Conflict-of-interest and voting on legislation - 1 of 25
CORRECT ANSWER:
NO. By virtue of your spouse's position, you have a personal, private, or financial interest in the legislation necessitating your abstention from voting on the bill is CORRECT.
Joint Rule 42 directs the relevant inquiry to whether you, as a member, will benefit from or be disadvantaged by the legislation more than any other member of the General Assembly. By virtue of the special position held by your spouse and the extra benefits that will be directed to the institute generally and to your spouse more specifically because of the legislation, there is a reasonable likelihood that your immediate household will benefit from the legislation more than other members of the General Assembly. This gives you a personal, private, or financial interest in the legislation necessitating your abstention from voting on the bill.
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