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RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance The Federal Election Commission (FEC) will soon lose its ability to enforce and regulate campaign finance laws, NOTUS reported...more
I have seen the line "Independence now, independence forever!" attributed to Daniel Webster but I have been unable to locate the line in any of the texts cited as the source. I have also seen a longer quotation attributed to...more
Individuals and business or nonprofit entities–such as corporations, partnerships and LLCs– that do not receive political contributions (i.e., do not have a PAC), but only make such contributions to California state and...more
Under SB 1243, attorneys, architects, engineers, planners, political consultants, and other “agents” are absolutely barred from making political contributions to elected and appointed officials while a decision is pending and...more
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
Public agencies considering bond campaigns in California should take note of a recent stipulation involving information that agencies sometimes share with voters before bond referendums. The California Fair Political...more
It typically takes weeks for counties in California to process and count all of the ballots. Elections officials have approximately one month to complete their extensive tallying, auditing and certification work. The...more
Governor Newsom signed a bill on September 30 that will update the State’s “pay to play” campaign contribution law commonly known as the “Levine Act” starting on January 1, 2025. The Levine Act currently prohibits agency...more
On December 16, 2022, California Assembly Member Alex Lee introduced AB 83 which would enact the "Get Foreign Money Out of California Elections Act. Six months later he requested that the bill be moved to the inactive file. ...more
Last December, I wrote about AB 83 (Lee & Kalra), which would enact the "Get Foreign Money Out of California Elections Act". The California Political Reform Act already forbids a foreign government or foreign principal...more
In this client alert, we summarize recent political law developments in California. FPPC Votes To Issue Commission Opinion on New Pay-to-Play Bill - At a meeting on November 17, 2022, the California Fair Political...more
Final election results in California may be delayed, due to the fact that the state sends mail ballots to all registered voters, and any ballots postmarked by November 8 will still be counted through November 15. Officially,...more
On October 6, 2022, the President announced three changes in the Federal government’s policy toward cannabis: 1.He pardoned all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana; 2.He urged governors to do the same...more