UPDATE: 9:15 p.m. —
The Romney campaign responded by focusing on Romney’s involvement with Bain itself, and argued that the state Ballot Law Commission validated their argument that Romney was not involved in day-to-day Bain matters.

“After extensive hearings the Ballot Law Commission came to the same conclusion as numerous independent fact checkers in finding that Mitt Romney ended his active employment with Bain Capital in 1999. Every public judgment, including a unanimous one from the Ballot Law Commission, has confirmed this fact,” said Romney spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg.

Henneberg called the controversy over Romney’s employment at Bain “just another distraction from a desperate campaign that is willing to say anything to divert attention from President Obama’s failed record in office.”

However, the purpose of the Ballot Law Commission inquiry was to determine Romney’s residency, not whether he had done any part-time work on behalf of Bain. Indeed, in two days of testimony, the Democratic lawyer didn’t question Romney about his role at Bain, as the issue wasn’t a live one. That question only arose in recent years when Romney categorically denied any active involvement with Bain.

In addition, the Romney campaign’s response does not address whether by sitting on LifeLike’s board until 2001, Romney’s 2011 disclosure form statement that he had “not been involved in the operations of any Bain Capital entity in any way” was false.