Legislative Ethics Board Complaint Opinions
Type
Complaint Opinion
Date
9/4/2012
Number
12-02
Topic
Use of public resources to assist a campaign
Respondent
Rosemary McAuliffe
Question/Complaint

​It was alleged that public resources were used to conduct a telephonic, legislative town hall meeting during which participants were encouraged to vote for the Respondent.

Summary

​Public resources were used, but there was no evidence that the meeting consisted of any thing more than a question and answer format which dealt with legislative issues.  The complaint was dismissed for lack of reasonable cause to believe the Act had been violated (RCW 42.52.180).

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