TRUST & OPERATIONS
No one gets to investigate public conflicts while hiding their own.
The Branch should assume that conflicts will occur and design for disclosure, recusal, independent review and consequences before trust depends on personal virtue.
ControlProposed ruleWhy it matters
Financial disclosureSenior officials, Assembly members and designated investigative decision-makers disclose covered financial interests under rules at least as rigorous as comparable federal ethics systems.A visible financial disclosure system helps prevent hidden interests from distorting case selection, contracting and public trust.
RecusalPersonal, financial, professional and close relational conflicts trigger documented recusal standards, with an independent mechanism to resolve disputed recusals.Recusal cannot be left solely to the judgment of the conflicted person.
Gifts & outside activityStrict gift, compensation, outside-employment and misuse of position rules apply during service.Public authority must not become private leverage.
Post-service conductFormer members may not convert title, confidential information, internal relationships or institutional prestige into partisan campaign power or private influence.Public service cannot become a revolving-door credential.
PRIMARY SOURCE · CURRENT U.S. PRACTICE
Office of Government Ethics · Standards of Ethical ConductCurrent executive-branch ethics materials covering conflicts, impartiality, gifts, misuse of position and outside activities.Source distinction: Linked federal materials describe current U.S. law or practice. Citizen Branch rules on this page are proposed design standards, not current legal rights or government procedures.