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Ethics Watch Seeks Records Regarding Possible Government Contribution To Penry

On Monday, Ethics Watch filed a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request with the Colorado Senate Minority Office (SMO), seeking records regarding the office's e-mail contact list. A Denver Post report raised suspicions that the Penry for Governor campaign may have received an e-mail list from the SMO, whose budget is paid for with government funds. Colorado law prohibits state resources from being used to promote candidates for public office.

The Denver Post reported that nonpartisan state legislative employees received e-mails at their state government accounts from the Penry campaign. The Post report raised questions how these employees ended up on a campaign e-mail list. While sending e-mails to such accounts is not illegal, Section 1-45-117 of the Colorado Revised Statutes prohibits state agencies from making contributions to campaigns. Ethics Watch's CORA is intended to determine whether the SMO was the source of the e-mail list.

Yesterday, the SMO submitted a partial response to the CORA. Ethics Watch has submitted a letter to the SMO's counsel addressing questions raised in the SMO's response and has filed a follow-up CORA request.

Click Here to Read October 17, 2008 OLLS Memo Senator Penry

Click Here to Read SMO Supplemental and Follow Up CORA Response

Click Here to Read Letter to Charles W. Pike Esq.

Click Here to Read Follow Up CORA to SMO

Click Here to Read SMO CORA Reponse

Click Here to Read Related The Denver Post Story 10/30/09

Click Here to Read Related The Denver Post Story 10/15/2009

Click Here to Read Related The Colorado Independent Story