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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

SHALL REVIEW THE STATEMENT AND PROCEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE
111 UNLESS, AFTER EXAMINATION OF THE STATEMENT AND THE ISSUES
RAISED THEREBY, IT FINDS THAT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ARE NOT
JUSTIFIED BECAUSE:

(1)  THE STATEMENT IS FRIVOLOUS;

(2)  THE STATEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING AFFIDAVIT DO
NOT ALLEGE ACTIONS ON THE PART OF THE MEMBER WHICH PROVIDE REASON
TO BELIEVE THAT A VIOLATION MAY HAVE OCCURRED;

(3)  THE MATTERS ALLEGED ARE NOT WITHIN THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE;

(4)  THE VIOLATIONS ALLEGED WERE INADVERTENT,
TECHNICAL, OR MINOR, OR HAVE BEEN CURED, AND, AFTER CONSIDERATION
OF ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEN KNOWN, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS WOULD
NOT SERVE THE PURPOSES OF THESE RULES; OR

(5)  FOR OTHER REASONS, AFTER CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS WOULD NOT SERVE THE PURPOSES
OF THESE RULES.

(B)  TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS IN CERTAIN MATTERS. IF A
FINDING IS MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (A), THE COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT A
REPORT OF ITS CONCLUSIONS TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE BRANCH
OF THE LEGISLATURE OF WHICH THE LEGISLATOR IS A MEMBER, AND THE
PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE TERMINATED. SUBJECT TO RULE 109, NOTICE OF
THE COMMITTEE'S ACTION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE MEMBER AND TO ANY
PERSON WHO FILED THE STATEMENT. UPON REQUEST, THE LEGISLATOR MAY
SEE THE STATEMENT AND THE REPORT.

(C)  PRELIMINARY SUMMARY. IF NO FINDING IS MADE UNDER
PARAGRAPH (A), THE COMMITTEE SHALL PREPARE A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY,
BASED UPON ITS EXAMINATION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH, SETTING FORTH
THE ALLEGED FACTS AND THE ISSUES THEN KNOWN WHICH MERIT FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS.

[110.] 111. Further Proceedings.

[(a) No Violation. If the Committee determines after the
preliminary investigation that there has been no violation of
this subheading, the matter is closed; and the proceedings shall
not be made public unless the legislator, in writing, so
requests.

(b) Possible Violation. If the Committee determines after
the preliminary investigation that possibly there was: a violation
of this subheading,]

(A) NOTIFICATION OF LEGISLATOR. EXCEPT AS TO PROCEEDINGS
TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 110(B), the legislator shall
be notified AND PROVIDED WITH A COPY of the statement FILED OR
PREPARED PURSUANT TO RULE 108 AND OF THE PRELIMINARY SUMMARY
PREPARED PURSUANT TO RULE 110(C) and allowed 15 days to file a