Opinion ID: 2266316
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Heading: Voting by public officers

Text: The Ethics in Government statute at issue in this case is NRS 281A.420. [6] NRS 281A.420(2)(c) requires that a public officer shall not vote upon or advocate the passage or failure of, but may otherwise participate in the consideration of, a matter with respect to which the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in his situation would be materially affected by ... [his] commitment in a private capacity to the interests of others. (Emphasis added.) NRS 281A.420(8) defines the commitment in a private capacity to the interests of others as a commitment to a person: (a) Who is a member of his household; (b) Who is related to him by blood, adoption or marriage within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity; (c) Who employs him or a member of his household; (d) With whom he has a substantial and continuing business relationship; or (e) Any other commitment or relationship that is substantially similar to a commitment or relationship described in this subsection. (Emphasis added.) Central to this controversy is paragraph (e).