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Ethics commission says it lacks staff to take over candidate disclosure duties; offers joint posting for this cycle
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State Ethics Commission executive director Christina Sivert told the Senate Government Operations Committee the commission cannot absorb candidate financial disclosure duties without new staff, and urged joint posting of the disclosure form with the Secretary of State this year while lawmakers pursue a permanent fix.
Christina Sivert, executive director of the State Ethics Commission, told the Senate Government Operations Committee on May 12 that the commission does not have the staff to assume responsibility for candidate financial disclosure work now handled by the Secretary of State and urged a temporary joint posting of the disclosure form for the current filing cycle.
Sivert said the commission historically drafted the base form while the Secretary of State’s office disseminated candidate disclosure materials as part of the candidate filing packet. That division, she testified, was meant to reduce friction for filers and limit confusion about who must…
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