State of Delaware Department of Elections > April 3, 2018 Mr. Patrick Jones 911 Cloister Road — Apt. A Wilmington, DE 19809 Dear Mr. Jones: you: Thave reviewed your March 6, 2018 correspondence (attached) to me in which * Provided email correspondence between yourself and Karen Hartley- Nagle (“Hartley-Nagle”) spanning the period from April 19, 2017 through April 27, 2017; © Provided copies of 12 checks (each in the amount of $5,000 -- totally $60,000) showing funds that you stated you loaned to Karen Hartley- Nagle during the period February 4, 2016 through December 3, 2016, based on the dates of said checks; * Provided “Background” on the funds that you “Toaned then candidate . . Hartley-Nagle . .. to be used for living expenses.” and asserted that “at no time were any part of the funds loaned to her to be tised for her campaign expenses.” ‘* Recited various provisions of Delaware lay that you believe are applicable to your situation; se * Requested that I, as Elections Commissioner (1) conduct a “complete audit of Ms. Hartley-Nagle’s bank accounts: . .;” (2) provide a “statement clearing [you] of any violations of Délaware Campaign Finance Law based on the findings of an audit ... and “to verify that none of the funds [you] loaned to her were used for her campaign. . ;” and (3) issue a “a complete report on the findings to be forwarded to the Delaware D F Justice Public Integrity Division;” * Requested that “[i}f Ms. Hartley-Nagle did, in fact, use [your] funds in excess of the contribution limits, that those funds be returned to [you] in accordance with the law.” Regarding your specific requests above, please be advised that I will not be taking any action in response to your correspondence and that I consider this matter closed with respect to the Department of Elections’ involvement. The Committee to Elect Karen Powe om a9 Tens Comny Ore Sever Com Omice oneal oes Woawe ‘Wingo De th Pane Oat oats CergteDEe Powe tse Pon OmMr. Patrick Jones April 3, 2018 Page 2of2 Hartley-Nagle filed campaign finance reports showing various self (candidate) loans (totaling approximately $30,000) that Ms. Hartley-Nagle made to her candidate committee during calendar year 2016, as disclosed on the Department of Elections searchable website at hitps://efrs elections delaware, gov/Publie/ViewReceipts?theme=vista . Please be advised that the current Delaware Campaign Finance law (15 Del. C. Ch. 80) does not require any further disclosure beyond what was reported. In other words, a candidate committee is not required to report (or request) the specific source of personal funds the candidate loans to his or her own candidate committee, Although a candidate committee is generally required to report indebtedness (see 15 Del.C. § 8030(d)(5)), none of the Committee to Elect Karen Hartley-Nagle reports as filed with the Department of Elections in 2016 disclosed any indebtedness to you, nor have you provided any documentation that the funds you loaned to Ms. Hartley-Nagle were intended to be used by her in her campaign. Rather you indicated in your “Background” that the funds were loaned to her for “living expenses,” and the email exchanges between you and Ms. Hartley-Nagle that you provided support that position as well. If you wish to pursue repayment from Ms. Hartley-Nagle, you may wish to consult a Delaware attorney but you should not rely on the Department of Elections for assistance. Thank you. Very truly yours, Elaine Manlove State Election Commissioner