Category: Voting

Happy HLOGA-versary and more political law links today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 12, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, FEC, HLOGA, IRS, Kentucky, Maine, Mass., Texas, Voting

“I SHOULD HAVE VOTED AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS.” Story here. “The Maine Republican Party says 19 people who registered to vote on Election Day 2004 used a Holiday Inn Express in South Portland as their home address.” LIGHTSQUARED RULES FAST-TRACKED. The Post. “Republicans questioned Thursday why the Federal Communications Commission fast-tracked an initial approval for […]

Proposed new lobbying rules, wooing donors, a CEO donation, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 11, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, Colorado, FEC, LDA, Nevada, Utah, Voting

ABA PROPOSES NEW LOBBYING RULES. Roll Call. “The American Bar Association has urged Congress to require the registration of more lobbyists, compel the disclosure of lobbying activities in more detail and narrow the types of contributions federally registered lobbyists can make to lawmakers running for re-election.” PITCHING WOO TO DONORS. Politico. “They’re the kind of […]

Commissioner on Twitter, profiles in Politico, draft EO update, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 29, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, California, Executive Branch, FCC, Florida, LDA, Voting

WHO’S ON TWITTER? Ann Ravel, the Chair of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, is on Twitter here. The story is here. The agency’s new Facebook page is here. K ST. AND THE DEBT CEILING. The Hill. POLITICAL LAWYERS PROFILED IN POLITICO. Here. A FEW ITEMS OF INTEREST. “The Influence Industry” feature in The Post has […]