Ethics Charter Amendments are 'a Start'
District voters passed three ethics charter amendments that may have some holes.
District of Columbia voters approved three charter amendments on ethics reform that may do little to remedy the ethics of D.C. politics, though some say “It’s a start.” Get the latest local news in your inbox with our free daily email newsletter. Charter Amendment V allows for the city council to vote on the removal of a member exhibiting “gross misconduct.” Charters VI and VII call for lifetime resignation from current position for a council member or mayor convicted of a felony while holding office. The amendments were written by the council in response to recent federal investigations of former Councilmen Kwame Brown and Harry Thomas, Jr. regarding campaign finance violations and Mayor Vincent Gray's "shadow campaign" concerning a $653…
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