Spring will bring the Supreme Court’s consideration of Davis. v. FEC. Just in time for the peak election season, the rules regarding the Millionaire’s Amendment may change for certain House and Senate candidates. I prefer to call it the “anti-Millionaire’s Amendment,” for the obvious reason that the law benefits the opponents of self-funders.
Citizens United v. FEC
The court issued an Errata for its recent opinion in Citizens United v. FEC. No, it wasn’t that sweeping. It reads, in part:
The third sentence of the second full paragraph on page 11 is stricken. This sentence read: “Whether the Supreme Court will ultimately adopt that line as a ground for holding the disclosure and disclaimer provisions unconstitutional is not for us to say.”
The sentence contained a footnote citing Majors v. Abell
“This is your life…”
Veteran lobbyists got guidance regarding HLOGA’s new 20 year lookback:
Section 4 of the LDA was amended to provide for additional disclosure of previous government service. The law now requires disclosure regarding whether a lobbyist served as a covered executive branch official or a covered legislative branch official in the 20 years before the date on which the individual first acted as a lobbyist on behalf of the client. This requirement applies to registrations having an effective date of 01/01/2008 or later: For any new registrant/client relationship requiring a registration which has an effective date of January 1, 2008 or later, government employment information going back 20 years is required. Registrants do not have to amend their pre-2008 registration information to reflect this additional disclosure requirement in reference to lobbyists listed in those reports.