Legislative Ethics Board Complaint Opinions
Number
Complaints 2014 No. 5 and No. 6
Topic
Legislator's Written Remarks
Respondent
Dahlquist and Hurst
Question/Complaint
LEB Opinion Question/Complaint
Did alleged remarks which were characterized as bigoted, hateful and inflammatory, invoke the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Board?
Summary
LEB Opinion Summary
No. The Ethics Act does not address a legislator's remarks, which were expressed in an earlier ethics complaint, about certain faith-based organizations. Board cited precedents and dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Document
LEB Complaint Opinion Document