Scope and Content: All public officials in major policy-making positions within state and county government are mandated to file statements of financial disclosure with the State Ethics Commission.  The commission is responsible for inspecting all filings for failure to conform to filing rules.  This series was created to identify individuals in policy-making positions from lists compiled by designated individuals in constitutional and executive offices, the judiciary, and offices of the county commissioners and the House and Senate presidents.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year/year span (cf. finding aid), thereunder by agency
Notes: Changes/correspondence through 1998
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Scope and Content: The State Ethics Commission, formed in 1978 to interpret and enforce conflict of interest and financial disclosure laws for government employees in Massachusetts, may, on written request from a person subject to MGLA c 268A-B, render advisory opinions on the applicability of these laws (MGLA c 268B, s 3(g)). Such an opinion shall be a defense in any criminal action brought under these chapters and shall be binding on the commission in any subsequent related proceedings. The commission also reviews opinions of corporation counsel, city solicitor, or town counsel on questions relating to municipal employees under MGLA c 268A (see s 22), per the commission’s municipal advisory opinion regulation
Arrangement: Arranged in four subseries:(1) Formal opinions(2) Informal opinions (3) Municipal opinions (4) Telephone logs; Arranged within each subseries by case number/chronologically
Restrictions: Legal opinions are considered confidential when requested, although resulting opinions may be published by the commission with all identifying information removed. Municipal opinions are similarly treated
Notes: Boxes 1-27 Formals; 28-29 EC-FD formals; 30-89 Informals; 90-98 Municipals; 99-100 Telephone logs
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Scope and Content: The State Ethics Commission was established as an independent agency to administer and enforce the conflict of interest and financial disclosure laws of Massachusetts as they apply to state and county candidates and elected officials and to state and county employees in major policy-making positions.  The primary functions of this agency are to publish rules and regulations, including rules governing the conduct of statements and reports required from public officials; to compile and index those reports; and to inspect statements of financial interest.  Additional responsibilities include investigation of alleged violations of the two statutes, enforcement of them, and review and evaluation of their impact and effectiveness.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Releases relating to statements of financial interest (2) Other; Arranged within each subseries chronologically
Notes: Box 1: Subseries (1), 1979-1992; Subseries (2), 1979-1982. Box 2: Subseries (2), 1983-Aug. 1988. Box 3: Subseries (2), Sept. 1988-1992
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