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2200-00. Ethics and Elections Commission

 Record Group
Identifier: 2200-00
The Board of Ethics was established in 1971 to promote ethical behavior by City officials and employees, to provide advisory opinions regarding conflicts of interest, and to conduct hearings regarding violations of the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics sets standards of conduct for City officials and employees in carrying out City business. The members of the Board of Ethics also served as the Fair Campaign Practices Commission, which heard cases of campaign violations, although the two entities maintained separate offices and staff. In 1991 the two entities were consolidated into the independent Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. The Commission enforces campaign practices legislation, including financial disclosure requirements, and develops and enforces ethical standards for city officials and employees.
Creator: Seattle (Wash.). Ethics And Elections Commission

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance Development Records

 Series
Identifier: 2201-01
Abstract

Records relating to the development of laws around fair campaign practices.

Dates: 1971-1981

Ethics and Elections Commission Meeting Materials

 Series — Box 23
Identifier: 2200-01
Abstract

Minutes, agendas, and meeting packets of the Fair Campaign Practices Commission, the Board of Ethics, and the Ethics and Elections Commission.

Dates: 1973-2009

Ethics and Elections Commission Policy and Administration Records

 Series
Identifier: 2201-02
Abstract

Records relating to policy development and administration of the Ethics and Elections Commission.

Dates: 1969-2004; 1992-2001

Voters' Pamphlets

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2202-01
Scope and Contents note

Official voters' pamphlets for primary, general, and special elections that include contests in which Seattle residents cast votes. Includes statements by candidates, text of measures, and statements of support and opposition. Spanish and Chinese editions exist for many years; in later years, Korean and Vietnamese editions were added. Pamphlets for 1980-1982 are missing.

Dates: 1979-2019

Campaign Finance Reports

 Series
Identifier: 2202-02
Abstract

Campaign finance reports submitted by candidates, citizen groups and political action campaigns.

Dates: 1975-2005

Ethics and Elections Commission Cases

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2203-01
Abstract

Ethics and Elections Commission advisory opinions, whistleblower files, and case files.

Dates: 1967-2005; 1971-2001

Placeholder text The Seattle Municipal Archives holdings document the history, development, and activities of the agencies and elected officials of the City of Seattle. Descriptions of selected records are also available through the Library of Congress National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections and through Archives West.

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