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Campaign Finance, Ethics & Lobbyists

  • California Automated Lobbying and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System (Cal-Access) - California Secretary of State, Political Reform Division
    Who gives money, and how much, in California's elections? Who receives the money and how do they spend it? It's all here on the Secretary of State's web site to assist California voters with critically important election decisions.
  • Campaign Finance - California Secretary of State, Political Reform Division
    Find information concerning state campaign and lobbying disclosures, including Campaign Finance Analysis and Lobbying Finance Analysis reports. Learn about the Political Reform Division and its role in disclosure of state campaign finance and contributions.
  • Ethics Training and Orientation
  • Fair Political Practices - California Fair Political Practices Commission
    Become familiar with campaign reporting rules and how to obtain the statements filed by candidates and committees. Browse fact sheets on campaign disclosure issues and find out about state lobbying disclosure. Read the Fair Political Practices Commission's overview of Proposition 34 on contribution limits. Learn more about the role of the Commission, which meets each month to hear public testimony, issue opinions, adopt regulations and decide penalties for violations of the Political Reform Act.
  • Historical State Propositions and Initiatives - U.C. Hastings College of Law, Law Library
    Search the extensive California Ballot Propositions Database containing California propositions from 1911 to the present for information on campaign contributions, lobbying, ethics for officials and legislators, and related topics. The database contains the full text of the propositions, accompanying material contained in the voters' pamphlets, related legal and legislative history, and digital images of the voters' pamphlets.
  • Lobbyist Directory - California Secretary of State, Political Reform Division
    Search for information about state lobbyists by name, firm, employer, or by topic.
  • Local Campaign Reform