Business entities that are non-profit organizations have at least an extra month to prepare their pay-to-play (P2P) disclosure reports, and ultimately may not be required to report at all.
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) announced today that it will reconsider its regulations that include non-profits organizations within the definition of “business entity” and […]

3 days until disclosure.
Here’s a tip: Statements filed for calendar year 2006 will be available for public inspection on the Commission’s website after the filing deadline and on a date to be determined. In other words, your competitors will know if you haven’t filed a report.
The penalty for failing to file a disclosure report […]

On October 18, the NYC Campaign Finance Board will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on proposed rules.  According to the CFB’s notice, the proposed changes conform to amendments to the New York City Campaign Finance Act adopted in 2005 and this past summer.

10 days until disclosure.
A good way to gather information from your covered employees regarding their contributions is to give them a survey. Here’s a sample Chapter 271 Survey

President Bush signed S1, the lobbying and ethics reform bill on Friday, September 14, 2007. The new legislation comes on the heels of House Rules amendments and imposes a variety of new restrictions and requirements that affect lobbyists, lobbyist employers and private entities.

14 days until disclosure.
Here’s a tip: You may be concerned about what is a CPC that is “indirectly or directly controlled” by a business entity. ELEC recently issued two advisory opinions, advisory opinion 02-2007 and advisory opinion 04-2007, both of which clarify the scope of indirect or direct control. Also check out […]

According to the NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), reporting of New Jersey lobbying activity dramatically increased in 2006 as a result of new laws expanding coverage to include communications to influence “governmental processes” and “grassroots” communications to the public.