Last November, New York City voters adopted a Charter revision proposal to require public disclosure of independent expenditures in City elections. Now comes the hard part: adopting rules to flesh out just what these new disclosure and disclaimer requirements will … Continue reading →

Earlier this month, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) released new limits for the 2011-2012 federal election cycle.  Federal contribution limits are indexed for inflation in odd-numbered years. The increases for the 2011-2012 election cycle demonstrate a modest increase  from the … Continue reading →

According to the NY Times, Judge Jonathan Lippman will announce the adoption of a new rule at his State of the Judiciary address tomorrow, which will purportedly bar attorneys who have contributed $2,500 or more and firms that have donated … Continue reading →

New Jersey’s Pay-to-Play Annual Disclosure filing deadline is less than two months away.  By March 30, 2011, all businesses that have received aggregate payments of $50,000 or more during the 2010 calendar year must file Form BE  electronically with the … Continue reading →