Governor Huckabee And Ethics Commission Agree On Violation
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Governor Huckabee and the state Ethics
Commission have agreed to accept a 2003 court ruling that found
Huckabee made a minor violation of campaign finance laws. But the
agreement does not include the commission`s original ruling that
Huckabee was wrong to have accepted a canoe as a gift.
Huckabee had challenged the commission`s January 2003 ruling
that he had failed to report a $200 stadium blanket he
received as a gift and that he should pay a $250 for
accepting the canoe gift. A judge rejected the fine for the canoe,
but Huckabee challenged the rest of the ruling to the state Supreme
Court.
That case was still pending today when the Ethics Commission
voted at its regularly scheduled meeting to accept an agreement
with the governor`s office that would allow the circuit court
ruling to stand.
Graham Sloan, the commission`s director who was named in the
governor`s appeal, said the issue was minor.
