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Trustees debate treating campaign contributions as recusal trigger; some urge striking proposed language
Summary
Socorro ISD trustees discussed proposed operating-procedure language that would treat campaign contributions as a reason to recuse from votes; several trustees argued the $250 threshold is too low and directed staff to remove prescriptive campaign-contribution language pending legal review.
Trustees at a March 31 governance workshop questioned a proposed provision that would require trustees to recuse themselves from votes when they received campaign contributions from entities doing business with the district.
During discussion of the board operating procedures, a draft line suggested trustees should recuse when campaign contributions exceed $250. One trustee argued the $250 threshold…
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