|
State Commission |
Legislators |
Executive
Branch |
Candidates |
Local Officials (Other than campaign issues) |
Lobbyists |
Vendors |
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Alabama Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Alaska Public Offices Commission |
X
(Commission can investigate, but matters are adjudicated by the ethics committee.) |
X |
X
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X
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Arizona |
No ethics commission |
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Arkansas Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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California Fair Political Practices Commission |
X |
X
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X |
|
X
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Colorado |
Commission currently in the process of being created in 2008. |
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Connecticut Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
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X |
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Delaware State Public Integrity Commission |
X
(Financial disclosure only, not code of conduct.) |
X
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X
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Florida Commission on Ethics |
X |
X |
|
X |
X
(Full authority over executive lobbyists. Authority over legislative lobbyists regarding gifts only. They register with legistlature.) |
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Georgia State Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
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|
X |
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Hawaii State Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
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Idaho |
No ethics commission |
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Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission |
X |
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| Illinois Office of the Legislative Inspector General |
X |
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Illinois Executive Ethics Commission |
|
X |
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|
X |
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Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General |
|
X |
|
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|
X |
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Indiana State Ethics Commission |
|
X |
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|
X |
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Indiana Lobby Registration Commission |
|
|
|
|
X |
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Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board |
(Legislators file financial disclosure statements with the board, but it has no other authority over them.) |
X |
X
|
|
X
(Executive branch lobbyists only) |
|
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Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X
|
|
X
(Has authority, but registration and forms are filed with the Secretary of State) |
|
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Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission |
X |
|
X |
|
X
(Legislative lobbyists) |
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Kentucky Executive Ethics Commission |
|
X |
|
|
X
(Executive branch lobbyists) |
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Louisiana Board of Ethics |
X |
X |
X |
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|
X |
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Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices |
X
(Commission can investigate, but matters are adjudicated by the ethics committees) |
X |
X |
|
X
|
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Maryland State Ethics Commission |
X
(Financial disclosure only. Ethics Committee handles conflicts of interest) |
X |
|
X |
X
|
(No authority, but the commission must annually compile a list of all entities doing business with the state) |
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Massachusetts State Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
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Michigan State Board of Ethics |
|
X
(Only state employees and appointed officials. Board has no authority over elected officials.) |
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Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board |
X |
X |
X |
X
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X |
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Mississippi Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
|
X |
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Missouri Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Montana Commissioner of Political Practices |
X
(Unless the complaint involves a legislative act) |
X |
X |
|
X |
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Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission |
X |
X
|
X |
X
|
X |
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Nevada Commission on Ethics |
X |
X |
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New Hampshire |
No ethics commission |
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New Jersey Commission of Investigation |
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
| New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
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| New Jersey Executive Commission on Ethical Standards |
|
X |
|
X |
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New Mexico |
No ethics commission |
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New York State Commission on Public Integrity |
|
X |
|
|
X |
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North Carolina Board of Ethics |
(legislators "invited" to participate) |
X |
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North Dakota |
No ethics commission |
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Ohio Ethics Commission |
|
X |
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Oklahoma Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
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Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X
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Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Rhode Island Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
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South Carolina Ethics Commission |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
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South Dakota |
No ethics commission |
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Tennessee Registry of Election Finance |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
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Texas Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Utah |
No ethics commission |
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Vermont |
No ethics commission |
|
Virginia |
No ethics commission |
|
Washington State Legislative Ethics Board |
X |
|
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|
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Washington State Executive Ethics Board |
|
X |
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Washington Public Disclosure Commission |
X
(Legislators file financial disclosures here, but the Legislative Ethics Board enforces the ethics codes.) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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West Virginia Ethics Commission |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Wisconsin Ethics Board |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
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Wyoming |
No ethics commission |
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36 commissions in 33 states |
43 commissions in 39 states |
25 commissions in 24 states |
14 commissions in 14 states |
27 commissions in 26 states |
6 in 7 states |
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