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1. Lobbyist-Oriented Ethics Reform in Chicago

   ... Mayor Rahm Emanuel continues to make small government ethics improvements in Chicago. Yesterday, according to a city press release ... now an ordinance. As usual, reform is both limited and content- rather than process-oriented. Let's hope these partial reforms are ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Elections Should Be Fought by Parties, Not Refereed by Parties

   ... of Justice to look into whether 200,000 registered Ohio voters must reconfirm their registration information before November 4 (the ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Palm Beach County Business Coalition Gets Government Ethics

   ... Beach County (FL) really gets it. One reason is that City Ethics' Carla Miller has provided advice. The coalition consists of Leadership ... Forum, the Palm Beach County Economic Council, and the Voters Coalition. Its positions are best stated in a short essay available ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. Should Legislator-Lobbyist Communications Be Subject to the Legislative Immunity Privilege?

   ... the Committee's views on the necessity for, and appropriate content of, legislation. The Protection of Confidential Information ... petition for a redress of grievances, see this 2014 City Ethics blog post . A Point of Order Blog post by Michael Stern notes ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. The Special Responsibilities of Prosecutors -- and Other Local Government Attorneys

   ... was told to present the government's case and let a judge decide, which is the ordinary view of how the adversary system works.  It's ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Jax Ethics Code

   ... of Contents . 1 Chapter 602 JACKSONVILLE ETHICS CODE . 1 PART 1. IN GENERAL . 1 ... be composed of nine members each of whom shall be registered voters of Duval County for six months prior to the introduction of their ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 15:13 - 0 comments

7. Who's in Charge? - An Introduction to Writing and Revising An Ethics Code

   ... Who should be in charge of writing and revising municipal ethics codes? Generally, ethics codes are the work of a mayor or a council, ... or a community organization such as the League of Women Voters or Common Cause. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 09:57 - 0 comments

8. "De Minimis" Is a Big Term in Government Ethics

   ... One of the biggest little problems in government ethics is the inability to filter out very minor violations, which can be dealt ... An EC needs to be able to use its judgment to decide when a violation is not worth investigating. Although it is hard to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Juggling Two Types of Ethics Reform in DuPage County (IL)

   ... Chicago (its largest town is Naperville), is juggling two ethics ordinance revision processes, one for the county, the other for the ... electronic touch screen voting machines that most DuPage voters do not trust and refuse to use." For these reasons, DuPage citizens ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Ethics Pledges -- Make Them Stick

    ... Salt Lake City Tribune about the state of the state's ethics laws. I've read editorials like this before, but this one sounds ... pulse on ethics and other issues. In a poll of registered voters conducted this year, 72 percent said they want legislators to create an ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

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