Coalition Letter: Request for Investigation of the FTC’s Practice of Counting “Zombie Votes”
Coalition Letter Ashley Baker Coalition Letter Ashley Baker

Coalition Letter: Request for Investigation of the FTC’s Practice of Counting “Zombie Votes”

Using the votes of Commissioners who have departed from their roles at the FTC and concealing it from the public raises serious concerns regarding transparency and accountability. We therefore seek an investigation to determine the following: 1.) the legal basis for this practice, beyond compliance with internal voting rules; 2.) whether the practice has previously been used, when it was used, and, specifically, if it has been used to break ties; and 3.) information relating to each of the underlying proposals, votes, and relevant motions as well as the FTC's rationale for concealing these specific matters from public disclosure.

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