Ethics and Elections Commission Policy and Administration Records
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, draft legislation, and rules related to the development and administration of the Ethics and Elections Commission and its predecessors, as well as material relating to campaign finance reform and development of the Fair Campaign Practices ordinance. Records reflect the histories and activities of the Board of Ethics and the Office of Elections Administration and their subsequent merger into the current office. Extensive files chart the development and changes to the enabling ordinances for the regulatory functions related to the Code of Ethics and campaign financing. Includes sample laws from other jurisdictions, comparison of proposed rules to state law, and analysis of the effect the proposed law would have had on recent elections.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-2004
- Creation: 1992-2001
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Ethics And Elections Commission (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
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.
Extent
10 Cubic Feet (25 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records relating to policy development and administration of the Ethics and Elections Commission.
Arrangement note
Records are arranged into three subseries: Fair Campaign Practices Commission, Board of Ethics, and Ethics and Elections Commission. The first two subseries are arranged alphabetically. The third subseries is arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within each year. The first section combines a range of years, and the subsequent ranges contain a single year.
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Ethics And Elections Commission (Organization)
- Seattle (Wash.). Board of Ethics (Organization)
- Seattle (Wash.). Fair Campaign Practices Commission (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Policy and Administration Records 1969-2004
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Megan O'Shea
- Date
- © 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv62228
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository