Top Kentucky Democrat cleared of ethics charges stemming from access to voter rolls
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Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has been cleared of ethics charges alleging she abused her access to the state's voter rolls to benefit herself and her party.
"It is unclear how the commission can penalize the commonwealth’s chief election official for having access to voter data, or downloading it to a flash drive when it has failed to identify any illegal or unethical use of such data," Shepherd said in his order.
Grimes had faced a $10,000 fine after the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission said that she committed ethics violations by improperly ordering the downloading and distribution of voter registration data. The judge's reversal of the commission's order means Grimes won't have to pay the fine.
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