colorado constitution section V, article 43 - prohibited voting on bills with personal interest

[brutal]

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Representative Chris Holbert <repholbert@gmail.com> wrote:

Personal interests as in financial gain.

If the standard was any subject for which the legislator has an interest, then I would have to be completely uninterested in the the subject on order to vote.


Even when the could be financial interest (gain) for a member, it must be unique and not part of a class. For example , the "retired" teachers who are now legislators and who are collecting PERA retirement, a legislator's $30K/year salary, and who can still vote on PERA issues when those PERA bills affect everyone in PERA equally.


I would encourage you to not expend time on this. There in no trick to avoiding the vote tomorrow.


- Chris

[xiondavis]

Thanks for that info.. That's why I'm not a lawyer. I still think its wrong to openly vote your emotions rather than for the people you represent. I guess that's why I'm not a politician either.

[neversummer900]

Love it. Tell Rhonda Fields "Sorry you can introduce but you don't get to vote on it" HAHAHAHAHAHA !
Just a bummer it doesn't apply.