Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature this year dismembered the State Elections Enforcement Commission, cutting experienced staff and placing the administration and policing of the Citizens Election Program in separate agencies, weakening the program. (courant.com)
But state officials have ruled Ganim can't participate in the clean elections program because of his prior public corruption conviction. (courant.com)
The SEEC found nothing wrong and awarded those candidates grants under the state's clean - elections program of public campaign financing, Fasano said. (courant.com)