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State Commission
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Develop Forms
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Develop Manuals
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Examine Reports, Monitor Compliance
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Subpoena Witnesses
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Orders Enforceable in Court
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Conduct Ethics Training
|
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Alabama Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(uniform reporting guidelines)
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
Alaska Public Offices Commission
|
X
|
|
X
(all reports)
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Arizona
|
No ethics commission
|
|
Arkansas Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(educational materials)
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
California Fair Political Practices Commission
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Colorado Independent Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
(law is unclear)
|
X
|
|
Connecticut Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(plain-language summary of ethics laws)
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Delaware State Public Integrity Commission
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Florida Commission on Ethics
|
|
(may publish materials to help public officials comply)
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Georgia State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Hawaii State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Idaho
|
No ethics commission
|
|
Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
| Illinois Office of the Legislative Inspector General |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
Illinois Executive Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
Indiana State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Indiana Lobby Registration Commission
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board
|
X
|
X
(accounting manual, educational materials)
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(handbook for lobbyists, ethics training manual)
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Kentucky Executive Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(handbook for lobbyists)
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Louisiana Board of Ethics
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
Maryland State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
|
X
(each statement)
|
X
|
X
|
X
(lobbyists included)
|
|
Massachusetts State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(guidelines for accounting methods)
|
X
(inspect all statements)
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Michigan State Board of Ethics
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
|
X
|
|
X
(The executive director must inspect and the board can audit)
|
X
|
|
|
|
Mississippi Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(manuals on accounting and reporting)
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Missouri Ethics Commission
|
|
|
X
(executive director must review)
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Montana Commissioner of Political Practices
|
X
|
X
(accounting manual)
|
X
(must examine within 20 days of receipt)
|
X
|
|
|
|
Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
|
|
|
X
(Must make sure everyone has filed and also conduct "random field audits" of campaign statements, and in those cases must also audit opponent.)
|
X
|
|
|
|
Nevada Commission on Ethics
|
X
|
X
(include hypothetical advisory opinions)
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
New Hampshire
|
No ethics commission
|
|
New Jersey Commission of Investigation
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
| New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission |
X
|
X
(include law and bookkeeping requirements)
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
(for campaign treasurers)
|
| New Jersey Executive Commission on Ethical Standards |
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
New Mexico
|
No ethics commission
|
|
New York State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
New York State Temporary Commission on Lobbying
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Carolina State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
(Must publish newletter on ethics)
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
North Dakota
|
No ethics commission
|
|
Ohio Ethics Commission
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Oklahoma Ethics Commission
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission
|
X
|
X
(manual on uniform reporting methods, plain-language manual of ethics laws)
|
|
X
|
|
X
(lobbyists included)
|
|
Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(educational materials)
|
X
(must inspect reports)
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Rhode Island Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(publications to explain ethical conduct)
|
X
(must review reports)
|
X
|
|
|
|
South Carolina Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(accounting manual, ethics brochure)
|
X
(must ascertain whether the filer has complied with the law)
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
South Dakota
|
No ethics commission
|
|
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance
|
X
(should be as simple as possible)
|
X
|
X
(must review all filed statements)
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Texas Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
(uniform accounting methods)
|
X
(must conduct random audits)
|
X
|
|
X
(lobbyists included)
|
|
Utah
|
No ethics commission
|
|
Vermont
|
No ethics commission
|
|
Virginia
|
No ethics commission
|
|
Washington State Legislative Ethics Board
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Washington State Executive Ethics Board
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Washington Public Disclosure Commission
|
X
|
X
(bookkeeping manual)
|
X
(must conduct a sufficient number of audits and field investigations)
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
West Virginia Ethics Commission
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Wisconsin Ethics Board
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
| Wyoming |
No ethics commission |
|
Totals
|
33 commissions in 32 states
|
25 commissions
in 24 states
|
26 commissions
in 24 states
|
43
commissions in 37 states
|
11 commissions in 11 states
|
25 commissions in 21 states
|