Index to Ethics Interpretations and Informal Opinions
Acceptance of contribution -- IO-1994-016
Contributor statement -- IO-1994-005
Post-dated check -- EI-2002-001
Active opposition—Judicial candidate—Registration and reporting -- IO-1998-008
Administrative costs—Use of corporate treasury fund -- IO-1999-002 was converted to EI-1999-004, EI-1999-008
Advertising
Telephone calls—Not electioneering communications -- IO-2006-002
Advisory Trust—Campaign Contributions -- EI-1990-004, EI-1990-007
Affiliated and connected committees -- EI-1997-001&009
Affiliated or connected organizations—Registration -- EI-1989-006
Agency investor--Cabinet secretary investor—Private venture -- EI-1996-007
Aggregation of contributions -- EI-1997-001&009
Anonymous campaign literature -- IO-1994-015
Anything of value
Athletic ticket -- IO-1994-006, EI-1996-008
Cash award to state employee for distinguished service IO-2000-005
Disclosure—Lobbyist or other persons IO-1998-007
Discount—State officers and employees IO-1998-002
Drawing for framed and signed print IO-2000-007
Exclusion for transportation in course of official duty EI-1995-013
Fundraiser—Face amount of ticket EI-1996-004
Golf tournament—Chamber members, municipalities and golf course IO-1993-001
Lobbyist or other persons—Disclosure IO-1998-007
Receipt of IO-1995-003
Spouses of members of association—State officers/employees IO-1996-001
State officers and employees—Discount IO-1998-002
Athletic tickets, free---Higher education---Legislators IO-1994-006, EI-1996-008
ATM machine---Public member---Conflict of interest—Contracting with state IO-1998-004
Auctions–-campaign reporting EI-1991-004
Ballot measure
Campaign funds prohibited, use of to support ballot measures EI-2002-003
Committee registration EI-1991-002, EI-1995-010
Contribution limit IO-1994-019, IO-1999-009
Key issue of candidate campaign EI-1993-005
Reporting requirements of opposing committee EI-1995-010
Board members, common—Aggregations of contributions EI-1997-001&009
Businesses, unincorporated—Limitation on contributions [withdrawn by EI-2002-005] EI-1992-006
Family vs. limited liability company EI-2002-005
“But for” test
Apartment lease and expenses—Legislator EI-1996-010
Child care—Legislator EI-1994-003
Commute to work—Statewide officeholder EI-1999-003
Condominium purchase and expenses—Statewide officeholder EI-2001-006
Personal residence—State candidate EI-1998-001
Telephone line—State candidate EI-1998-001
By-laws of committees—Aggregations of contributions EI-1997-001&009
Cabinet secretary
Investor—Agency investor—Private venture EI-1996-007
Compensated filer—Statement of Financial Interests EI-2003-001
Campaign contributions
Advisory trust EI-1990-004
Ballot measures, use of candidate funds to support prohibited EI-2002-003
Condominium purchase and expenses—Statewide officeholder EI-2001-006
Growth options EI-1997-002
Intervene in rate utility case before Corporation Commission, use of to EI-2005-001
Limited liability company—PSEA [withdrawn by EI-2002-005] EI-1998-002
Limited liability company—State campaign [withdrawn by EI-2002-005] IO-1999-003
Post-dated check—Acceptance of contribution EI-2002-001
School board candidate reporting EI-1989-005, EI-1990-007
Transfer from legislative race to statewide race IO-2001-001
Transfer from PAC to PAC—Limit IO-2001-002
Use of to attend national political party convention IO-2000-004
Campaign funds—Use of EI-1988-005
Ballot measure support by candidate prohibited EI-2002-003, EI-1989-002, EI-1989-008, EI-1990-003, EI-1990-010
Child care EI-1994-003
Commute to work—“But for” test—Officeholder expense EI-1999-003
Federal candidate—Contribution to state candidate IO-1994-013
Intervene in rate utility case before Corporation Commission, use of to EI-2005-001
Judges—Use of unused campaign funds EI-1990-003
Legal expenses EI-1991-003, EI-1993-004, EI-1994-006
National party convention—Use of to attend IO-2000-004
Telephone line—“But for” test EI-1998-001
Transfer from legislative race to statewide race IO-2001-001
Transfer from PAC to PAC IO-2001-002
Prohibited to use for independent expenditures EI-2000-001
Campaign literature, anonymous IO-1994-015
Campaign reporting
