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In Compliance - Holtzman Vogel's September 2024 Round-Up

FEC Advisory Opinion Approves Federal Candidate Request to Add Super PAC to Joint Fundraising Committee - In Advisory Opinion 2024-07, the FEC approved a request made by Team Graham, the principal campaign committee of...more

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FEC Advisory Opinion Approves Federal Candidate Request to Add Super PAC to Joint Fundraising Committee

In Advisory Opinion 2024-07, the FEC approved a request made by Team Graham, the principal campaign committee of Senator Lindsey Graham, to add a Super PAC to an existing joint fundraising committee named Graham Majority...more

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FEC to Reconsider Regulation of Free Online Political Advocacy

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Since the early days of the internet, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has kept its hands off of unpaid online political expression. Though federal campaign finance law generally treats paid online communications as...more

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In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's July 2024 Round-Up

Holtzman Vogel attorneys wrote on the Supreme Court's landmark Loper Bright decision earlier this month. The Court overruled its 1984 decision in Chevron v. NRDC that introduced the so-called "Chevron deference" principle...more

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Risk and Reward: Corporate Political Activity in an Election Year

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With the current election cycle in full swing, emotions are running high about the rapidly evolving presidential contest, whether the House or the Senate (or both!) will flip, and what effect any of that have on down-ballot...more

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Video: Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Campaigns

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As super PACs, candidates, and nonprofits increasingly turn to AI for more effective campaigning, understanding how to use this technology is crucial. In this 90-second video, Wiley's Andrew Woodson outlines three essential...more

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North Carolina Amends Campaign Finance Requirements for Federal PACs and Political Organizations

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North Carolina recently enacted House Bill 237, which now permits federal PACs and political organizations (527s) to contribute to North Carolina candidates and political committees without registering or reporting as a state...more

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Political Giving: A Primer for High-Net-Worth Individuals and Family Offices

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For many years, supporters of a candidate or a cause simply wrote a check and asked friends and colleagues to do the same. But the opportunities to influence elections and public policy have evolved significantly, allowing...more

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FEC Allows Nonfederal Committee to Coordinate Paid Canvassing Efforts with Federal Candidates

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The Federal Election Commission has issued an advisory opinion making it much easier for federal candidates to offload their paid canvassing programs onto state PACs, nonprofits, and super PACs. ...more

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In-Compliance Newsletter: March 2024 Round-up

On March 15, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Lindke v. Freed and a per curiam opinion in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier addressing when a public official may prevent a person from commenting on the public...more

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FEC Allows Federal Officeholders to Establish State PACs

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Recently the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved an advisory opinion (AO 2023-09) that allows federal officeholders and candidates to establish and operate state PACs that spend funds solely in connection with state...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 5, Issue 5

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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FEC Allows Federal Candidates and Officeholders to Establish State Leadership PACs

On January 11, the FEC approved an advisory opinion allowing a federal candidate or officeholder to establish a state leadership PAC (S-LPACs) that will engage solely in state and local (i.e., nonfederal) elections and ballot...more

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FEC Adopts New Rules for Internet Communications and Candidate Salaries

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In its final meeting of 2023 held last Thursday, December 14, the Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission) adopted a series of significant rulemakings and policy recommendations to Congress. The first rulemaking,...more

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Four Elections for One Seat: Compliance Tips for California’s 2024 US Senate Race

Elections - California will host four elections in 2024 to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Senator Dianne Feinstein and filled by Governor Newsom’s appointment of Senator Laphonza Butler. Sen. Butler has...more

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FEC Rules Personal Use Prohibition Does Not Apply to Leadership PACs

In a recent FEC ruling regarding whether Congressman Lou Barletta’s leadership PAC (LOU PAC) made unlawful rent payments to his wife, the FEC commissioners explicitly articulated that leadership PACs (“LPACs”)— are entirely...more

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State Proposed Bills Would Restrict Free Speech Rights, Add Duplicative Reporting

Two bills in Hawaii and Wyoming may soon prohibit many companies from exercising their First Amendment rights and add duplicative and burdensome reporting requirements when using their federal PACs. In Hawaii, Senate...more

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FEC Raises Contribution Limits to Keep Pace with Inflation

Following historic levels of inflation in 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced a major increase to contribution limits for 2023-2024 — the largest in nearly two decades. Most of the changes impact...more

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FEC Releases Increased Contribution Limits for the 2023-2024 Cycle

Today, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) released increased contribution limits for the 2023-2024 election cycle. These increased limits apply to contributions from individuals and non-multicandidate PACs to federal...more

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En Banc D.C. Circuit Lets Stand Ruling Holding that the FEC’s Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion Is Unreviewable

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The en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently issued its long-anticipated decision in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) v. Federal Election Commission (FEC)...more

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PAC Compliance: End-of-Cycle PAC Audits and Other Recommended Housekeeping -UPDATED 2023

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Now that the 2022 election is in the books, it is the perfect opportunity for corporation and association PACs to take stock of the previous election cycle and also to prepare for the upcoming year and new election cycle....more

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Early Returns Podcast - Jan Baran, Jessica Furst Johnson and Jason Torchinsky - Political Lawyers Take a Deeper Dive into 2022...

The lead up to the 2022 election cycle was a very active two years, coming off of a very divisive 2020 election which included pandemic-related election changes and election deniers. Our guests, Jessica Furst Johnson and...more

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FEC Post-General Reports Due December 8

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All federally registered PACs and party committees and all federal campaign committees for candidates participating in the 2022 general election are required to file Post-General Reports with the FEC by midnight EST on...more

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PACs Beware: Watch Your Bank Accounts for Fraud

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Wiley wants our Election Law clients to be aware of a terrible trend we are seeing. There has been a recent spate of fraudulent withdrawals from Political Action Committee (PAC) bank accounts, only to be discovered when doing...more

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Remaining 2022 Filing Deadlines for Federal PACs

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The FEC’s reporting deadlines for federal PACs are slightly different in election and non-election years. In 2022, federal PACs are required to file post-general reports and may be required to file pre-general reports....more

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