Article XIV — Ethics Commission
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N.D. Const. art. XIV, § 1 Section 1
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1. The people of North Dakota need information to choose candidates for office, vote on ballot measures, and ensure that their representatives are accountable. This transparency must be sufficient to enable the people to make informed decisions and give proper weight to different…
N.D. Const. art. XIV, § 2 Section 2
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1. A lobbyist may not knowingly give, offer, solicit, initiate, or facilitate a gift to a public official. A public official may not knowingly accept a gift from a lobbyist. These prohibitions do not apply if the lobbyist is an immediate family member of the public official. "Gif…
N.D. Const. art. XIV, § 3 Section 3
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1. In order to strengthen the confidence of the people of North Dakota in their government, and to support open, ethical, and accountable government, the North Dakota ethics commission is hereby established. 2. The ethics commission may adopt ethics rules related to transparency,…
N.D. Const. art. XIV, § 4 Section 4
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1. This article is self-executing and all of its provisions are mandatory. Laws may be enacted to facilitate, safeguard, or expand, but not to hamper, restrict, or impair, this article. This article shall take effect sixty days after approval. 2. For the purposes of this article,…