Financial and Personal Interest Disclosure Forms ("Statements of Economic Interest")
The purpose of disclosure of the financial and personal interests by covered persons is to assist covered persons and those persons who appoint, elect, hire, supervise, or advise them identify and avoid conflicts of interest and potential conflicts of interest between the covered person's private interests and the covered person's public duties. It is critical to this process that current and prospective covered persons examine, evaluate, and disclose those personal and financial interests that could be or cause a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest between the covered person's private interests and the covered person's public duties. Covered persons must take an active, thorough, and conscientious role in the disclosure and review process, including having a complete knowledge of how the covered person's public position or duties might impact the covered person's private interests. Covered persons have an affirmative duty to provide any and all information that a reasonable person would conclude is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and to fully disclose any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest between the covered person's public and private interests, but the disclosure, review, and evaluation process is not intended to result in the disclosure of unnecessary or irrelevant personal information.
The annual filing deadline is April 15, 2008.
This SEI should not be used by candidates for public office who are required to file an SEI along with their notice of candidacy. A candidate SEI is available from the Board of Elections at http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Cand/cand_forms. Due to changes in the SEI filing requirements made in the last legislative session, covered persons who have previously filed an SEI will NOT be able to file a "supplemental" or "short"form in 2008. We hope to make those filing options available next year. But this year (2008), all filers will need to complete a new SEI.
Guidelines for 2008 Statement of Economic Interest
2008 Statement of Economic Interest