The Ethics Commission has initiated a policy review that will focus on key provisions of City and LAUSD campaign finance laws, including contributions, disclosure, and aspects of the matching funds program. Several factors make the review important, including the upcoming change in election dates, newly effective matching funds requirements, and recent City Council motions (see Council File numbers 15-1088-S1, 17-0042, 17-0058, and 17-0059).

A critical component of any policy review is public input. We encourage you to submit feedback regarding your perspectives on the campaign finance laws. You may email comments to ethics.policy@lacity.org at any time.

You may also communicate your views at Ethics Commission meetings. An overview of existing laws, which are available on our website, will be presented at the commission meeting on February 20, 2018. In addition, an interested person’s meeting will be held on March 24, 2018.

Please feel free to contact us at ethics.policy@lacity.org or (213) 978-1960.