April 25, 2007 06:14 PM UTC

GOP May Have to Reimburse State

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• by: Colorado Pols

As Colorado Confidential reports:

The Republican Senate Minority Office has come under fire in recent weeks for its potential involvement in partisan political activities through its Web site ColoradoSenateNews.com, and now it appears as though Republicans may be forced to reimburse the state for salaries and resources used in the maintenance of the Web site…

…Since ColoradoSenateNews.com was paid for by a “political committee,” by definition it is a partisan political tool. State resources cannot be used to partisan political activities, and ColoradoSenateNews.com is maintained by state employees utilizing state property at the Capitol building (neither McElhany or staffer Steve Grazier have ever denied that state employees operate ColoradoSenateNews.com).

“Campaign funds are being used, which suggests to me that the Web site is being used for campaign purposes, and that’s improper,” says Ramey. “Any public resources spent on electoral activities should be paid back to the state.”