Meanwhile, a member of the Oklahoma City Council said he plans to file a complaint with the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office over the municipal elections earlier this year. During its Nov. 17 meeting at the Capitol, the Ethics Commission received a staff report recommending changes to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Act, which governs municipal […]
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‘In the shadows’
The Gazette filed the request for interpretation on June 10, and asked the commission to clarify four things: who has jurisdiction over complaints about campaign filings in municipal elections; where must a contribution and expenditure report be filed by groups supporting or opposing candidates for municipal office; on what basis would an entity be exempt […]
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Ethics-schmethics
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission’s deadline has come and gone for filing end-of-year campaign reports, which shows who got paid, who did the paying, where the money was spent, and which Mexican restaurants were frequented by fervent anti-illegal immigration legislators on their campaign’s dime. Y’all got some ’splainin’ to do! The list of those who have […]