• Campaign Laws
• Ethics Ordinance
• Lobbying Ordinance

Draft Fact Sheets

The following three fact sheets are currently in draft form, and are posted here for public review. Comments regarding the draft fact sheets should be e-mailed to the Ethics Commission by January 16, 2009: ethicscommission@sandiego.gov

• DRAFT Professional Expense Committees (PDF: 102K)
• DRAFT Professional Expense Committees - Disclosure of Pending Matters (PDF: 88K)
• DRAFT Telephone Communications (PDF: 95K)

Current Fact Sheets

Campaign Laws

• Campaign Advertising (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 95K)
• Campaigning for Office Before One-Year Pre-Election Fundraising Time Period (rev. May 2007) (PDF: 75K)
• Contributions from Trust Accounts (rev. Jan. 2005) (PDF: 26K)
• Electioneering Communications (rev. Jan. 2008) (PDF: 75K)
• Home and Office Fundraiser's (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 77K)
• Legal Defense Funds (rev. Jan. 2006) (PDF: 75K)
• Legal Defense Funds - Disclosure of Pending Matters (rev. Feb. 2005) (PDF: 29K)
• Mass Campaign Literature (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 86K)
• Post-Election Guidelines for Candidates (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 91K)
• Soliciting and Accepting Contributions (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 108K)
• Telephone Communications (rev. May 2008) (PDF: 82K)

Ethics Ordinance

• Accepting Gifts (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 102K)
• Becoming a City Consultant (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 90K)
• Becoming an Unclassified City Employee (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 88K)
• Disclosing Economic Interests (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 102K)
• Disqualification From Municipal Decision: Introduction (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 171K)
• Disqualification From Municipal Decision: Business Interests (rev. Aug. 2006) (PDF: 87K)
• Disqualification From Municipal Decision: Real Property Interests (rev. Aug. 2006) (PDF: 78K)
• Disqualification From Municipal Decision: Source of Income (rev. Aug. 2006) (PDF: 92K)
• Disqualification From Municipal Decision: Source of Gift (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 98K)
• Disqualification From Municipal Decision: Personal Finances (rev. Aug. 2006) (PDF: 73K)
• Financial Interest in Contract (rev. Aug. 2006) (PDF: 75K)
• Future Employment of City Officials (issued Feb. 2008) (PDF: 78K)
• Joining a City Board or Commission (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 85K)
• Post-Employment Lobbying Restrictions (issued Feb. 2008) (PDF: 85K)
• Representing Clients Before Your Board (rev. August 2008) (PDF: 91K)
• Tickets and Invitations to Events (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 127K)
• Using City Resources in Campaigns for Elective Office (rev. March 2008) (PDF: 74K)

Lobbying Ordinance

• Am I a Lobbyist? (November 20, 2007) (PDF: 93K)
• Attorneys and the Lobbying Ordinance (rev. March 13, 2008) (PDF: 84K)
• Exceptions to the Lobbying Ordinance (September 10, 2007) (PDF: 85K)
• Expenditure Lobbyists (November 20, 2007) (PDF: 91K)
• Disclosure of Fundraising Activities (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 93K)
• Gifts from Lobbyists (rev. Jan. 2009) (PDF: 83K)
• Lobbying Disclosure Forms (September 10, 2007) (PDF: 84K)