What role does the State Ethics Commission play in monitoring local government ethics violations?
The State Ethics Commission was created in 1987 and is responsible for enforcing Georgia’s Ethics in Government Act. The Ethics Commission is governed by five members and is responsible for investigating, reporting on, and prosecuting violations of the Ethics in Government Act, as well as for maintaining and publishing annual reports on lobbyist spending and campaign financing. All state and local officials are required to comply with the provisions in the Act, including filing annual campaign financing disclosure statements. More information on the requirements of the Act can be found in GMA’s publication “Ethics in Government: Charting the Right Course” and on the website of the State Ethics Commission.
