NCJ Number
13268
Date Published
1974
Length
90 pages
Annotation
STUDY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE DRAFTING AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS IN THE AREAS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND OPEN GOVERNMENT.
Abstract
A DISCUSSION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES DEALS WITH HOW THE PROBABILITIES OF CORRUPTION STEMMING FROM LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE LESSENED. FEDERAL AND STATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES LAWS ARE EXAMINED, COMPARED, AND ASSESSED. SOME ASPECTS OF 'OPEN MEETINGS' AND 'OPEN GOVERNMENT' LAWS FROM THE STATES OF IOWA, FLORIDA, AND OREGON ARE EXAMINED TO ILLUSTRATE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TOWARD BALANCING THE PUBLIC'S DESIRE FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S NEED FOR SUFFICIENT INSULATION TO OPERATE INTERNALLY, THE PROMINENT CHARACTERISTICS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS IN THE 50 STATES, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, SAMOA, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE ANALYZED. THERE IS ALSO A STATE-BY-STATE COMPARISON OF CRITERIA, SUCH AS COVERAGE, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, RESTRAINTS ON SELF-DEALING, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A COPY OF THE MARYLAND AND CALIFORNIA DISCLOSURE STATUTES AND SELECTED STANDARDS ON THIS TOPIC FROM THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS.