ACCORDING TO A WATCHDOG GROUP, NEW MEXICO DOES A POOR JOB OF IMPLEMENTING SAFEGUARDS TO DISCOURAGE PUBLIC CORRUPTION. THE COALITION FOR INTEGRITY RANKS NEW MEXICO IN THE BOTTOM 10 AMONG STATES WHEN IT COMES TO ETHICS OVERSIGHT, RESTRICTIONS ON GIFTS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL SPENDING.
NEXT MONTH, NEW MEXICO VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION TO EVALUATE COMPLAINTS AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS, BOTH ELECTED AND APPOINTED.
