Political law links

READY FOR ANY DAY NOW. USAT. “The group supporting a potential presidential run by Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to fold up shop and hand over its list of supporters to the Clinton campaign – if only Clinton will give the word.”

ELECTION LAW NEWS. Wiley Rein.

MAYDAY TRANSPARENCY. WFB. “Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig is a believer in political transparency, but according to a legal complaint filed on Thursday, his Super PAC routinely flout campaign finance disclosure laws.”

MI: LOBBYING LAW CHANGES? Lansing State Journal. “Food and drink is reported at more than $58 a month or $350 a year, for example. Travel and accommodations are reported in excess of $750.”

NC: FULLER ALLEGATIONS. Charlotte Observer. “A complaint has been filed with state elections officials against Mecklenburg County commissioners Chair Trevor Fuller, accusing him of filing incomplete, misleading, and sometimes late and inaccurate reporting of his campaign finances that go back to 2012.”

RI: LYNCH AND LOBBYING. WT. “The secretary of state’s office is conducting an inquiry into former Attorney General Patrick Lynch’s interactions with his old office in an attempt to determine whether he should have registered as a lobbyist.”

WI: POLITIFACT ASSESSES CLAIM. Politifact. “We’ll check both parts of his claim — that in Wisconsin, unions can essentially make unlimited contributions to political parties, while businesses can’t make any.”

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MAYDAY COMPLAINT.  CCP.  “The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Mayday PAC, the self-proclaimed ‘SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs,’ founded by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig.”

D TWITTER PIONEERS. HuffPo. “In 2012, the Democratic Party shared information about advertising buys through a seemingly unconnected Twitter account called AdBuyDetails. This account, which posted tweets from Aug. 31 until Oct. 23, 2012, sent out data on ad buys made by Democratic House candidates in tight races across the country.”

RIA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION RULE.  Lexology.  “The Political Contribution Rule was first proposed in 2009, in the wake of the scintillating tales arising out of the unquestioned abuse of position by certain politicians at the pension plans for New York, California, Illinois and New Mexico, to name a few. The Political Contribution Rule was adopted in 2010 (and went effective in 2011) and has found its place into the compliance programs of RIAs across the US.”

FIRM LAUNCH.   The Hill.  “A trio of former Republican leadership aides is heading to K Street, seeking to capitalize on the GOP’s recent gains in Congress with a new lobbying venture.”

CA:  EMAIL ISSUES.  NBC.  “The California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-0 in favor of the penalty, which stems from recently released emails that show a PG&E executive and CPUC officials discussing which judge to appoint to a case over gas rates.”

CA:  LOBBYIST FINED.  LAT.  “A state ethics panel voted Thursday to impose $5,000 in fines on Capitol lobbyist and campaign consultant Richie Ross for putting two legislators under personal obligation to him by not collecting campaign consulting fees they owed.”

FL:  REFUNDS TO BE MADE.  Jacksonville.com.  “Mayor Alvin Brown’s campaign said Thursday it will return money it received from a September fundraiser in New York headlined by Bill Cosby, who has recently come under intense national scrutiny following the resurgence sexual assault allegations against the 77-year-old comic.”

ME:  COMMISSION SEEKS MORE.  BDN Maine.  “The state agency tasked with monitoring and enforcing the state’s campaign finance and lobbying laws is looking for additional funding to increase transparency about the money spent in Maine politics.”

VA:  ETHICS BOARD MOVES.  WP.  “Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s government integrity commission agreed Friday to preliminary recommendations that would limit the value of gifts lawmakers could receive but would also walk back disclosure rules.”

WA:  REVOLVING DOOR.  KUOW.   “[U]nlike Oregon and 31 other states, Washington state does not require a waiting or ‘cooling off’ period to slow the revolving door. You can leave state service on a Friday and start lobbying on a Monday.”

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NEW SUPER PAC. Examiner. “Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is exploring the creation of a super PAC dedicated to supporting Senate Republicans on the 2016 ballot, sources tell the Washington Examiner.”

PRINCETON CRUZ SUPER PAC CONNECTION. Daily Princetonian. “A new super PAC called ‘Stand For Principle’ was formed three days after the midterm elections to support a potential presidential bid by Sen. Ted Cruz ’92 with the support of his close friend and former University roommate David Panton ’92.”

GETTING READY. Yahoo! “Ready for Hillary, the super-PAC that launched in late 2012 to urge Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, is coming to an end, Politico reports.”

FINRA RULE LIKELY. National Law Review. “If the SEC already has a rule, why is FINRA proposing one, and why now? In short, because if it does not adopt a rule that satisfies the SEC, its members may not be allowed to be hired by investment advisers to solicit government business.”

AK: SUBPOENA POSSIBLE FOR GROUP. Alaskapublic.org. “The commission heard testimony that will help them decide to pursue a subpoena for information on whether Egbe violated state rules by using money collected by her business, Alaska Cannabis Club, to support Proposition 2 in this year’s election.”

AZ:  SETTLEMENT.  AZCentral.com.  “The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission has reached an agreement with Attorney General Tom Horne to close its investigation into claims Horne used state staff to run his failed re-election campaign.”

MO:  SELF-REGULATION.  St. Louis Public Radio.  “To repair his reputation, Missouri Attorney Chris Koster has announced self-imposed guidelines on what campaign donations he will accept as he runs his office while also running for governor in 2016.”

NJ:  EXCESSIVES ALLEGED.  Northjersey.com.  “A company that recently opened a new office building in South Paterson made donations to Councilman Andre Sayegh’s unsuccessful mayoral campaign this year that exceeded state-imposed limits.”

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