The New Mexico State Capitol in January last year. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
SANTA FE A hearing officer for the State Ethics Commission this week dismissed the remaining portion pending in that forum of a complaint against House Speaker Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe.
Two parts of the original complaint, however, were earlier referred to the Interim Legislative Ethics Committee, and they appear to be pending in that forum.
The internal panel of legislators meets privately, and it isn’t clear whether it will issue any public findings.
A spokesman for one of the panel’s members said the complaint is pending.
The New Mexico State Capitol in January last year. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
SANTA FE The newly formed Citizen Redistricting Committee rejected a proposed rule Friday that would have required its members to disclose private conversations about proposed district maps.
The chairman of the committee, retired Supreme Court Justice Edward Chávez, had proposed the prohibition on undisclosed ex parte communications as part of the group’s new rules of procedures.
But it drew criticism from conservative activists and left-leaning community groups alike, with concerns raised about whether it would discourage participation from people who can’t make it to a formal public meeting to testify.