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NO. You never voted in favor of the bill, so you didn't act in contemplation of any official action that you took is INCORRECT.

A public servant may commit the crime of misuse of official information by acting in contemplation of his or her own official action or in contemplation of an official action by the governmental unit with which he or she is associated. In this case, although you did not act in contemplation of your own votes – you voted against the bill – you did acquire the ice cream shop in contemplation of an official action of the General Assembly, which passed the bill. The fact that you did not vote for the bill is irrelevant.

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