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NCPE at NV Legislature
AB 109 - allows leftover campaign monies to go to a public-purpose Trust Fund.
February 26, 2007
TO: Assemblywoman and Chair Ellen Koivisto, and Committee Members, Assembly Committee on Elections, Procedures, Ethics and Constitutional Amendments
Dear Chairwoman Koivisto and Members:
Concerning AB 109, we speak in support, and want to share this comment. We shall attend the hearing tomorrow.
We have discussed AB 109, and speak in support. We would also bring a question: If the State Treasurer decides what counts as a “public purpose”, are there any ways this decision can be checked ? In the best case, the purpose chosen would be seen fairly widely as non-partisan and beneficial to Nevadans. In the worst case it could be seen as partisan or narrowly targeted in a way that seems to leave out or ignore equally or more worthy purposes. How is this choice to be vetted? Could there be a non- or bi-partisan Board to vet the proposals for receipt of these monies? Some oversight and checking process is needed.
Or, is there another statute to govern the State Treasurer’s choices about which purposes for funding are deservedly public?
Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Craig Walton
FROM: Dr. Craig Walton, President, and Members, Nevada Center for Public Ethics Fax 1-702-395-2876
Go to other 2007 testimonies
AB 80, to require Limited Liability Corporations (LLC’s) to report contributions. As to the relationship to NCPE's 11 proposals, AB 80, is close to NCPE's proposal on p. 1 of our doc.
AB 109 - allows leftover campaign monies to go to a public-purpose Trust Fund.
AB 143, - changes the NV. Commission on Ethics deadline for completing an inquiry from 45 days to 1 year, and also allows the complainee to be told what is happening to his or her complaint.
SJR 1 - removes the requirement that affidavits be provided with ballot initiative petitions.
SB 79 - brings our statutes into line with a court ruling that the affidavit requirement for ballot petitions is a violation of the First Amendment.
SB 144, to require Limited Liability Corporations (LLC's) to report contributions.
AB 142, to require ethics instruction and lobbyists to the Executive Dept. to register and report expenditures.
AB 335 - dealing with campaign disclosure
SB 425 - to new detail on political contributions, and to include legal defense funds in that category.
AB 312, dealing with campaign disclosure
AB 605 requires ethics training for new public officers and also for lobbyists, forbids the use of one’s office staff or equipment for campaign purposes, and doubles the three levels of penalties for violating ethics laws.
SB 495 provides a one-year cooling off period for persons leaving the Public Utilities Commission, the Gaming Control Board, or “former public officers or employees”.
Original Testimony
Revised Comments
SB 494 - dealing with primary, general, and municipal elections, SB 494 changes the filing deadline for campaign contribution reports.
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