Wiley Rein’s Election Law Newsletter this month features a description of The DISCLOSE Act. It begins: Despite its name, the DISCLOSE Act (The Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act or Schumer-Van Hollen) is as much about campaign finance bans and prohibitions as about disclosure. Corporations and trade associations must pay […]
Day: May 13, 2010
Missouri: It’s tough to define what a lobbyist is
A provision broadening the definition of “lobbyist” was struck from a Missouri campaign finance and lobbyist disclosure bill. The report is here. The provision said a legislative lobbyist would include anyone who “attempts to influence any elected official other than an elected official who represents the legislative district where the person resides.” The language seems […]
Presidential public funding program in target
Rep. Eric Cantor is on the leading edge of implementing new social media tools to politics and governing. The latest: YouCut. Rep. Eric Cantor’s new YouCut project targets the presidential public funding matching program, among others. YouCut is a kind of crowdsourcing, allowing users to vote, online and on by cell phone, on spending cuts. […]