The Commission is a non-partisan agency within the Executive branch of state government and serves as an impartial arbiter of complaints alleging violations of the election laws.  The Commission takes a proactive approach to educate candidates, campaign officials, political parties and citizens alike of their rights, duties and obligations under the election laws in order to ensure voluntary compliance with the law.  The Commission staff conducted thirty workshops and training sessions during the year to explain the new campaign finance laws. The Commission also submitted recommendations to the General Assembly for revising the campaign finance laws to eliminate ambiguities.