CGS provides ongoing assistance to jurisdictions interested in proposing and/or implementing campaign finance reforms, including drafting of legislation, testifying at hearings and technical design and implementation support.

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CGS continually works with legislators, public agencies, and civic organizations in multiple state and local jurisdictions to improve campaign finance laws and practices. Recently, CGS has consulted with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission and various public agencies in the cities of Los Angeles (CA), San Diego (CA) and Santa Monica (CA), among others, on their campaign finance laws.

• Model Law on Payments Influencing Candidates and Elected Officials (2008)
• In The Dead of the Night: How Midnight Legislation Weakened California’s Campaign Finance Laws, And How to Strengthen Them (2007)
• California Fair Redistricting Act (2005)
• Campaign Finance Disclosure Model Law (2004)
• Beyond BCRA: Cutting-Edge Campaign Finance Reform at the Local Government Level (2003)
• Update to the New Gold Rush: Financing California's Legislative Campaigns (1987)
• The New Gold Rush: Financing California's Legislative Campaigns (1985)