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Ethics director tells committee the commission lacks capacity to manage candidate disclosures
Summary
Christina Cret, executive director of the Vermont State Ethics Commission, told the committee the commission does not view candidate financial disclosures as its enforcement responsibility, is severely understaffed and proposed a joint FAQ and potential system‑sharing with the Secretary of State to clarify who answers public questions.
Christina Cret, executive director of the Vermont State Ethics Commission, testified to the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee on April 23 that candidate financial disclosure administration historically has been handled by the Secretary of State's office, while the Ethics Commission handles executive officers and state employees. "I have never viewed that as being an ethics commission... requirement," she said, describing the candidate form…
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