We are less than a month away from the first new deadline under HLOGA. Quarterly Activity Reports* April 20 First Quarter (January 1 – March 31) July 20 Second Quarter (April 1 – June 30) October 20 Third Quarter (July 1 – September 30) January 20 Fourth Quarter (October 1 – December 31) Contribution Reports* July […]
The Citizens United case will not be heard any time soon by the Supremes. Today they rejected, on jursidcitional grounds, the group’s appeal from the lower court’s rejection of the preliminary injunction. SCOTUSBlog, as usual, covers the case in detail. This might mean that the post-WRTL II-electioneering-communications/genuine issue ad environment will not change for the […]
The FEC has a pending advisory opinion request regarding a self-described “homemaker” who seeks to draw a salary from the campaign. The issue seems to center on the apparent condition that the candidate, to be paid from the campaign, must have had earned income in the year prior to the campaign. “This additional safeguard will […]