A city in Florida is considering a rule governing lobbying. An ordinance that prohibits lobbying of city officials while the city is in the middle of evaluating competitive bids, however, is needed, according to City Attorney James Yacavone. This is especially true now that the city is proceeding with plans to construct a roughly $45 […]
Category: Florida
Raul Martinez Emails Cause Controversy
The Miami Herald reports that emails sent by a Congressional campaign are causing a controversy. Thousands of Miami-Dade County employees got a blast Wednesday, in the form of an e-mail from the Raul Martinez for Congress campaign, telling of the former Hialeah mayor’s accomplishments and asking for money. ”Please consider making a contribution today to […]
ActBlue in Florida
The Florida Election Commission recently issued an advisory opinion to ActBlue applying Florida law to the group’s efforts to raise contributions for state candidates. The opinion basically holds that ActBlue must register as a Florida political committee and imposes other requirements. The group does not appear to be registered with the Florida Elections Division under variations of […]