Contact Commission on Ethics and Lobbying General Inquiries
For general inquiries to the Commission that are not related to a specific area, please contact our main office number and our reception staff will direct you to the right person to speak to.
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New York State
Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
540 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
Contact The Financial Disclosure Unit
For help with filing the annual financial disclosure statement, including any technical support questions, FDS filings specialists are available to speak with you from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For questions regarding the mandatory ethics trainings "Comprehensive Ethics Training Course" and "Ethics Seminar", please contact the Commission Training Team.
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Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
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Albany, New York 12207
Contact Lobbying Filings Specialist
For technical assistance, or help with Registrations, Lobbyist Bi-Monthly reports, Client Semi-Annual reports, and other lobbying-related disclosure forms, the Lobbying line is available from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, by contacting the main Commission phone number.
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Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
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Albany, New York 12207
Contact The Attorney of the Day
The Commission administers an "Attorney of the Day" program to help provide State officials and employees, lobbyists, and clients of lobbyists with free, confidential advice on navigating the State's ethics and lobbying laws.
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Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
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Albany, New York 12207
Contact The COELIG Training Team
Contact the COELIG Education Team for information regarding the mandatory ethics training requirements for State employees, and Lobbyists and Clients.
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Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
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Albany, New York 12207
Contact Investigations
The Commission's Investigations Unit is charged with investigating potential violations of the State's ethics laws (Public Officers Law §§ 73, 73-a, and 74), the "Little Hatch Act" (Civil Service Law § 107), and the Lobbying Act (Legislative Law article 1-a) as they apply to state legislators, candidates for the Legislature and legislative employees, as well as the four statewide elected officials, candidates for those offices, executive branch state employees, certain political party chairs, and lobbyists and their clients. It handles tips and complaints made to the Commission about those potential and alleged violations.
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New York State
Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
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Albany, NY 12207
Contact Communications and Public Information Office
The Communications and Public Information Office is the point of contact for the public and members of the press with questions about the Commission's mission and to request access to records such as the financial disclosure statements filed by state officials and employees, the statewide elected officials, members of the Legislature and legislative employees.
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Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
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Albany, NY 12207
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Helpful Links to Other Government Entities
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State
New York State Government
New York State Office of the Governor
New York State Office of the Attorney General
New York State Office of the State Comptroller
New York State Senate
New York State Assembly
New York State Office of the Inspector General
New York State Board of Elections
New York State Legislative Ethics Commission
New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
https://cjc.ny.gov/
NYOpenGovernment.com
https://nyopengovernment.com/NYOG/
Unified Court System
Attorney Grievance Committees
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad4/AG/index.shtm
New York State Office of General Services Procurement Services Group
https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement
New York City
Conflicts of Interest Board of the City of New York
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coib/index.page
Department of Investigation, City of New York
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doi/index.page
NYC Lobbying Bureau
https://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/content/
NYC Special Commissioner of Investigation of the NYC School District
New York Law School Center for New York City Law
https://www.nyls.edu/academics/specialty-areas/centers-and-institutes/center-for-new-york-city-law/
Advisory Opinion Search - https://www.nyls.edu/cityadmin/
Federal
U.S Office of Government Ethics
U.S Office of Special Counsel
The Council on Governmental Ethics Law (COGEL)