Government Ethics

Tentative Draft No. 4 contains Chapter 1, Purpose, Scope, and Definitions; Chapter 3, Conflicts of Interest and Outside Activities of Public Servants; and § 401 of Chapter 4, Election-Related Activities of Public Servants. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2023 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.

Tentative Draft No. 3 contains additional sections of Chapter 5, Restrictions on Leaving or Entering Public Service; Chapter 6, Disclosure, and Chapter 7, Administration and Enforcement of Ethics Provisions. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2021 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.

Tentative Draft No. 2 contains Chapter 2, Gifts from and Financial Relationships with Prohibited Sources (§§201, 211-221) and a portion of Chapter 5, Post-Government Employment Restrictions (§§ 501, 511-513). The draft was approved by the membership at the 2018 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and the usual editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text of the entire project is published.

This draft contains Chapter 4 which addresses the need to place limits on the ability of government officers and employees to use public resources for their personal or partisan benefit in elections. The draft was approved by the membership at the 2015 Annual Meeting, subject to discussion at the meeting, including a suggestion that the Reporters give due consideration to the issue of off-duty activities of public employees, and to editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.