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In House Seminar
The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission is presenting a FREE EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR on the Conflict of Interest law for state, county and municipal employees on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. One Ashburton Place, Room 619, Boston, MA. Call 617-371-9500 to reserve your seat. SPACE IS LIMITED! |
Electronic Document Filing
Effective immediately, the State Ethics Commission’s Legal Division is adopting a new form scheduling order and implementing a pilot e-filing program for adjudicatory proceedings. These changes are intended to eliminate delays and increase schedule predictability, as well as to make it easier for parties to file legal papers with the Commission. Under the new scheduling procedure, an order establishing dates for the respondent’s answer, for serving discovery requests and responses, for filing and briefing dispositive motions, and for hearing-related filings, will be drafted by the Legal Division and sent to the parties as soon as an order to show cause has been filed pursuant to G.L. c. 268A § 4 and 930 CMR § 1.01(5). The Legal Division has also developed a pilot program that will permit parties who have registered with the Commission to file documents electronically. Participation in this program is entirely voluntary. The Ethics Commission Form Scheduling Order and the Electronic Case Filing Administrative Procedures Manual are available under the link, "Electronic Document Filing." Comments may be sent to:
State Ethics Commission One Ashburton Place, Room 619 Boston MA 02108 Attn: Deirdre Roney, General Counsel or by telephone at (617) 371-9500. |
The Ethics Commission was established to foster integrity in government and promote public trust. The Commission enforces the Conflict of Interest Law and the Financial Disclosure Law.
The Conflict of Interest Law regulates the conduct of all state, county and municipal employees and volunteers, whether paid or unpaid, full or part-time, intermittent or temporary. General Law chapter 268A governs what public officials and employees may do on the job, what they may do after hours, or on the side, and what they may do after they leave public service. The Financial Disclosure Law, G.L.c. 268B, requires certain individuals, officials and candidates for elected office to file statements of financial interests, or a S.F.I., with the Ethics Commission.
If you have questions about the Public Records Law, please visit the Secretary of State’s Public Records Division. If you have questions about the Open Meeting Law, please visit the Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Guidelines. If you have questions about the Campaign Finance Law, please visit the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.