State Board Knocks Slockett for Ethics Violations: Iowa City Daily News Links, June 1

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Some bad timing for incumbent Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett: Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette is reporting that a state ethics board voted unanimously Thursday to reprimand Slockett for using the resources of his office for political gain during an election. Slockett is facing a stiff primary test on June 5 from Tiffin city council member Travis Weipert.

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Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett illegally used public resources for political purposes, a state ethics panel concluded Thursday.

The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, which administers the state’s campaign and ethics laws, voted 5-0 to issue a letter of reprimand to Slockett, said Megan Tooker, the board’s executive director and legal counsel. The vote came after the board discussed the matter in closed session during a meeting in Des Moines.

The reprimand is the least severe  cival sanction the board can issue, and it chose that because in the one violation it confirmed, it found Slockett was acting on the advice of the current and past Johnson County attorneys.

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