Legislative Ethics Board Complaint Opinions

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Type
Complaint Opinion
Date
6/22/2009
Number
09-01
Topic
Use of public resources - links from campaign site to leg. site
Respondent
Rep. Shelly Short
Question/Complaint

Respondent stipulated that she had created multiple legislative contact information links from her campaign web site to legislative websites contrary to board opinions interpreting RCW 42.52.180 and linkage issues.

Summary

Reasonable cause established.  Complaint dismissed as any violation was inadvertent, minor, had been cured and further proceedings would not serve the purposes of the Act, RCW 42.52.425.

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