Auctions EI-1991-004
Court of appeal judges IO-1994-002
Final report—Reporting period—Electronic filing EI-1999-007
Candidates
Activity on corporate premises EI-1990-009
Classified state employee for county office EI-2003-002
Classified state employee for partisan office EI-1991-001
Corporation commission candidate EI-1989-009
Court of appeal judges IO-1994-002
Judicial—Active opposition—Registration and reporting IO-1998-008
Non-partisan—Classified employee IO-1995-001
School board—Reports of contributions EI-1989-005
Unopposed incumbent—Mass mailing of promotional material EI-2006-001
Cellular phone wireless service—Discount—State officers and employees EI-1998-002
Chambers of commerce—Golf tournament for state officers—Legislative agenda IO-1993-001
Child care—Use of campaign contributions—Legislator EI-1994-003
Classified employee (state)
Acceptance of outside employment EI-1995-009
Attend a fundraising event EI-2004-001
Candidate for county office EI-2003-002
Candidate for partisan office EI-1992-001
Definition EI-1992-001
Dual employment while on leave of absence EI-1995-009
Leave of absence--Acceptance of outside employment while on EI-1995-009 Non-partisan candidate IO-1995-001
Political activities—Political action committee IO-1999.006
Commissions on sales to state—Legislators EI-1992-004
Committees for ballot issues—Registration EI-1991-002
Key issue of candidate committee EI-1993-005
Committees—Fundraising agreement—Marketing firm—Solicitations IO-1994-007
Communications
Electioneering
Telephone calls IO-2006-002
Series of communications IO-2006-002
Partisan—Governor’s office EI-2001-003
Commute to work—“But for” test—Use of campaign contributions—
Officeholder expense EI-1999-003
Conference—Soliciting of other funds—Disclosure—Elected official IO-1995-002
Compensated v. uncompensated filers
Cabinet secretary—Compensated filer EI-2003-001
Statement of financial interests EI-1994-008
Compensation
Dual compensation—Classified employee—Leave of absence EI-1995-009
Inflated to include contributions—Contributor statement EI-1996-005
Public member—Conflict of interest—Misuse of office EI-1999-002
State employee
City attorney IO-1999-008
Instructor regulated school IO-2002-001
Conference attendance—Transportation and accommodations—
State officers and employees IO-1994-012
Confidential information—Part-time employment EI-1996-009
Informant––Public disclosure IO-1998-003
Conflict of interest
Attorney for regents and higher education institution—Part-time with firm IO-2002-002
Dual employment EI-1999-001
Dual employment
State employee as city attorney IO-1999-008
Counsel for regents and higher education institution—Part-time Firm IO-2002-002
Governor—Partisan activities and communications EI-2001-003
Impairment of judgment EI-1999-001
Independence of judgment EI-1999-001
Instructor of regulated school—State employee IO-2002-001
Legislator
Artwork for capitol—private funding IO-2000-001
Contracting with state EI-2003-003
Representing client before governmental entity IO-2006-001
Sculpture for capitol—Waiver of fee IO-2000-008
Sponsor of son’s confirmation IO-1995-004
Third party provider, IO-1994-003, IO-1994-008, IO-1994-009, and IO-1997-002
Public member IO-1998-001
Compensation—Misuse of office EI-1999-002
Discussion, influence or vote EI-1995-008, EI-2001-002
State employees EI-1986-001
Dual employment of state employee
City attorney IO-1999-008
Instructor at regulated school IO-2002-001
Partisan activities and communications of Governor EI-2001-003
Spouse of state employee—Contracting with state IO-1996-001
Congressional candidates—Contribution limitations for EI-1988-004
Consumables, cost of—Fundraiser IO-1997-003
Contracting with state
Consulting firm with former Legislator as employee EI-1994-004
Legislator IO-1994-011
Artwork for capitol—Private funding IO-2000-001
Sculpture for capitol—Waiver of fee IO-2000-008, EI-2003-003
Lobbyist IO-1994-018
State employee/spouse of state employee IO-1996-001
Substantial financial interest—Exceptions IO-1998-005, IO-1998-006
Third party provider IO-1994-001, IO-1994-003, IO-1994-008, IO-1994-009
Contributions
Acceptance of IO-1994-016, EI-2002-001
