Updates

Louisville Metro Council has approved a new lobbying ordinance requiring anyone making “direct communication with any Metro Officer or the staff of a Metro Officer for the purpose of influencing [...]

The California Fair Political Practices Commission passed a rule prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 to be hired for a position that requires them to sign campaign finance documents under [...]

The Hawaii Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct is recommending that Hawaii lawmakers stop accepting campaign money during the legislative session. A bill to do that along with nine other [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1439, legislation that expands existing campaign prohibition for state and local agencies and applies it to local elected agencies, such as city [...]

The FEC approved an interim final rule that removes regulations that previously restricted the repayment of personal loans candidates made to their campaigns. In May, the Supreme Court ruled that [...]

Anaheim City Council members voted unanimously to support an updated ordinance tightening lobbyist regulations. Acting as a lobbyist but failing to register with the city, not filing disclosure [...]

The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) will consider new regulations more clearly defining coordination among affiliated campaign committees after the agency rejected a complaint against [...]

A judge has ruled that an Arizona initiative expanding voting access and rolling back a host of restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey will be [...]

A federal lawsuit challenges the restrictions on campaign contributions to judicial candidates in Illinois on First Amendment grounds. Democrats in the Legislature passed a bill last year that [...]

Missouri regulators are preparing for a change in state law designed to allow some businesses that are formed as LLCs to give directly to candidates. Missouri prohibits corporate contributions, [...]