Thursday, September 21

You Say There Is No Recourse From The Registry of Campaign Finance Actions - WRONG

Well check this out.
PUBLIC ACTS, 2006 - Chapter No. 1
Amend Tennessee Code Annotated
Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006


SECTION 25: Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-10-203, is amended by deleting subsections (h) through (k) and substituting instead the following:

[The following Section (k)(1) and (2) were added to 2-10-203 - Registry of election finance - Creation- Appointments - Qualifications - Administration.]
2-10-203(k)(1) Every member of the Registry of Election Finance shall before they proceed to business take an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of this state, and of the United States and the laws of this state and also the following oath: I ________ do solemnly swear (or Affirm) that as a member of this Registry of Election Finance, I will, in all matters, vote without favor, affection, partiality, or prejudice; and that I will not propose or assent to any action, measure, or resolution which shall appear to me to be contrary to law.

2-10-203(k)(2) Unless otherwise provided by law, any member of the registry who violates the oath of office for such position or participates in any of the activities prohibited by this chapter commits a Class a Misdemeanor. If a sworn allegation is made that a member has violated the oath of office for such position or has participated in any of the activities prohibited by this chapter, then upon a unanimous vote of the remaining members, the member against whom the sworn allegation is made may be suspended from the registry for such purposes and for such times as the remaining members shall unanimously determine, but no such suspension shall extend beyond final disposition of the sworn allegation. The accused member shall not participate in the suspension vote. If a member of the registry is found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of the oath of office for such position or participates in any of the activities prohibited by this chapter, then such member shall be deemed to be removed from office.

Effective Date of Section 25: February 15, 2006
You just know that I'm going to have to give this a shot. Oh, yah!

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