Government Code Title 9, Chapter 7, Article 3 requires conflicts of interest codes to be adopted. Section 87300 specifies that every agency must adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code (COIC) and a COIC has the force of law...
The California Elections Code, in Division 0.5, Chapter 4, contains over 60 definitions of terms used throughout the Code. These defined terms include the following: Section 300 defines “vote by mailer voter” and “military or overseas voter.” Section 300.5 defines...
As part of California’s conflict of interest laws, certain disclosure must be made. They are contained in Government Code Title 9, Chapter 7, Article 2, which contains Sections 87200 to 97210. Section 87200 provides that Article 2 is applicable to...
The California Elections Code provides for nominations in Chapter 3 of Division 0.5. There are three short sections contained in Chapter 3. Section 200 requires the declaration of candidacy for any primary or final election to provide “in full” the...
California’s Government Code in Title 9, Chapter 9, has a series of code sections related to incumbency of elected officials. Chapter 9 contains Sections 89000 – 89003. Section 89000 provides that the order of names of candidates on the ballot...
About a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limit the number of bill introductions by their elected officials. According to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), over 100,000 bills are introduced annually in state legislatures in...
There are state laws in California regulating loans made to public officials. These legal provisions are contained in Government Code Title 9, Chapter 7, Article 4.6, which contains Sections 87460 to 87462. Article 4.6 is title “Loans to Public Officials”...