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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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.