Commission members voted 3-0 to refer the investigatory subpoena to the attorney general.
The Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission is asking the Connecticut attorney general's office to enforce in court the panel's subpoena seeking records from the Democratic State Central Committee.
Commission members voted 3-0 on Thursday to refer the investigatory subpoena to the attorney general after the party refused to comply with the request to provide documents and internal communications surrounding Gov. Dannel Malloy's 2014 re-election campaign.
Kevin Ahern, the commission attorney supervising the investigation, told The Connecticut Mirror Thursday that little progress has been made in "securing the information necessary for the investigation to continue."
The subpoena stems from a complaint filed by the state Republicans, alleging Democrats illegally spent money from a federal account on mailers to benefit Malloy. The federal account can accept political contributions from state contractors, unlike the party's state account.
Leigh Appleby, the Democrats' communications director, said the party welcomes the opportunity for the matter to be heard in court, accusing the commission of being impartial.
"We have always said that this is a serious issue with legal implications that should be heard by an objective authority,” Appleby said in a statement to The Connecticut Post.
This report includes information from The Associated Press. Nicole Wetsman is an intern at WNPR.
