(6)(B) and (E), and 1-210(b)(1), (3),(4),(10) and General Statutes §9-7a, as amended by Public Act 11-48 §300 (Preliminary draft and agency consideration of enforcement action and exempt records relative thereto) 1. Recommendation of Counsel Regarding Petition for Declaratory Ruling on the Political Activity of Organized Groups as requested by Arnold F. Skretta (on behalf of Connecticut Compliance and Law Services LLC) 2. Recommendation of Counsel Regarding Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Social Media 3. Recommendation of Counsel: Necessary to Investigate Determination pursuant to General Statutes §9-7a, as amended by Public Act 11-48 §300 4. In the Matter of a Complaint by Thomas J. Daly, Jr., North Haven File No. 2017-040 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: William B. Smith Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 5. In the Matter of a Complaint by Shawn P. Murphy, North Stonington File No. 2017-088 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: William B. Smith Lead Legal Investigator: Gilberto Oyola 6. In the Matter of a Complaint by Helen O. Losak, Bridgeport File No. 2016-063 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: William B. Smith Lead Legal Investigator: Gilberto Oyola 7. In the Matter of a Complaint by MaryAnn Orzell, Morris File No. 2018-019 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: William B. Smith Lead Legal Investigator: Gilberto Oyola 8. In the Matter of a Complaint by Shirley Mosby, Norwalk File No. 2017-046 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: Ryan M. Burns Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 3 9. In the Matter of a Complaint by Joyce Krinitsky and Gregory Showers, Terryville File No. 2017-070 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: Ryan M. Burns Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 10. In the Matter of a Complaint by Pattie C. DeHuff, Terryville File No. 2017-078 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: Ryan M. Burns Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 11. In re: Michael A. Neal, Self-Report, Naples, FL File No. 2018-028 Proposed Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: Ryan M. Burns Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 12. In the Matter of a Complaint by Michael R. Dennehy, Milford File No. 2018-009 Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: Kevin M. Ahern Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 13. In the Matter of a Complaint by Linda and Michael Kuja, Montville File No. 2017-080 Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: Kevin M. Ahern Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 14. In the Matter of a Complaint by J. R. Romano, Branford File No. 2018-086 Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: James Talbert-Slagle Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 15. In the Matter of a Complaint by J. R. Romano, Branford File No. 2018-087 Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: James Talbert-Slagle Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr 16. In the Matter of a Complaint by Martin Looney, et al, City of Hartford File No. 2016-074 Recommendation of Counsel Attorney: James Talbert-Slagle 4 Legal Investigator: Scott Branfuhr VII. Consideration of Matters Discussed in Executive Session VIII. Adjournment The next regular scheduled meeting is June 27, 2018 at 3:30 P.M. in the 5th Floor Conference room. 5 .