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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 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
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NCPE 2007 Ethics Legislation Proposals
NRS 218.900-944: 2. Lobbyist Disclosure Changes Rationale: According to the Center for Public Integrity, by national standards, Nevada=s Lobbyist Disclosure Laws are receiving failing grades (score 53 out of 100). Money paid to lobbyists by their clients is far in excess of the money they spend on legislators in pushing their agendas. Nevada too narrowly defines what a lobbyist is, thereby excluding much lobbying activity from public scrutiny. It requires lobbyists to register, but only if engaging in lobbying activities in the legislative building. It does not require lobbyists to report lobbying-related activities or expenses incurred or paid in the course of lobbying activity everywhere else. The current system does not allow the public to be aware of the impact lobbyists monies are having on legislation and this is unfair to the citizens of Nevada. Many other states have more effective lobbyist legislation in place. Here is an example of California=s statutes. California=s Political Reform Act (Gov. code 81000-91015) defines lobbyist as any individual who is compensated and who communicates directly with legislative or state agency officials to influence legislative or administrative action on behalf of his or her employer or a client. In addition to registration and reporting, a lobbyist is prohibited from making a gift or campaign donation totaling more than $10 in a calendar month to any state legislative administrative agency, his or her employer or lobbying firm lobbies. BDR: Require monthly reporting of gifts or donations. If there is failure to report all gifts and campaign contributions on the part of the lobbyists, first violation penalty is $1000; second or subsequent violations entail the cancelling or suspending of lobbyists= credentials.
Continue reading 2007 proposals NRS 218.900-944: NRS 281.561
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