1979 Maryland Public Ethics Law
My copy of the pamphlet on 1979 Maryland Public Ethics Law and some thoughts on the current Maryland Ethics disclosure law. Kevin E. Dayhoff March 20, 2015 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/03/my-copy-of-pamphlet-on-1979-maryland.html For your files, please find from my old papers a copy of a pamphlet that the State Dept. of Legislative References published in early 1979 about the newly enacted Maryland Public Ethics Law which went into effect on July 1, 1979. I have long-since forgotten the context of the law or what particular incident may have precipitated the law. I do remember that at the time fulfilling the requirements of the law were relatively effortless and unremarkable. According to some individuals close to the situation, “legislation enacted by the Maryland General Assembly in 2010 required local ethics ordinances to be at least as stringent as state law. At the time, many municipal government officials expressed alarm over the breadth of the new financial disclosure requirements. Municipal officials were concerned that the broad requirements would deter capable new candidates from seeking local office and influence current elected officials to decline to seek reelection. “Bills introduced in the 2014 session of the General Assembly by Senator Raskin and Delegates Gilchrist and Haddaway-Riccio sought to exempt local municipal elected officials from disclosing certain items… http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/03/my-copy-of-pamphlet-on-1979-maryland.html
