Category: Florida

FL: Final Orders

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 24, 2008
Categories In Florida

Final Orders of the Florida Election Commission for 2008 are online for your review.

City Lobbying

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 10, 2008
Categories In Florida, LDA

Fernandina Beach and Nassau County, Florida are enlisting the help of a lobbying firm, according to this report. City Attorney Tammi Bach said that, in her experience, lobbying contracts “almost always pay themselves back 10 times over. I think this is a great idea. It’s the right time and the right people.” Mayor Bruce Malcolm […]

FL: Reformers Get a Fright

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 31, 2008
Categories In Florida

The recent Florida case involving electioneering communications is available here. The court found the regulatory regime unconstitutional and found that disclosure requirements cannot be applied to speech that is neither express advocacy nor its functional equivalent. The Examiner has great background.