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The federal rules for electioneering communications kick in on September 6, 2024, and run through Election Day. These rules could affect your grassroots lobbying during this 60-day period if your ads are on radio or...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
At the FEC’s May 1 open meeting, the Commission voted 4-1 to approve an advisory opinion requested by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom (“NFRF”) that authorizes federal candidates and officeholders to solicit unlimited funds,...more
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
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
Earlier today, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) issued an advisory opinion that provides useful clarifications regarding the definitions of “public communication,” “coordinated communication,” and “coordinated...more
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
2024 promises to be busy for campaign finance and lobbying compliance reporters. This calendar includes each of the reporting dates for filings at the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board (CFB) and the...more
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
As with the previous two season kick-offs of Early Returns, we welcome the third season with the newly elected 2024 chair of the Federal Election Commission, Sean Cooksey, who is a republican. The FEC consists of six...more
The agenda for the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC or Commission) final meeting of 2023 this Thursday, December 14, signals several significant rulemakings and policy recommendations to Congress. The first rulemaking,...more
Today, the Committee on House Administration of the U.S. House approved a series of election-related bills which will advance to the floor of the U.S. House. Among the provisions approved is a provision prohibiting “direct or...more
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