HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                  1439

TITLES 3 AND 4 TITLE 3 OF THIS ARTICLE TO MEMBERS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS AND PROCEDURES
PRESCRIBED BY THIS ARTICLE.

(2)   A COMMITTEE THE JUDICIAL DISABILITIES COMMISSION

OR A BODY TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE COURT OF APPEALS, ACTING

AS AN ADVISORY BODY AS TO THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS
OF TITLES 3 AND 4 TO STATE OFFICIALS OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.
WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS AND PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY THIS
ARTICLE.

(3)   THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2-102 OF THIS ARTICLE, AS TO ALL OTHER MATTERS
PRESCRIBED BY THIS ARTICLE.

2 101 2-102. STATE ETHICS COMMISSION: ESTABLISHMENT,
MEMBERSHIP, MEETINGS, STAFF.

(A)    THERE IS A STATE ETHICS COMMISSION.

(B)    THE COMMISSION CONSISTS OF FIVE MEMBERS. THE
GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THREE MEMBERS, AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM
IS A MEMBER OF THE OTHER PRINCIPAL POLITICAL PARTY TO WHICH
THE INCUMBENT GOVERNOR DOES NOT BELONG, WITH THE ADVICE AND
CONSENT OF THE SENATE. THE GOVERNOR ALSO SHALL APPOINT ONE
MEMBER NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE
MEMBER NOMINATED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. THE GOVERNOR
MAY REJECT THE NOMINEE OF THE PRESIDENT, OR OF THE SPEAKER,
ONLY FOR CAUSE IN WHICH EVENT THE PRESIDENT OR THE SPEAKER,
AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL SUBMIT ANOTHER NOMINEE.

(C)    A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE
COMMISSION IF THE PERSON:

(1)   DOES NOT HOLD ANY ELECTED OR APPOINTED
OFFICE, IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES,
THE STATE, OR OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR BICOUNTY OR
MULTICOUNTY AGENCY OR INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY OF THE STATE
OR IN ANY POLITICAL PARTY;

(2)   IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
STATE, OR OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR BICOUNTY OR
MULTICOUNTY AGENCY OR INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY OF THE
STATE, OR OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY; AND

(3)   IS NOT A REGISTRANT.

(D)    THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS ARE FIVE YEARS AND UNTIL
THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFY. HOWEVER, OF THE
INITIAL APPOINTEES, ONE SHALL HAVE AN INITIAL TERM OF ONE
YEAR, ONE SHALL HAVE AN INITIAL TERM OF TWO YEARS, ONE SHALL
HAVE AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, ONE SHALL HAVE AN
INITIAL TERM OF FOUR YEARS, AND ONE SHALL HAVE AN INITIAL
TERM OF FIVE YEARS. MEMBERS MAY SERVE ONLY TWO CONSECUTIVE
FIVE-YEAR TERMS. ANY VACANCY OCCURRING ON THE COMMISSION
SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM IN THE SAME MANNER AS
PROVIDED FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION.