The State Ethics Commission has fallen victim to budget constraints and technological change.

They’ve cobbled together a web-based system that state employees can use to file annual financial disclosure statements required by state law.

But not if they’re using a Mac or an iPad. And Internet Explorer is the recommended browser (remember it?).

Here are the instructions for employees trying to submit their financial reports.

The commission is painfully aware of the problem and has been pleading for the necessary resources to upgrade. The good news is that the legislature approved a $130,000 appropriation to replace the system with a more modern iteration, which the commission hopes to accomplish in short order.

We’ll see.