Updates

A bench trial over whether Colorado’s initiative-passed campaign contribution limits are unconstitutionally low is currently underway and set to conclude July 26.  Plaintiff lawmakers in the case [...]

Legislation to expand the Los Angeles County Council, create a county executive, and institute a series of other administrative and ethics reforms has been advanced by the County Council in an [...]

As part of a sweeping campaign reform bill, Illinois political parties are now permitted to make unlimited contributions to candidates in primary elections.  Previously, parties were limited in [...]

From ranked-choice voting, to open primaries, independent redistricting committees, judicial elections, and campaign contribution limits, states across the country will be voting on the most [...]

A recent $1.2 million appropriation to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission will permit the agency to continue to carry out its work while revamping its campaign finance and lobbying filing system in [...]

As one of three Democratic appointees has increasingly been siding with the three Republican appointees on the Federal Election Commission, the Commission has increasingly been making [...]

HB4488, a bill to require ‘faithful’ presidential electors and permit unlimited party contributions, has passed the Illinois Legislature and is expected to be signed by the Governor.  Currently, [...]

The Vermont Legislature has enacted a uniform ethics law wrapping local officials into the ethics restrictions for their state level counterparts while also establishing new disclosure [...]

HB 1472 and HB 1220, bills that would require increased non-profit campaign disclosure and would require an additional pre-election report for all filers, respectively, have passed the [...]

‘Covered persons’ prohibited from providing Public Service Commissioners or candidates with gifts or campaign contributions has been expanded from a narrow set of utility providers to include any [...]