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Advisories and other educational information related to G.L. c. 268A, sections 6, 13 and 19.
  • Self-Dealing, Financial Interests and the Rule of Necessity for Municipal Employees

    Information about how G.L. c. 268A, section 19 applies to municipal employees.
  • Self-Dealing, Financial Interests and the Rule of Necessity for State Employees

    Information about how G.L. c. 268A, section 6 applies to state employees.
  • Advisory 86-02: Nepotism

    Information about G.L. c. 268A, sections 6, 13, 19 and section 23, and how the conflict of interest law applies to matters involving immediate family members.
  • Advisory 05-02: Voting on Matters Affecting Abutting or Nearby Property

    Information about G.L. c. 268A, sections 6, 13 and 19, and how the conflict of interest law applies to matters involving property that abuts or is near property owned by the public employee.
  • Advisory 05-04: Voting on Matters Involving Competitors

    Information about G.L. c. 268A, sections 6, 13, 19 and 23, and how the conflict of interest law applies to matters involving business competitors.
  • Advisory 05-03: Elected Officials Voting on Budgets and Signing Payroll Warrants that Include Salaries for Family Members

    Information about G.L. c. 268A, sections 6, 13 and 19, and how the conflict of interest law applies to elected officials voting on budgets and signing payroll warrants that involve family members.
  • Advisory 90-01: Negotiating for Prospective Employment

    Information about G.L. c. 268A, sections 6, 13, 19 and section 23, and how the conflict of interest law applies to a public employee who is negotiating future employment with any person or organization.
  • Advisory 86-01: Public Employee Stock Ownership

    Information about how the conflict of interest law applies to stock ownership by public employees.
  • Advisory 98-01: The Conflict of Interest Law and Legislator's Private Employment

    Information about how the conflict of interest law applies to legislators and their private employment interests.
  • Advisory 05-05: The Rule of Necessity

    Information about the Rule of Necessity, including examples of how and when it may be invoked.
  • Advisory 10-01: General and Special Legislation

    The purpose of this Advisory is to clarify the meaning of the terms "general legislation" and "special legislation" for purposes of c. 268A. This Advisory overrules prior Commission precedent to the extent inconsistent with the newly approved definitions.

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