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Ethics Violations Apparent in Supreme Court Race
MT Cowgirl
Apr 09A right-wing candidate for Supreme Court appears to be blatantly disregarding the Judicial Code of Conduct by having a sitting judge solicit donations on her behalf. Judge Nels Swandal sent out a mailing on his judicial letterhead soliciting campaign c... »
Former GOP election chief back on the ballot
The Lowdown
Mar 22Former Secretary of State Brad Johnson is back on the June 5 primary ballot after a computer glitch threatened his candidacy for most of the day Wednesday. Johnson, who is running in a four-way Republican primary to challenge current Secretary of State... »
Former SOS fails to file required paperwork for June 2012 primary ballot
The Lowdown
Mar 21Former Republican Secretary of State Brad Johnson was removed from the June primary ballot after failing to submit required paperwork to the Commissioner of Political Practices. Johnson was running for his old job as Secretary of State. Johnson, who se... »
Were the Police Called to the Office of the Commissioner of Political Practices?
Intelligent Discontent
Jan 19As I mentioned the other day, one of the elements of the Commissioner of Political Practices story that made the least sense to me was the decision by the Commission staff to call the police on Tuesday afternoon. After reading press reports about the d... »
Staff accuses ethics official of violations
The Lowdown
Jan 15From left, Julie Steab, Kym Trujillo, Mary Baker and Karen Musgrave, who work in the Office of the Commissioner of Political Practices, have documented alleged time and office misuse by their boss, Dave Gallik, commissioner of Political Practices. TRIB... »