NCPE Town Hall Meeting

Join us on June 28, 2008 for the Third NCPE Town Hall Meeting.

NCPE in the News: 2008

"Court Hopeful Says Consultant Pitched Deal" (Las Vegas Review Journal)

"Given $50,000 He Decides to Run" (Las Vegas Sun)

Acting President Julie Tousa on Jon Ralston's "Face to Face: Ethics Complaint"

Meet the Acting President of NCPE, Julie Tousa

"New Watchdog of Public Ethics Continues Enforcing Vital Unwritten Law" (Las Vegas Review Journal)

"Partying Away As Taxpayers Pay and Pay" (Las Vegas Sun)

Ethics Legislation 2007

NCPE at the 2007 Nevada State Legislature: Summary and Details

"Article 6 Commission" to study and recommend improvements in the Nevada judiciary
See Dr. Craig Walton's summary of May Meeting

NCPE statement about the danger of big donors contributing to Supreme Court justice election campaigns.

Judicial Ethics & the Complaint Processes

Craig Walton's letter, to the Las Vegas Business Journal in favor of the new plan for judicial selection

Candidate Pledge

Email NCPE Treasurer

NCPE at NV Legislature - 2007 Proposals

NCPE 2007 Ethics Legislation Proposals

NRS 218.900-944: 

             1.  Add Requirement that LLCs (limited liability corporations) list their partners when contributing to campaigns and when in any way giving gifts to public officials. Limit listing of partners to those with 10% share or greater.
 
Rationale:

Currently, Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) may contribute to campaigns without listing the members (partners) of the LLC.  This has caused speculation among the public that contributors can often hide the actual amounts that they are giving to specific candidates.  Since the legal issue of contributions from LLCs is not in question, legislation is needed to bring "sunshine" into who is a member (partner) in the LLC.  It is important that disclosure of key members making up an LLC be required, both from the LLC and also from the candidate.
 
BDR:
 
When an LLC contributes to any candidate filing to run for an office appearing on any state ballot, or gives a gift to such a candidate, it must disclose to the candidate all members (partners) holding 10 percent or more of the assets of the LLC current at the time of the contribution or gift (excluding federal candidates.)  All candidates receiving a contribution or gift from an LLC must disclose that information, current at the time of the contribution or gift, on all reports submitted during the campaign period.  Any candidate receiving a contribution from an LLC not including a list of members (partners) must not accept the contribution.  A penalty for not disclosing current members (partners) holding 10 percent or more of the assets of a corporation on required campaign reports shall be assessed on the LLC by the Secretary of State.

Continue reading 2007 proposals

NRS 218.900-944:
(1) Add Requirement that LLCs (limited liability corporations) list their partners
(2). Lobbyist Disclosure Changes

NRS 281.421 and 281.501: Remove the >proportionality= exception to Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

NRS 281.465 : Allow a county to have an ethics law which is more restrictive

NRS 281.481:
(1) Public Officials Reporting of Gifts
(2) Close the loophole in NRS 281.481.1:

NRS 281.501
(1) What comes after abstaining.
(2) Editorial Revision
(3) Failure of consistency in the language about seeking gifts

NRS 281.551 (6) & NRS 281.4375:
Replace definition of willful

NRS 281.559 and 281.561:
(1) Public Officials Disclosure (Appointed: NRS 281.559; Campaigning and Elected, 281.561)

NRS 281.561
(2) Campaign contribution Reporting: