The state Senate is wading into a battle between the State Ethics Commission and the auditor's office.
In recent weeks, state Auditor Les Merritt has said that the commission is prohibited by law form investigating anonymous complaints, saying that is his job.
The commission has said that it has sole responsibility to enforce the state's ethics law.
In today's brief session, Sen. Dan Clodfelter said the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. in Room 424 tomorrow to discuss the conflict.
He made it clear how the Democrat-controlled Senate feels about the Republican auditor's take on the issue.
"The meeting will be to consider authorizing the introduction of a bill to clarify the authority of the State Ethics Commission and the lack of authority of the state auditor's office," he told his fellow senators.
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