ONE OF THE JOBS FOR NEW MEXICO LEGISLATORS DURING THIS 60-SESSION WILL BE TO DETERMINE JUST HOW A STATE ETHICS COMMISSION WILL OPERATE. VOTERS APPROVED CREATION OF THE PANEL LAST NOVEMBER. HEATHER FERGUSON WITH COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO SAYS THE COMMISSION MUST BE SOMETHING THAT RESTORES PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE COMMISSION’S JOB WILL BE TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED MISCONDUCT BY STATE OFFICERS, CANDIDATES, LOBBYISTS AND OTHERS. NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL OF STATES WITHOUT AN ETHICS COMMISSION.
