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Unlimited contributions to New Jersey Super PAC now allowed

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 29 2013

State campaign finance laws change constantly, but not always this quickly. In late March, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC

A Texas-sized IRS controversy? Governor Perry vetoes disclosure legislation

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 29 2013

It seems the IRS controversy has spilled into the states. Late last week Governor Rick Perry vetoed legislation that would have required the

Two organizations in one? Candidate using assets from prior state race to support run for U.S. Senate can avoid issues through arms-length arrangements

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 16 2013

Sitting state office holders often run for federal office. As a recent decision from the FEC reminds us, it is important that resources from the

No day at the beach: Florida overhauls campaign finance law, empowers Ethics Commission to crack down on vendors and lobbyists

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed two bills yesterday that make sweeping changes in the state's campaign finance and ethics laws. The campaign

Lobbying disclosure reporting deadline approaches: which method do you use: A, B, or C?

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2013

In case it has slipped your mind, the first quarter LD-2 reports are due on Monday, April 22, 2013; hopefully you are just about finished with your

Even the appearance of corruption: caution when fundraising around major legislation

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2013

It seems like it has been a while since Congress has passed major, substantive legislation. With gun control, immigration, and tax reform all on the

Senate hearing illustrates gridlock at federal level in forcing donor disclosure; Utah is latest state to charge into the vacuum

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2013

What happens when a donor sets up a corporation and uses it to contribute to a Super PAC, intending to hide his or her identity by having the

A super PAC for thee but not for me? Some states don’t allow for unlimited contributions to independent expenditure committees

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2013

Independent expenditure committees ("Super PACs") have become commonplace at the federal level and in a number of states as well. The legal reasoning

McCutcheon and state contribution limits: collateral targets

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2013

While the landmark Citizens United case concerned only the federal ban on the financing of election ads by corporations, the Supreme Court's ruling

The ban on corporate contributions survives for now

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2013

The Supreme Court announced today that it will not hear a case challenging the longstanding federal ban on corporate contributions. The case involved