This act revises the lobbying, conflict of interest and campaign reporting statutes.
Information is to be made available to the public to the maximum extent possible.
The executive secretary will be called the executive director and the director shall employ such staff, including legal staff to represent the commission. No signatures are required to obtain public documents published by the Ethics Commission on the Internet. Candidates for office who fail to file a financial disclosure statement within 25 days of the last day for filing for office will have their names removed from the ballot. Currently, candidates have 55 days to file that report before their names are removed form the ballot. The Ethics Commission is given the authority to investigate complaints.