Civil Litigation Division asking College to respond by October 10 to allegation it is using Community College District funds for publication of promotional election materials
The Blog has received reliable information that the Arizona Civil Litigation Division of the Attorney General’s office is looking into the postcards the College was preparing to send out prior to the November election highlighting each individual Governing Board member. The question being investigations is whether the newsletter constitutes the publication of promotional election materials.
Whether the College’s recent decision to withhold mailing the postcards, made following a complaint from the Paul Chevalier and Wayne Meddaugh campaigns, will satisfy the Attorney General is not clear. A broader issue is whether under any circumstances the content of the postcards constitutes the publication of promotional election materials for each individual Governing Board member regardless of the date of the election. It is believed that the College must respond to the Attorney General’s inquiry prior to October 10.