Aggregation of—Affiliated and connected committees EI-1997-001&009
Ballot measure
Corporate IO-1994-017
Contribution to by state candidate campaign prohibited EI-2002-003
Unlimited IO-1999-009
“But for” test
Apartment lease and expenses—Legislator
Child care—Legislator EI-1994-003
Condominium purchase—Statewide officeholder EI-2001-006
Personal residence—State candidate EI-1998-001
Post-dated check—Acceptance of contribution EI-2002-001
Telephone line—State candidate EI-1998-001
Corporate communications to members, etc
IO-1999-002 was converted to. EI-1999-004
Corporate contributions
Ballot measure IO-1994-017, IO-1999-009
PAC's EI-1988-006, EI-1993-002
Political participation by incorporated securities firm IO-1999-007
Credit card EI-1996-006
Designation of use of surplus funds—Statement of organization EI-1995-005
Disclosure of contributions—Southern Legislative Conference EI-1995-002
Electronic Signature—Contributor statement EI-2001-007
Employer control over—Contributor statement EI-1996-005
Escrow—Political party IO-1995-006
Funds collected by political party EI-1995-016
Growth options EI-1997-002
Ideological, not-for-profit newsletter—Voting records of incumbents EI-1999-008
Intervene in rate utility case before Corporation Commission, use of to EI-2005-001
Legislative Conference, Southern—Disclosure of contributions EI-1995-002
Legislative spouses’ club—Disclosure of contributions—Limitations EI-1995-003
Limitations on contributions to congressional candidates EI-1988-004
Limitations and disclosure of contributions—Legislative spouses’ club EI-1995-003
Limited liability company—PSEA [withdrawn by EI-2002-005] EI-1998-002
Limited liability company—State campaigns [withdrawn by EI-2002-005] IO-1999-003
Lobbying expense—Immunization card program IO-1997-004
Political party—Escrow IO-1995-006
State candidate, contribution to—Federal candidate—Campaign funds IO-1994-013
State party, contribution to—Rebate from long-distance telephone service subscriber EI-1995-012
Surplus funds—Designation of use—Statement of organization EI-1995-005
Surplus funds—Judicial candidate—Use of campaign funds for professional expenses EI-1995-007
Surplus funds—Legislative candidate—Use of campaign funds for bringing lawsuit to preserve reputation EI-2000-004
Telephone line EI-1998-001
Transfer from legislative race to statewide race IO-2001-001
Transfer from PAC to PAC—Limit IO-2001-002
Unincorporated businesses—limitation on contributions [withdrawn by EI-2002-005] EI-1992-006
Contribution limit
Ballot measure IO-1994-019, IO-1999-009
Candidate campaign to political party EI-2002-004
Family vs limited liability company EI-2002-005
Rebate from long-distance telephone subscriber EI-1995-012
Transfer from PAC to PAC—Limit IO-2001-002
Contributions, use of—Ordinary and necessary nonreimbursed officeholder expenses
Apartment lease and expenses—Legislator EI-1996-010
Ballot measure support by candidate campaign prohibited EI-2002-003
Condominium purchase and expenses—Statewide officeholder EI-2001-006
Intervene in rate utility case before Corporation Commission, use of to EI-2005-001
Party committee EI-1996-002
Personal residence, utilities, telephone line—State candidate EI-1998-001
Professional expenses EI-1995-007
Transfer from legislative race to statewide race IO-2001-001
Contributor statement
Compensation inflated to include contributions EI-1996-005
Contribution by credit card EI-1996-006
Electronic signature—Solicitation—Internet website EI-2001-007
Fundraiser—Political party IO-1997-003
Internet website EI-2001-007
Payroll deductions IO-1995-005
Political action Committees IO-1994-004
Political party—Fundraiser IO-1997-003
Rebate from long-distance EI-1995-012
Receipt—Acceptance of contribution IO-1994-005
Solicitations—Internet website EI-2001-007
Telephone subscriber EI-1995-012
Control/ownership of committee—Aggregation of contributions EI-1997-001&009
Coordinated expenditure—Ideological, not-for-profit corporation newsletter EI-1999-008
Corporation commission candidate EI-1989-009
Corporations
Candidate activity on corporate premises EI-1990-009
Communications to members, etc. IO-1999-002 was converted to EI-1999-004
