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[Event] Reports, Receipts, and Results: Ohio Ethics and Campaign Finance Law Refresher and Secretary of State Presentation -...

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Bricker Graydon is pleased to present a refresher on Ohio ethics laws, campaign finance compliance, and a presentation from the Ohio Secretary of State about the Secretary’s public integrity division, which was created in...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

FEC Authorizes Federal Candidates and Officeholders to Solicit Unlimited Funds for State Ballot Initiative Committees

At the FEC’s May 1 open meeting, the Commission voted 4-1 to approve a draft advisory opinion requested by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom (“NFRF”) that authorizes federal candidates and officeholders to solicit unlimited...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] Convention(al) Wisdom: A primer on Ohio’s ethics and election laws, including navigating this year’s national political...

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Our panelists will provide a series of presentations covering Ohio's ethics and campaign finance laws. Topics include recent advisory opinions, election trends, and legislative ethics updates in preparation for the upcoming...more

Venable LLP

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

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

Non-Federal Transfers to Federal Candidates and Reporting Implications

Recently, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) issued an advisory opinion that provided a valuable clarification about the prohibition against federal candidates raising or spending “soft money.”...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

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

Nossaman LLP

Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 23

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

FEC: Cybersecurity Services to Candidates, Political Parties Not In-Kind Contributions

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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) released a draft advisory opinion (draft AO) this week, holding that a nonprofit corporation providing certain cybersecurity services to candidates and political parties are not in-kind...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FEC Approves Bitcoin Political Donations While SEC Issues Investor Alert

On May 8, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) unanimously affirmed in an advisory opinion that political committees (including candidate campaigns and political action committees) could legally accept small bitcoin...more

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