Elected Officials

A government official or functionary is an official who is involved in public administration or government, through either election, appointment, or employment.

Disclosing elected officials on government websites[edit]

Websites sponsored by the government should include information about who serves on the governing board. The governing board could be a school board, a city council, a county commission, or other board that has the power and authority to set policy and taxes for a particular political jurisdiction.

The website should include:

Required:

• The names of all elected officials who serve on the governing board.
• Contact information for all elected officials. Contact information should include a physical address, a telephone number and an e-mail address.
• The website should include information about terms of office and date of next election.
• If the elected official was elected in a partisan election, the website should indicate the party affiliation of each elected politician on its governing board.

Recommended:

• Any financial disclosures and conflict-of-interest statements (if required by the government entity) should be posted online.
• Committee appointments
• Voting record

• Example of proactively disclosed elected official information: Anderson County, SC

See also[edit]

• County websites
• City websites
• School district websites
• State agency websites