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USA PUBLIC INTEGRITY LEDGERFind the public record behind local power.

One search across 41 city desks, council systems, official-source topics, and the first reviewed federal influence sample.

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NORTH CAROLINA / ACCOUNTABILITY SOURCE DESK

Charlotte

Foundation / manual review

Charlotte provides official complaint rules and possible council sanctions, but local final-action history is not yet available as a reliable searchable archive.

Read official sources ↓Council & housing ↓Open crime explorer →
Oversight model

Council ethics policy and investigation process, clerk disclosures, city audit, and North Carolina/federal enforcement.

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Official starting points2
Ingestion cohortFOUNDATION

POWER & OVERSIGHT MAP / STRUCTURE FIRST

Understand the system before the cases.

This first model shows the relationships the ledger will document. It does not imply that an oversight body controls the officials or institutions it reviews.

01Residents & votersElections, public comment, complaints, records requests
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02Elected governmentMayor, council, and independently elected offices where applicable
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03AdministrationAppointed leadership, agencies, boards, commissions, procurement
WATCHOversight & disclosureCouncil ethics policy and investigation process, clerk disclosures, city audit, and North Carolina/federal enforcement.
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REVIEWCourts & prosecutorsCriminal and civil matters follow their own jurisdiction and burden of proof
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RECORDPublic evidenceOrders, dismissals, filings, audits, appeals, corrections

CITY COUNCIL & HOUSING DECISION FILE

Where housing power becomes a record.

This maps formal authority and public access. It does not assign the council sole responsibility for housing supply or infer motive from a vote, meeting, contribution, or lobbying registration.

LEGISLATIVE BODYCharlotte City Council

Council reviews and decides rezoning petitions. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission advises on land use, zoning, design, capital projects, and real-property referrals.

PUBLIC DECISION PATHPetition and community meeting → Council public hearing → Planning Commission zoning recommendation → Council decision.

Advisory and binding stages must remain labeled separately.

LOBBYING ACCESSLocal disclosure research needed

A comparable searchable municipal lobbying register is not yet established in this desk. Public-comment, campaign, procurement, and state lobbying records remain separate systems.

01 / CouncilCharlotte City CouncilCouncil members, districts, priorities, and meeting access.OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗02 / Legislation / meetingsCharlotte council meetingsAgendas, minutes, zoning meetings, and public forums.OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗03 / Planning / zoningCharlotte rezoning deskPetitions, schedules, decisions, and public participation.OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗
THE LEDGER TESTAUTHORITY → PROPOSAL → STAFF RECORD → HEARING → AMENDMENT → VOTE → APPEAL → IMPLEMENTATIONCOMPARE ALL 41 CITY SYSTEMS →

SOURCE READINESS

What this city can support.

An unavailable lens remains visibly unavailable. It never becomes a zero, an exoneration, or proof that no matter exists.

01GovernanceOfficial source path identifiedSOURCE LOCATED
02Campaign financePublic source path still requires researchNOT YET PUBLISHED
03LobbyingPublic source path still requires researchNOT YET PUBLISHED
04Financial disclosureOfficial source path identifiedSOURCE LOCATED
05Ethics actionsPublic source path still requires researchNOT YET PUBLISHED
06AuditsOfficial source path identifiedSOURCE LOCATED
07Court mattersPublic source path still requires researchNOT YET PUBLISHED

OFFICIAL STARTING POINTS

The evidence shelf.

These links define the first ingestion boundary. They do not yet represent a complete historical case count.

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Governance

Charlotte boards and commissions

Appointments, ethics code, and statements of economic interest.

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NEXT BUILDABLE SLICE

City ingestion plan.

Start with offices, disclosure duties, complaint rules, council resolutions, and state adjudications; add local matters only when final records are located.

RAW DOCUMENT → ARCHIVED SNAPSHOT → HUMAN REVIEW → PUBLISHED MATTER TIMELINE

STATUS IS THE HEADLINE

One matter. Every procedural turn.

A person can be connected to multiple matters. Each matter keeps its own forum, case number, allegations, findings, outcome, and appeal history.

01Public filingComplaint, audit, referral, or charging document
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02ReviewJurisdiction, legal sufficiency, probable cause, or investigation
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03DecisionDismissal, no violation, settlement, plea, verdict, or final order
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04AftermathSanction, sentence, appeal, reversal, corrective action, or closure

A complaint is an allegation. A charge is an allegation in court. An audit finding is an oversight conclusion. An ethics violation is an administrative outcome. Only a guilty plea or conviction is labeled as a criminal finding—and appeals or vacatur remain visible.