Most contribution limits are set in relation to an election, an election cycle, or a precise time period (such as a calendar year). In contrast, New York City’s doing business limits revolve around when a person or entity is considered to be “doing business” with the City of New York, a variable time […]

The third phase of NYC’s “doing business” contribution limits is scheduled to go into effect before the end of the year.  Indeed, these final components of the “doing business database” must be certified by December 1, 2008; otherwise, the DB limits will not triggered by these business transactions during the 2009 citywide elections.

When the second phase of NYC’s “doing business” contribution limits goes into effect, likely next month, the limits will apply to an additional category of persons: those employed in a “senior managerial capacity” regarding an entity doing business with the City of New York. This is defined as a “high level supervisory capacity, in […]

On July 1, the NYC Campaign Finance Board is scheduled to meet and may certify the second phase of NYC’s “doing business” database (DBDB). If the expanded DBDB is certified at that meeting, additional categories of contributors will become subject to the “DB” contribution limits, effective 30 days later, on July 31. This […]

Pay-to-play has become a term familiar to those with state business in New Jersey. But New Jersey isn’t the only state with this type of law – another is Connecticut.
The Connecticut pay-to-play legislation was passed in December 2005. The law imposes an absolute ban on campaign contributions made and solicited by state […]