The State of Nebraska launched a new, online system by which corporations, unions, and industry trade and professional associations can report political contributions electronically. These groups will have the opportunity to file their Reports of Political Contributions online rather than complete the paper form known as the B-7. The report discloses the group’s campaign contributions […]
Day: July 7, 2008
CA: Lobbyist Reporting Issues
Mercurynews.com reports: Five lobbyists failed to disclose meetings with San Jose’s elected leaders as required by the city’s lobbying regulations, according to an investigator’s report that a city commission will review today. But most of the lobbyists and council members disputed the investigator’s findings, saying the reported meetings either never happened or did not involve […]
Opponents of Self-funders “Scramble”
Yesterday’s Post included “Fundraising Ruling Prompts a Scramble.” In some states, primary campaigns involving wealthy, self-financed candidates already have been completed under the rules now deemed unconstitutional. Elsewhere, the landscape of campaigns still underway has suddenly shifted. The Court’s June 26, 2008 opinion in FEC v. Davis is here.