Political Activity Law
This blawg "discusses political activity law: campaign finance rules and reforms, issue advocacy, House and Senate ethics, gift, and travel rules, lobbying disclosure at the federal and state levels, and all other aspects of laws regulating how individuals and groups participate in the political and policy process."
Author: Eric Brown is an associate at at Washington, D.C., law firm.
Blawg Related Categories: Election Law • Legislation & Lobbying • Associate
Recent Posts from Political Activity Law
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Treasury Report on PACI
Treasury’s Inspector General for Tax Administration released its report, “Improvements Have Been Made to Educate Tax-Exempt Organizations and Enforce the Prohibition Against Political Activities, but Further Improvements Are Possible.”
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Speechnow.org? NotSoFast.org
The Speechnow case is available and CQ has the story.
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Conventions Highlighted
The Politico spotlights convention financing.
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Orange County May See Reforms
The Orlando Sentinel covers Orange County, Florida campaign finance reform efforts. Commissioners are due to take up a final package of reforms July 8, and the charter paenl will decide what ethics and campaign finance…
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NJ Pay to Play Upheld
The Star Ledger reports on a case upholding New Jersey’s anti-pay to play law. A state appeals court upheld the constitutionality of New Jersey’s tough pay-to-play law aimed at preventing companies that make political contributions…
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Ethics Issues in Red Sox Nation
This Boston Globe article discusses a controversy involving World Series tickets. Former Sox general manager Daniel Duquette was raked over the coals by Red Sox fans for failing to get the team to the World…
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LD-203 Contributions Reporting System Announced
The long-awaited LD-203 Contributions Reporting System has been announced. The Contribution Reporting system will provide access to a pre-populated contribution form for each filer. Access to this system is based on current LDA registrations and…
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The Times on Political Freelancers
Yesterday’s Times reports: Four years ago, the Internet was a Wild West that caused the occasional headache for the campaigns but for the most part remained segregated from them. This year, the development of cheap…
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Reporting in Atlantic City
This story covers reporting by candidates for mayor in Atlantic City, NJ. Outgoing Mayor Scott Evans dominated fundraising throughout the Democratic primary for mayor, including a $34,000 installment a day before the election.Former Mayor Lorenzo…
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Vacancies on Louisiana Board
WBRZ reports that the Louisiana Board of Ethics will have more vacancies and discusses the impact of the departures on the agency. Mass resignations from the Louisiana Board of Ethics will bring to a halt…