Third Quarter Update

Ethics - Gifts, Honorarium, Travel and Use of Campaign Funds

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Regulations adopted by the Commission

The following are regulatory changes approved by the Commission during the past quarter concerning gifts, honorarium, travel, and use of campaign funds. To receive updates for all regulations before the Commission, please sign up for our mailing list here.

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Advice Letters

The following are advice letters issued by the Commission’s Legal Division during the past quarter concerning questions about gifts, honorarium, travel, and use of campaign funds. To receive the monthly report with all advice letters issued, please sign up for our mailing list here.

Gifts

Tyrone Buckley                                              A-21-051

The Act does not prohibit an official from participation in a home renovation show. To the extent that the official pays for all components of the project, participating on the show will not result in income or a gift to the official. Additionally, if the network makes a payment for unanticipated costs necessary to complete the project and the final production from the reserve it sets aside for all participants, the payment is a discount offered in the normal course of business and is neither income nor a gift to the official.

Commission Opinions

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Enforcement Matters

The following are summaries of significant enforcement actions approved by the Commission in the past quarter concerning gifts, honorarium, travel, and use of campaign funds. To receive a monthly report of all enforcement actions, please sign up for our mailing list here.

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Legislation

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