Cogel Blue Book
Cogel Blue Book

Author: Council of State Governments

Publisher: Council of State Government

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 9780872929685

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The COGEL BLUE BOOK is the only compendium of comparative information on governmental ethics, campaign finance, election & lobby law. It includes 49 data-packed tables on campaign finance, personal disclosure, conflicts of interest, lobby regulations & judicial conduct in the U.S. & Canada. Also included is a complete directory of over 196 administrative agencies, legislative ethics committees & judicial conduct organizations. Each edition addresses the increasing complexities within the ethics field & provides a means of evaluating the state of ethics as a whole. Thirteen new tables deal with actual campaign contributions & expenditures in the most recent elections for: governors, lieutenant governors, secretaries of state, attorneys general, & state treasurers. Disposal of surplus funds regulations & travel reimbursement are covered as well. Our regular features include: agency authorization, composition & budgets, training programs, investigative & compliance authority, required campaign finance reporting, public financing of campaign expenditures, personal financial disclosure & filing requirements & much more. Orders: Order Department, The Council of State Governments, P.O. Box 11910, Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40578-1910; Phone: (800) 800-1910. FAX: (606) 231-1858.

COGEL Blue Book, 1990-91
COGEL Blue Book, 1990-91

Author: Joyce Bullock

Publisher: Council of State Government

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780872929562

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The perfect reference tool on governmental ethics. Contains substantive tables dealing with the regulation & legislation of campaign finance, personal disclosure, conflicts of interest & lobby activity in the 50 states, District of Columbia, Canadian provinces & the United States & Canadian federal governments. 37 Tables. New tables focus on judicial ethics & training. Campaign Finance Laws: Frequency & review of filing, contribution prohibitions & report contents, contribution limits for candidate elections, compliance authority of agencies, nature of filed reports, review & volume, campaign finance education & training public financing: recipients & amounts, public financing of campaigns, & expenditure limits for candidates accepting public financing. Ethics Laws & Personal Disclosure Statements: Filing requirements, Review of personal disclosure statements, required disclosures, prosecutorial authority of agencies, substantive restraints on activiites of government- officials/employees, & ethics training & education. Lobby Laws: Lobbyists- definitions, registration & prohibited activities, reporting requirements, report filing, compliance authority of agencies, & lobby law training & education. Judicial Conduct: When confidentiality ceases, & grounds for discipline, removal & retirement. General Information: Agency authorization & composition, agency administration & budgets, board/commission composition, board/commission members & compensation for duties, issuance of advisory opinions, investigative & compliance authority of agencies, & agency computer information. 8th edition, 1990. $45. Order # C-173. Te n percent.

The Ethics of Lobbying
The Ethics of Lobbying

Author: Woodstock Theological Center

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780878409051

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Woodstock launched this project on lobbying in 1998 for three reasons. First, lobbying has grown exponentially during the past twenty years to exercise enormous influence on American politics. It has almost become a new profession in that time, and therefore deserves a new review and evaluation. Second, lobbying has simultaneously fallen under suspicion and engendered critical resentment in some quarters. Its critics would say it supports "special" (i.e. narrow and well-funded) interests and is oblivious to the general well-being of our democratic life and process. Third, reputable lobbyists have called, therefore, for a clarification of standards and principles for use within their own ranks and as an explanation to the general public of the goals, objectives, and methods of lobbying to forestall misunderstanding and misjudgment. This clarification would provide the lobbying profession with a normative statement parallel to the codes of conduct and ethical practice of the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association.