§6B-2-3a. — Complaints.
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§6B-2-3a. Complaints.
(a) The Commission may commence an investigation, pursuant to section four of this article, on the filing of a complaint duly verified by oath or affirmation, by any person.
(b) The Commission may order the executive director to prepare a complaint, upon a majority affirmative vote of its members, if it receives or discovers credible information which, if true, would merit an inquiry into whether a violation of this article has occurred.
(c)(1) No complaint may be accepted or initiated by the Commission against a public official or public employee during the sixty days before a primary or general election at which the public official or public employees is a candidate for elective office.
(2) The Commission shall stay any proceedings with regard to an ethics complaint filed against a public official or public employee candidate more than sixty days prior to the election: Provided, Where there has not yet been a probable cause determination with regard to the allegations in the complaint, the public official or public employee candidate may waive the postponement in writing, in which case the Commission and the Review Board shall process the complaint and provide the candidate with a probable cause determination at least thirty days prior to the election.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, any provisions of this chapter setting time periods for initiating a complaint or for performing any other action are considered tolled until after the election at which the public official or public employee candidate stands for elective office.
(a) The Commission may commence an investigation, pursuant to section four of this article, on the filing of a complaint duly verified by oath or affirmation, by any person.
(b) The Commission may order the executive director to prepare a complaint, upon a majority affirmative vote of its members, if it receives or discovers credible information which, if true, would merit an inquiry into whether a violation of this article has occurred.
(c)(1) No complaint may be accepted or initiated by the Commission against a public official or public employee during the sixty days before a primary or general election at which the public official or public employees is a candidate for elective office.
(2) The Commission shall stay any proceedings with regard to an ethics complaint filed against a public official or public employee candidate more than sixty days prior to the election: Provided, Where there has not yet been a probable cause determination with regard to the allegations in the complaint, the public official or public employee candidate may waive the postponement in writing, in which case the Commission and the Review Board shall process the complaint and provide the candidate with a probable cause determination at least thirty days prior to the election.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, any provisions of this chapter setting time periods for initiating a complaint or for performing any other action are considered tolled until after the election at which the public official or public employee candidate stands for elective office.