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Compliance Note No. 12: ELEC Announces New Audits for 2025 Primary Candidates

With the 2025 New Jersey Primary Election behind us and the 20-Day Post Election report for participating candidates due by June 30, 2025, the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has introduced a new enforcement...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

NYS Senate Elections Committee Approves Seven Bills

On March 28, 2025, the New York State Senate Elections Committee met and voted to approve seven bills...more

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Government of Alberta Proposes Significant Changes to Provincial Election Laws

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On April 29, 2025, the Government of Alberta tabled Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2025. If passed, Bill 54 will change Alberta’s election laws, amending seven separate statutes, including the Election Act, the...more

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Federal Election 2025 Contribution and Advertising Rules

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With the next federal election scheduled called for April 28, 2025, anyone considering making a financial contribution to a political party or candidate should be aware of the rules governing contributions and political...more

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In-Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's February 2025 Round-Up

In a letter dated January 31, 2025, President Trump informed FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub that she is "hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately.” Weintraub made the letter public in...more

Nossaman LLP

Compliance Notes, Vol. 6, Issue 4

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RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - On February 13, 2025, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) made public an advisory opinion request from the Democratic Party...more

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California Political Contribution & Gift Limits Increased for 2025-2026

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California's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has increased the financial limits for political contributions and gifts to state candidates and officials. These new limits took effect on January 1, 2025, and will...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Droit politique : Comment se conformer aux règles et aux exigences en évolution dans un environnement complexe

Les entreprises qui font affaire avec le secteur public canadien sont assujetties à un nombre croissant d’obligations de conformité en raison de l’évolution des règles relatives à l’intégrité des fournisseurs, à l’influence...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Élection de 2025 en Ontario : Considérations commerciales et juridiques

À la suite de l’annonce par le premier ministre Doug Ford d’une élection provinciale anticipée en Ontario, les entreprises qui participent ou prévoient de participer au processus politique doivent tenir compte du régime...more

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Federal Election Contribution Limits Increase for 2025-2026

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On January 30, 2025, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released new, inflation-adjusted contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle. Federal law limits the amounts and sources of campaign contributions from...more

Venable LLP

Inflation Drives Federal Campaign Contribution Limits Higher

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The Federal Election Commission announced updated contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Election 2025: Business and Legal Considerations

With Premier Doug Ford’s announcement of an early provincial election in Ontario, businesses that engage or are planning to engage in the political process should be mindful of the rigorous third-party political advertising...more

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[Event] Convention(al) Wisdom: A primer on Ohio’s ethics and election laws, including navigating this year’s national political...

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Our panelists will provide a series of presentations covering Ohio's ethics and campaign finance laws. Topics include recent advisory opinions, election trends, and legislative ethics updates in preparation for the upcoming...more

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[Podcast] Top 5 Takeaways from New Jersey’s 2023 Pay-to-Play Reform

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In this episode, partner Mark Renaud discusses what corporations and government contractors need to know following New Jersey's April 2023 campaign finance reform bill, which includes significant revisions to state and local...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

How State “Sore-Loser” Laws Make It Impossible For Trump To Run A Successful Third-Party Campaign If He Loses The Republican...

Donald Trump and his allies have insisted that he can and should run as a third-party candidate in the general election if he fails to win the Republican nomination. The authors, practicing lawyers specializing in political...more

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FEC Approves New Internet Disclaimer Rules: New Rule Applies to Paid Advertising on Websites, Digital Devices, Applications, and...

On December 1, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved new regulations that expand the agency’s internet disclaimer requirements. The regulations will become effective 30 days after they are published in final form,...more

Nossaman LLP

Compliance Notes - Vol. 3, Issue 19

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The Senate Rules and Administration panel approved Dara Lindenbaum’s nomination to the Federal Election Commission, sending her nomination to the Senate floor. Lindenbaum would fill the seat of Commissioner Steven Walther....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Election Law Restriction for ANCs to Remember

As Alaska’s special election to replace U.S. Congressman Don Young heats up, it is important to remember there are election law restrictions and requirements that apply to Alaska Native Corporations. For example, there are...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Venezuela Update: November 12, 2020

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Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 23

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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La Ley de Garantías Electorales de Colombia entra en vigencia el 27 de junio

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Este año se celebrarán en el país las elecciones regionales, en las que se elegirán alcaldes, gobernadores, miembros de concejos municipales y de asambleas departamentales. De acuerdo con la Resolución 14778 del 11 de octubre...more

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Political Advertising in the 2018 Mid-Terms – Some Important Last Minute Thoughts!

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With the nation now only weeks away from what is possibly the most important mid-term federal election in the last half-century, the political advertising climate is sure to get more and more furious. So, this would be a good...more

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Lack of Standing Is Fatal To Challenge

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Standing is a threshold issue in challenges to administrative decisions. Prior blog posts have dealt with standing in cases involving challenges to local land use and zoning decisions. ...more

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Calif.’s “Mass Mailing” Rule Amended by SB 45 - Certain Government-Funded Mailings Prohibited 60 Days Before an Election

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Two changes were made to the California Political Reform Act when Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 45 last month. The first is a technical amendment that codifies the FPPC regulations directly into the Act. More importantly,...more

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Municipal Legal News

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On September 21, Governor Snyder signed a package of bills (2016 PA 281-283) that significantly expands the types of medical marijuana facilities permitted under state law, and establishes a licensing scheme similar to the...more

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