• Federal Election Commission (FEC)

  In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.

   

• The National Institute on Money in State Politics

          Only nonpartisan, nonprofit organization revealing the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states. Our

          comprehensive and verifiable campaign-finance database and relevant issue analyses are available for free through our Web site FollowTheMoney.org.

• Regulating Lobbyists at the Statehouse
  • The job of lobbyists  - whether paid or unpaid - is to influence public officials to support a particular point of view. State legislatures have passed laws regulating lobbyists to ensure a distance between the lobbyists' legitimate role and the interests of the public at large. Many states' statutes include separate codes of ethics for lobbyists. These codes specify registration fees, disclosure requirements and other regulations and prohibitions. In addition to any laws they must follow, lobbyists have their own code of ethics: American League of Lobbyists Code of Ethics

  • State Lobbying Regulation Contacts

    New Mexico

    Secretary of State

    Ethics Administration

    State Capitol North Annex, Suite 300

    Santa Fe, NM 87503

    T: (505) 827-3600  or (800) 477-3632

    F: (505) 827-3634

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