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Ethics complaints against Utah’s top officials go to a commission that has been understaffed for nearly 2 years

The Executive Branch Ethics Commission was created a decade ago in the midst of scandals surrounding then-Attorney General John Swallow and then-Lt. Gov. Greg Bell.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The governor’s mansion on Tuesday. Since Gov. Spencer Cox took office, three of the five members of the Executive Branch Ethics Commission — meant to investigate ethics complaints against elected members of the executive branch — have seen their terms expire. Cox has not replaced any of them.