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1. Most Popular Blog Posts of 2008-2009

   ... The Enforcement of Ethics Codes Against Local Government Legislators Muncie, Indiana and the Applicability of ... Require Pay-to-Play? The New Campaign Finance Lawsuit in NYC There's a Lot We Can Learn from Adolf Eichmann -- Really ...

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

2. Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity

   ... It's valuable to ask oneself, "What does someone who files late 'feel'?" Since officials probably don't feel anything (except, ... Checklist of Ethics Commission Activities in my book Local Government Ethics Programs ). Checklists are simple, ironclad, and help ...

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

3. The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

   ... finance, and lobbying matters, has jurisdiction over local elected officials. The story of her nomination and non-approval is ... soon after the commissioner was named: [A]nyone who files a complaint who does not come from Hensley’s political side of the ...

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4. Campaign Contributions by Those Doing Business with Local Governments

   ... but the perception of large campaign contributions from local government contractors is often that they are payments for contracts past ... Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. The NYC Campaign Finance Board is compiling a list of individuals who have ...

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5. A Miscellany

   Body:  It's amazing how much local government ethics activity there is in this July. Here is a miscellany of ... testify. There are two popular assumptions about giving local ethics commissions subpoena power. One, it's dangerous. It will ... in Democratic Action is giving the council 90 days before it files a suit. The ethics program is likely to be lacking in disclosure. ...

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6. Local Public Campaign Financing and Independent Spending

   ... background issue was the effect of independent spending on a local public campaign financing program in Santa Fe. Especially in the ... preserve the emphasis on small donors, he suggests (for the NYC program) that the programs could raise the matching amount from 6-1 to 10-1 ...

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7. Penalties

   ... or be subject to any other sanction or remedy authorized by law or collective bargaining agreement not listed in this section or in 215, ... determination (see 216). If the Ethics Commission files a determination in the matter after the 109 suit has been filed, the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:39 - 1 comment

8. The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators

   ... serious problems with respect to ethics enforcement against local government legislators, at least in Louisiana. It opens up a can of worms ... any person or firm associated with the public servant.” (NYC Charter section 2604(b)(3).) “A person or firm ‘associated’ with a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

9. The Educational Opportunities of a Local Ethics Case in Massachusetts

   ... Ethics Commission , which has jurisdiction over local officials, a member of the Kingston Community Preservation Committee ... required to comply with the other sections of the conflict law.  For example, under section 23(b)(2)(ii), you could not use your ... conclude that the chair might favor her cousin. The chair files a written disclosure with her appointing authority explaining her ...

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

10. Dragging Down the Level of Government Ethics Reform

    ... bigwigs, including former governor Mario Cuomo, and former NYC mayors Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani, have created an organization called New ... for a former mayor, there is nothing in the pledges about local government ethics. It's a great idea for respected former ...

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

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