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Disclaimer Law

Financial Disclosure Schedule 2008

Helpful websites:

School Board
www.tsba.net/ - Provided by the TN School Boards Association, this site has information about becoming a school Board Member and who is eligible.

Finance & Ethics
www.state.tn.us/tref/ - TN Registry of Election Finance:  For election officials interested in learning more about campaign finance, the FAQ documents are excellent and very detailed.
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/tec/index.htm - TN Ethics Commission:  This site is expanding at a rapid pace.  Statement of Interest information is located on it.  It details events and provides information for registered lobbyists.

The Tennessee Ethics Commission has returned to accepting hard copies (paper) that can be mailed to the address below.

Tennessee Ethics Commission
SunTrust Bank Bldg.
201 4th Ave. N., Suite 1820
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 253-8634
Fax: (615) 253-8704
ethics.counsel@state.tn.us

http://state.tn.us/sos/tec/forms/ss-8005.pdf - This link will take you to SS-8005 (Statement of Disclosure of Interests) form provided by the TN Ethics Commission.  You can type your information directly onto the forms before printing.  You cannot save the unprinted copy.  It MUST be printed.

To file a Statement of Disclosure of Interest online, you must have an e-mail address and an authorization code and go to this website:  http://www.state.tn.us/sos/tec/index.htm.  If you are an incumbent officeholder, you should already have an authorization code.  If you are NOT an incumbent, you can get help establishing an account by calling the Tennessee Government Help Desk at (615) 313-0300 or email:  help@egovtn.org.