Other Resources

• Local Government Ethics Agencies/Commissions
• Other State Ethics Commissions

Other Agencies

The agencies listed below may be able to provide answers to your questions about campaign and lobbyist reports, federal election issues, criminal prosecution of campaign law violations, and other issues.

• The California Secretary of State issues ID numbers to campaigns and committees, registers lobbyists, receives campaign and lobbying disclosure reports, provides technical assistance to filers, and maintains disclosure reports for public access.
  On-line campaign finance and lobbying disclosure reports are available on the Cal-Access section of the Secretary of State's website.
  
  
  California Secretary of State
  Political Reform Division
  1500 11th Street, Room 495
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  TEL: (916) 653-6224
  FAX: (916) 653-5045
  http://www.sos.ca.gov/prd/prd.htm


• California - the state homepage http://www.ca.gov/



• The Federal Election Commission (FEC) administers and enforces the federal statute that governs the financing of federal elections, including races for the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and president.
  
  
  Federal Election Commission
  999 E Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20463
  TEL: (800) 424-9530
  (202) 694-1100
  TTY (202) 219-3336
  http://www.fec.gov


• The Attorney General is the elected head of California's Department of Justice. The Attorney General represents the people of California before trial, appellate, and Supreme Courts of California and the United States in criminal and civil matters; serves as legal counsel to State officers, boards, commissions, and departments; and assists district attorneys in the administration of justice.
  
  
  Office of the Attorney General
  Department of Justice
  1300 I Street
  P.O. Box 944255
  Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
  TEL: (916) 445-9555
  (800) 952-5225
  http://caag.state.ca.us


• Your local district attorney is responsible for prosecuting criminal violations of state laws. For contact information, check local directory listings under county offices.



• State Franchise Tax Board Phone (800) 338-0505
  http://www.ftb.ca.gov
  
  
  Committee Tax Status
  Tax Deductible Contributions
  Charitable Non-Profit Groups
  Other Tax-Related Questions


• Internal Revenue Service
  Phone (800) 829-4933
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
  
  

  Federal Taxpayer I.D. Numbers
  Any Other Tax-Related Questions



• Council on Government Ethics Laws (COGEL) - www.cogel.org
  Provides links to many other state ethics and campaign finance commissions.

Local Government Ethics Agencies/Commissions:

City of Berkeley: Fair Campaign Practices Commission
Office of the City Attorney
(510) 981-6950
Fax (510) 981-6960
E-mail: PRasiah@ci.berkeley.ca.us
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/faircampaign/default.htm

City of Chula Vista: Board of Ethics
(619) 585-5667
Fax (619) 476-5305
E-mail: csandoval@ci.chula-vista.ca.us

City of Los Angeles: The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission
(213) 978-1960
Fax (213) 978-1988
TTY (213) 978-2609
E-mail: http://ethics.lacity.org/About/about.cfm
http://ethics.lacity.org/

City of Oakland: Oakland Public Ethics Commission
(510) 238-3593
Fax (510) 238-3315
E-Mail: ethicscommission@oaklandnet.com
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/public_ethics/webpage.html

City of Sacramento: City Attorney's Office
(916) 264-5346
Fax (916) 264-7445
E-mail: tjones2@cityofsacramento.org

City of San Diego: The City of San Diego Ethics Commission
(619) 533-3476
Fax: (619) 533-3448
E-mail: ethicscommission@sandiego.gov
http://www.sandiego.gov/ethics

San Francisco: San Francisco Ethics Commission
(415) 252-3100
Fax: (415) 252-3112
E-mail: ethics.commission@sfgov.org
http://www.sfgov.org/ethics

City of San Jose: Elections Commission
(408) 535-1252
Fax (408) 292-6207
E-mail: city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov

Other State Ethics Commissions

Florida Commission on Ethics - www.ethics.state.fl.us/

Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission - www.ink.org/public/gsc/opinion

Mississippi Ethics Commission - www.ethics.state.ms.us

New York State Ethics Commission - www.dos.state.ny.us/ethc/ethics.html

New York City Campaign Finance Board - www.cfb.nyc.ny.us

Ohio Ethics Commission - www.state.oh.us/ethics/

Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission - www.ethics.state.pa.us/

Texas Ethics Commission - www.ethics.state.tx.us/