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Discover the different ways you can contact the Commission

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.

Contact us by phone:

Main Line 518-408-3976

Mailing Address:

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.

Contact us by phone:

Hotline - Press "3" to speak to a FDS Specialist 800-87-Ethics (800-873-8442)

Contact us by email:

Mailing Address:

New York State 

Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

540 Broadway

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.

 

Contact us by phone:

Hotline - Press '1' to speak to the Lobbying Unit 800-87-Ethics (800-873-8442)

Mailing Address:

New York State 

Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

540 Broadway

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. 

Contact us by phone:

Hotline - Press "2" to speak to the attorney of the day 800-87-ETHICS (800-873-8442)

Contact us by email:

Mailing Address:

New York State

Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

540 Broadway 

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. 

Contact us by phone:

Direct Line 518-474-1382

Contact us by email:

Mailing Address:

New York State 

Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

540 Broadway

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. 

Contact us by phone:

Main Line 518-408-3976
Report Misconduct Hotline - Press "4" 800-87-ETHICS (800-873-8442)

Contact us by email:

Mailing Address:

New York State

Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

540 Broadway

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. 

Contact us by phone:

Direct Line 518-486-7842
Main Line 518-408-3976

Contact us by email:

Mailing Address:

New York State

Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

540 Broadway

Albany, NY 12207

Contact For Accessibility Issues

The New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government is working to provide access to all website content, services, and transactions to all users. If you are unable to access any information or utilize any electronic service on our site, please report your issue to either the phone number or email address below, including a brief description of your accessibility issue. Your issue will be referred to appropriate staff and, where feasible, we will provide you with an alternate means of access to the requested material.

Contact us by phone:

Main Line 518-408-3976

Contact us by email:

Mailing Address:

New York State

Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

540 Broadway

Albany, NY 12207

Helpful Links to Other Government Entities

If you are looking for information about contacting other governmental entities, click on any of the links below.

State

New York State Government

https://www.ny.gov/

New York State Office of the Governor

https://www.governor.ny.gov/

New York State Office of the Attorney General

https://ag.ny.gov/

New York State Office of the State Comptroller

https://www.osc.state.ny.us/

New York State Senate

https://www.nysenate.gov/

New York State Assembly

https://nyassembly.gov/

New York State Office of the Inspector General

https://ig.ny.gov

New York State Board of Elections

https://www.elections.ny.gov/

New York State Legislative Ethics Commission

https://legethics.ny.gov/

New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
https://cjc.ny.gov/

NYOpenGovernment.com
https://nyopengovernment.com/NYOG/

Unified Court System

https://www.nycourts.gov

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

https://nycsci.org/

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

https://www.oge.gov/

U.S Office of Special Counsel

https://osc.gov/

The Council on Governmental Ethics Law (COGEL)

https://www.cogel.org/