Community environmental advisory council EI-1990-006
Corporate contributions to PAC's EI-1988-006
Foreign corporation control of PAC officers EI-1988-003
Ideological, not-for-profit newsletter—Voting records of incumbents EI-1999-008
Non-profit corporate employees distributing literature EI-1990-005
Political participation by incorporated securities firm IO-1999-007
Solicitations from non-members -- IO-1999-002 was converted to EI-1999-004
County and municipal governments—Lobbyists EI-1989-003
County candidate—Classified employee EI-2003-002
County questions, issues or ballot measures, registration and reporting EI-1995-011
Court of appeal judges—Reporting requirements IO-1994-002
Credit card—Contributions EI-1996-006
Defamation Suit—Use of surplus funds EI-2000-004
Department of Human Services—Employees--Final spending and purchasing decisions—Statement of financial interest EI-1995-004
Depositories--Growth options for campaign contributions EI-1997-002
Director/trustee of non-profit—Exemption for things of value from attending function for EI-1995-013
Disclaimer--Independent expenditures IO-1994-015
Disclosure,
Anything of value--Lobbyist or other persons IO-1998-007
Cash award to state employee for distinguished service IO-2000-005
Contributions to Southern Legislative Conference EI-1995-002
Golf tournament for state officers—Chambers of commerce IO-1993-001
Public—Confidential information—Informant IO-1998-003
Spouses of association members—State officers/employees IO-1996-001
Solicitation of other funds—Elected official—Conference IO-1995-002
Discount—State officers and employees—Anything of value IO-1998-002
Distribution of unused campaign funds EI-1988-005, EI-1989-008, EI-1990-003, EI-1991-003, EI-1993-004
Drawing for framed and signed print—State employee IO-2000-007
Dual employment
Classified employee—Leave of absence EI-1995-009
Conflict of Interest EI-1999-001
Impairment of judgment EI-1999-001
Independence of judgment EI-1999-001
State employee
City attorney IO-1999-008
Counsel for regents & higher ed institution—Part-time with firm IO-2002-002
Instructor at regulated school IO-2002-001
Earnings from contributions—Reporting and ownership EI-1997-002
Education, Higher—Disclosure of things of value—State officers/employees EI-1996-008
Elected official—Solicitation of other funds–-Conference IO-1995-002
Electioneering communications
Telephone calls—Series of communications IO-2006-002
Electronic filing
Final report—Campaign reporting—Reporting period EI-1999-007
E-mail address, utilization of—Reminder notices EI-2002-002
Employees
Non-profit corporation—Distributing literature EI-1990-005
Vocational education—Political activity restrictions IO-1997-001
Employer control over contributions—Contributor statement EI-1996-005
Employment
Acceptance of outside employment EI-1995-009
Dual employment
Classified employee—Leave of absence EI-1995-009
Counsel for regents and higher ed institution—Part-time with firm IO-2002-002
State employee—City attorney IO-1999-008
Employment of legislator—Computer company—Service on committee IO-1994-011
Escrow— Contribution—Political party IO-1995-006
Exceptions—Contracting with state—Legislator—Substantial financial interest IO-1998-005, IO-1998-006, EI-2003-003
Executive director of political party—Funds collected for salary EI-1995-016
Express advocacy EI-1999-008
Faculty member—Representation before Faculty Appeals Board EI-1995-014
FEC v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life EI-1999-008
Federal candidate—Contribution to state candidate—Campaign funds IO-1994-013
Final report
Reporting period—Campaign reporting—Electronic filing EI-1999-007
Final spending and purchasing decisions—DHS Employees—
Statement of financial interests EI-1995-004
Final spending decisions—Statement of financial interests EI-1995-006
Financial disclosure statements
Cabinet secretary—Compensated filer EI-2003-001
Court of appeal judges IO-1994-002
School board members EI-1988-007, EI-1989-005
State employees as ex-officio board members EI-1988-001
Threshold value of securities EI-1996-003
Vo-tech school board members EI-1988-008, EI-1992-003
Foreign corporation control of PAC officers EI-1988-003
