Naccarato Friday morning had not officially received the complaint but did peruse a copy forwarded by media. Some of the allegations she said she can examine; others may require attention from the Attorney General's Office.

But additional proof might be needed first.

"Some of the stuff in (the new complaint) probably needs to be more substantiated," Naccarato said. "It's my responsibility to uphold the law. . . . To do that, I don't like to go off assumptions, or things that . . . 'look funny.' I really need some evidence."

The UEA said the allegations are untrue and based on false assumptions.

"There has never been, nor will there ever be, a co-mingling of dues dollars and voluntary PAC contributions," union President Pat Rusk said in a prepared statement. "This is the second such complaint filed with the Elections Office in as many weeks. It is politically motivated."

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