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1. When a Job Is Given to an EC Member

   ... in New Haven. An interesting issue arose when, according to an article in Monday's New Haven Register , a member of the ... board's jurisdiction. If she does not resign, her term will end on January 1. Therefore, the search for a replacement should ...

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

2. Politicians on Ethics Commissions

   ... Queensbury, NY Ethics Board has created a mess. According to an article in the Glen Falls PostStar , one council member brought a ... Qualifications of Members; Appointment of Members; Term of Office. 2. No member of the Ethics Commission may be, or have been ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 10:18 - 0 comments

3. Nagle on Withdrawal As Cure for Campaign Contributions

   ... appearance of influence. To that I would add pay to play, a term which surprisingly does not appear in this article. Nagle explained ... of independent expenditure became a popular alternative). In response, he argues that his approach could be applied to contributions from ...

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

4. When Is an Ethics Commission "Independent"?

   ... bodies, mayors, or county executives are often referred to as "independent commissions." I don't believe that these commissions should ... who appointed them. ... Therefore, this court finds that the term 'independent' is misleading, because the creation of the commission, its ...

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

5. In Ethics Enforcement, the Criminal Process Can Be Even Less Effective Than the Ballot Box

   Body:  There are three basic approaches to enforcing ethics laws:  through ethics commissions, through the criminal ... in the criminal case and denying what he had done. With his term up this fall, however, he chose not to run himself. Instead, his wife ran, ...

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

6. Participation in a Matter, and Seeking Ethics Advice

   ... human resource questions, they feel they know what they need to know about government ethics questions. Take D.C. council member ... "coming into fruition," there is no conflict. The term may sound legal, but it is not an accurate description of how to deal ...

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

7. A Complex Procurement Conspiracy in Dallas County

   ... and their lobbyists don't follow the rules, it's difficult to catch them, because few cities have an oversight office that investigates on ... A Different Sort of Inside Lobbyist Usually, the term "inside lobbyist" refers to an employee of a company or organization that ...

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

8. Carrigan and an Obligation to Seek Ethics Advice

   ... case, this time the EC's supplemental brief on remand to the Nevada Supreme Court . The principal issue discussed in this brief ... a private capacity to the interests of others" (an unusual term) to include family and business relationships, as well as "any other ...

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

9. Disclosure of Gifts -- Really Just from Companies?

   ... received a great deal of funding from the city appears now to be focused on whether or not the mayor was required to disclose these gifts, ... would not mean "business entity" or the more commonly-used term "business entity" would have been used. In any event, the ethics code ...

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

10. Constituent Services and Preferential Treatment Provisions

    ... of a company by influencing health department personnel to leave the site of the business without issuing a notice of closure, allowing ... Essay "Constituent Services" Can Be Another Term for Quid Pro Quo Settlements I've been very critical of the ...

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

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