State integrity news for New Hampshire, from the New Hampshire Union Leader:

It is very rare for a legislator to declare any kind of conflict in a vote, let alone recuse himself or herself, according to a review of State House records. One of the first bills freshman Rep. David Robbins, R-Nashua, sponsored when he came to the State House would have required legislators to recuse themselves when they could derive a personal financial benefit from the outcome of a vote.

“I was surprised to find out when I came that, in effect, a legislator could say, ‘I have a conflict of interest and I'm going to participate anyway,'” he said.

Read the rest of the story at the New Hampshire Union Leader.

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