The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices will be reviewing two complaints regarding Cape Elizabeth politics at their Wednesday, Aug. 23, meeting.

Anne Jenness of Ironclad Road filed a complaint to the ethics commission on Monday, Aug. 14. She alleges Cape Elizabeth Town Councilor Michael Mowles convinced her to run for District 121 as representative to the state house with the Green Party, the same seat he failed to secure in the Republican primaries.

Jenness also claims that Mowles, who works for Cape Mortgage Company, strung her along financially with a false promise of refinancing her mortgage. This, she says, was to keep her in Cape Elizabeth and in the race. She withdrew herself as a Green candidate on May 23.

Mowles declined to comment, saying Jenness’ letter of complaint was full of slander and half-truths. Jonathon Wayne, executive director of the ethics commission, said the commission would examine the issue because of the seriousness of the allegations, but he doubts there are any specific election ethic violations to follow-up on.

Roy Mickelson, a Republican consultant, filed a complaint against the Maine Democratic Party on July 26 regarding a flier for legislative candidates Lynn Bromley, Cape Elizabeth incumbent for the state house, and Walter Ash. The flier was printed in mid-July but did not appear on the July 25 budget report.

“It was a clerical mistake,” said Arden Manning, director of communications for the Maine Democrats. He said that upon hearing of the discrepancy on Aug. 3, the party fixed the error as quickly as possible. The democrats sent a revised budget report on Aug. 9 to the ethics committee.

Members of the ethics committee have recommended the Maine Democratic Party’s budget report be considered late and penalized $5,000.