National Organization for Marriage v. Commission of Gevernmental Ethics and Elections Practices

ORDER ON PETITIONER’S MOTION TO CLARIFY STAY OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR A STAY OF AGENCY ACTION

[¶ 1] The National Organization for Marriage (NOM)' has moved for a stay pending the resolution of its appeal from a decision of the Business and Consumer Docket (Murphy, /.) denying NOM’s petition for review, pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 80C, of a determination of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices. The Commission concluded that NOM is a “ballot question committee” (BQC) and is therefore subject to and in violation of the registration and reporting requirements of…