Ethics Commission Amendment On The Ballot

October 12, 2018 – This election, voters are being asked to approve the proposed Constitutional Amendment 2, which would create an independent statewide ethics commission. But what exactly will the commission do?

Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with three experts to explain the ins and outs of the proposal and the next steps should the amendment pass.

The next meeting of the ethics commission working group is Oct. 18 in the rotunda at the UNM Science & Technology Park.

Guests:
Heather Ferguson, executive director of Common Cause New Mexico
Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico in Depth
Kathleen Sabo, executive director of New Mexico Ethics Watch

Further Reading:

Ethics watchdog gives New Mexico low marks—Associated Press
New Mexico gets D- grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation—Center for Public Integrity
Lawmakers get started on ethics commission enabling legislation—New Mexico in Depth
Create an Independent State Ethics Commission—Common Cause NM
Watch: NMIF’s The Line discusses the ethics commission
NM Ethics Watch