Category: HLOGA

Lobbyist and Lobbyist-Employer Audits

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 6, 2008
Categories In HLOGA, LDA

If you are looking for examples of lobbyist and lobbyist-employer audits, Washington State has a list of audit results available at the Public Disclosure Commission’s website. Most show substantial compliance or are clean audits. HLOGA contains a provision referencing audits: SEC. 213. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Annual Audits and Reports- The Lobbying Disclosure […]

Lobbyist-Bundled Contributions

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 4, 2008
Categories In FEC, HLOGA

In an earlier post (February 2008) I noted the state of play on lobbyist-bundled contributions, given the new rules of HLOGA and the FEC’s lack of a quorum. Today’s Post includes “FEC Nomination Impasse Stalls Disclosure of Bundling Data,” with helpful commentary from FEC Chairman David Mason: “We are unable to issue regulations on any […]

LDA Enforcement

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 3, 2008
Categories In HLOGA, LDA

Going to the Mat (thanks for my first-ever link!) references my earlier post regarding LDA/HLOGA enforcement and asks if the severe punishments provided for in HLOGA will ever be enforced. (HLOGA contains increased civil penalties and new criminal penalties — prison and fines.) A couple of points on enforcement. HLOGA’s “knowing and corrupt” (Sec. 7(b)) standard is […]