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Election Officials and Their Conflicts
... of state, but this is equally a local governments ethics issue. However, as with so many ethics issues, it is hard to deal with ... to have been speaking only for himself. When a federal bill prohibiting chief state election officials from serving on the political ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-08-01 09:36 - 0 comments
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Robert's Rules Has a Conflict of Interest Rule for Local Governments with No Conflict Provisions
... a conversation about the propriety of civility provisions in ethics codes that reminded me about Robert's Rules on conflicts and civility. ... Robert's Rules is, I think, a better place than an ethics code for civility rules, which do not involve conflicts of interest. It ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Council Member Who's a Realtor, and Matters Affecting Property Values
... me. One is that a judge made the decision, rather than an ethics commission. Two is that it appears to have been an important ... In other words, an attorney approached a government ethics case solely from an ends-based approach, that is, that the ends justify ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Ethical Sinkhole in Connecticut
... drainage in a newly-built highway have to do with government ethics? Often, they are the result of incompetence. But they are also often the ... the trust of taxpayers." But this is a municipal ethics blog, so I should end with the fact that the firm charged with ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An In-Depth Look at Unethical Leadership
... It is rare for the news media to look at government ethics any more deeply than a particular scandal, usually one involving ... Sarah Palin has led to the most in-depth look at government ethics for a long time. An article in yesterday's New York Times sets ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Arguments For and Against "Resign to Run" Laws
... reelection (as they can now). When the Philadelphia Board of Ethics discussed 'Resign to Run' at a recent meeting, its Executive Director ... the city's "resign to run" law. 2. From a government ethics perspective, the most important argument in favor of "resign to run" ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Absentee Ballot Fraud in Southern Florida
... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ... Finance Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings Ethics Reform ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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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 ... implications and ramifications may lead to campaign finance reform, including public campaign financing, at least if state law clearly ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Setback for Municipal Campaign Finance Reform
... is a setback for municipal efforts at campaign finance reform (CFR). CFR is a municipal ethics issue, because the justification for campaign spending and contribution ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Back to Eastern Oregon, Where Local Government Is Working Again ... Transparently
... 'Allow me to make additional comments regarding the ethics disclosure law that’s been prompting so much protest from the smaller ... with the truth having to wait for the results of a lengthy ethics investigation (not to mention the additional expense to the taxpayers) ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
