Legislative Ethics Board Complaint Opinions
Topic
Failure to take action requested by constituent – constitutional duty
Question/Complaint
LEB Opinion Question/Complaint
Complaint asserts that legislators have a constitutional duty to take action as requested by constituents and by failing to do so legislators violate their constitutional obligations.
Summary
LEB Opinion Summary
RCW 42.52.320 defines the jurisdiction of the Board and the Ethics Act does not address constitutional allegations that a legislator is unresponsive to constituents. Dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Document
LEB Complaint Opinion Document