Section XXIX-1: Ethics Commission - Appointments - Qualifications - Terms - Vacancies - Quorum.

    Ethics Commission - Appointments - Qualifications - Terms -
Vacancies - Quorum.  A.  There is hereby created the Ethics
Commission which shall consist of five members.  The Governor,
Attorney General, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall each appoint a person who is a registered voter of this State
to the Commission.  The initial terms of the Governor's and Attorney
General's appointees shall be one year; the initial terms of the
President Pro Tempore's and Speaker's appointees shall be three
years, and the initial term of the Chief Justice's appointee shall be
five years.  B.  No congressional district shall be represented by
more than one Commissioner, and no more than three persons of the
same political registration shall serve on the Ethics Commission at
the same time.  C.  After the initial terms, members of the Ethics
Commission shall serve terms of five years.  No person shall be
appointed to the Commission more than two times in succession, except
the initial members who serve less than five-year terms may be
appointed three times in succession.  A vacancy on the Commission
shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the
appointing authority.  D.  The members of the Commission shall choose
a chair from among themselves.  E.  The term of office for a
Commissioner shall commence at noon on the second Monday in July.  F.
No member of the Ethics Commission shall be eligible for elected
office for two years after completing his or her term.  G.  A
majority of the members serving shall constitute a quorum.