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1. State-Mandated Ethics Reform and Political Culture

   ... state mandate local ethics codes, but let local governments decide what's right for them. The motto of this position is, "One size does not ... compliance, because there was no oversight regarding the content of the compliance. Four types of ethics provision were required, ...

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

2. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices and Campaign Contribution Conflicts

   ... 28, the Supreme Court rejected, 4-3, a League of Women Voters petition to require justices to recuse themselves from a case involving ... state chamber of commerce). The state's longstanding ethics code for justices requires them to recuse themselves if their ...

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

3. Ethics Commission: Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties

   This is the place to discuss the Ethics Commission's jurisdiction, powers, and duties. The most controversial ... of jurisdiction allowed by courts (when they have had to decide this issue) varies among states, but often it is unclear, and many ... members) and who can, therefore, be the only ones able to decide it. Subsection 5: This model code is intended to minimize the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:07 - 1 comment

4. Pension Board Reform in California

   ... finance law. For another approach to pension board ethics reform, affecting some municipal pension funds, see the Illinois Municipal League's summary of Illiinois' 2009 Pension Ethics Reform Law , which includes disclosure, conflict, and ethics training ...

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

5. Clear Air in Manhattan: Independence of Ethics Commissions Part 2

   Body:  How can an ethics commission be truly independent? In the model code I wrote as ... from a list given to them by the local League of Women Voters. I did not mean to prefer this particular organization, but to get ... nonpartisan organizations: NY League of Conservation Voters, League of Women Voters, Municipal Art Society, NY Public ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-06 10:25 - 0 comments

6. A Stamford Ethics Controversy Involving Time Limits, Enforcement of Policy Declarations, and More

   ... October 8, 2010 (see below) There's a fascinating ethics controversy going on in Stamford, CT which raises a number of issues ... information, problems getting a quorum for a meeting to decide on probable cause or vote for an extension, and actions brought by ...

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

7. Nagle on Withdrawal As Cure for Campaign Contributions

   ... (2000)). The Westminster Approach, named after a 1996 ethics law in Westminster, CO, requires an official who has received a ... is protected, and contributors and candidates are free to decide what to do. Equally clear is Nagle's explanation of the basis for ...

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

8. Ethics Provisions in Luzerne County Draft Charter

   ... Body:  I learned recently that the Luzerne County (PA) ethics pledge movement, which I wrote about in May and September ... a draft charter which is to be approved or rejected by voters on November 2. The ethics provisions in this draft charter have some ...

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

9. Yet Another Underhanded Attempt to Water Down the Broward County Ethics Commission's New Ethics Code

   ... weakens the code. Voting against the code and letting voters decide would be a perfectly acceptable thing to do. But voting for the code and ...

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

10. Lincoln, Nebraska Raises Interesting Questions Regarding City Contracts with City Officials

    ... Another issue is whether a city council is the right body to decide this question. Yet another issue is the inclusiveness of conflicts ... result in a financial benefit. That’s why the City Ethics Model Code Project uses this language: “in a manner which he or she ...

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

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