Forms retention by Ethics Commission EI-1988-002
Free tickets to legislators/state officers/employees, disclosure of--Higher Education IO-1994-006, EI-1996-008
Fundraiser
Classified employees attendance EI-2004-001
Contributor statement--PACs IO-1994-004
Cost of consumables IO-1997-003
Held in Oklahoma County EI-1993-001
Thing of value—Reported as face amount of ticket to EI-1996-004
Ticket—Contribution IO-1997-003
Fundraising agreement—Marketing firm—Solicitations—Committees IO-1994-007
Funds collected by political party—Contribution EI-1995-016
Get-out-the-vote effort—Political party—Scholarship fund IO-2000-003
Golf tournament for state officers—Chambers, municipalities and golf course IO-1993-001
Governmental entity
Legislator—Contracting with state IO-1994-011
Artwork for capitol—Private funding IO-2000-001
Sculpture for capitol—Waiver of fee IO-2000-008, EI-2003-003
Governor—Communications and partisan activities EI-2001-003
Governor's appointment of former legislator to Tax Commission EI-1994-005
Growth options for campaign contributions EI-1997-002
Higher Education
Disclosure of free tickets—Legislators/state officers/state employees IO-1994-006, EI-1996-008
Part-time employment—ODOT employee EI-1996-009
Person EI-1996-008
Honoraria
From person seeking to do business or with matters pending before a governmental entity EI-1995-013
From association—Disclosure—Limits IO-1996-001
Hours not contemporaneous with full-time employment EI-1996-009
Ideological, not-for-profit corporation newsletter—Voting records of incumbents EI-1999-008
Immediate family—Adult son, legislator’s confirmation of—Conflict of interest IO-1995-004
Immunization card program—Lobbying expense—Contribution IO-1997-004
Impairment of judgment
Conflict of interest—Independence of judgment EI-1999-001
Counsel for regents and higher ed institution—Part-time with firm IO-2002-002
State employee—Instructor at regulated school IO-2002-001
Independence of judgment
Acceptance of outside employment while on leave of absence EI-1995-009
City attorney—State employee IO-1999-008
Conflict of interest—–Dual employment—Impairment of judgment EI-1999-001
Counsel for regents and higher ed institution—Part-time with firm IO-2002-002
Dual employment—Classified employee EI-1995-009
ODOT employee—Part-time employment with Higher Education EI-1996-009
Incumbents
Use of picture in office—Campaign literature IO-2004-001
Voting record—Ideological, not-for-profit corporation newsletter EI-1999-008
Independent expenditure
Campaign funds, prohibited use of EI-2000-001
Disclaimer IO-1994-015
Ideological, not-for-profit corporation newsletter EI-1999-008
Political action committees making EI-2000-002
Treasury funds, use of -- IO-1999-002 was converted to EI-1999-004
Influencing elections—Promotional material
Mass mailing by unopposed incumbent candidate EI-2006-001
Informant—Confidential information—Public disclosure IO-1998-003
Initiative, protest committee filings EI-1995-010
Initiative, referendum, legislative referendum, state question—
Registration and reporting IO-1994-014
Interest on personal loans to campaign funds EI-1989-004
Internet website—Solicitations EI-2001-007
Intervene in rate utility case before Corporation Commission, use of contributions to EI-2005-001
Investment in private venture—Agency and cabinet secretary—Private venture EI-1996-007
Judges, court of appeal--Reporting requirements IO-1994-002
Judicial candidate
Use of surplus campaign funds EI-1990-003
Use of surplus campaign funds for professional expenses EI-1995-003
Judiciary—Use of spouse’s picture by state candidate IO-2000-002
Leave of absence—Acceptance of outside employment while on EI-1995-009
Legal expenses—Use of unused campaign funds EI-1991-003, EI-1993-004
Legislation—Confirmation—Conflict of interest IO-1995-004
Legislative agenda—Chambers of commerce—Golf tournaments for state officers IO-1993-001
Legislative Conference, Southern—Disclosure of contributions to EI-1995-002
Legislative race—Transfer to statewide race IO-2001-001
Legislative spouses club—Disclosure of contributions—Limitations EI-1995-003
Legislators
Artwork for capitol—Private funding IO-2000-001
