Updates

SB 734, a new Florida ethics law that would require registration with any county, municipality, or special district for direct, procurement, or good will lobbying, and supersede all current local [...]

SB 2396, a bill that would regulate the use of deepfake technology in elections, received its first committee hearing in the Hawaiian legislature on Friday, adding the state to the growing chorus [...]

Oregon voters will have dueling campaign finance reform initiatives on their 2024 ballot to choose from, both of which would enact contribution limits the State currently lacks, while one would [...]

SB 850, a bill that would regulate the use of political advertisements utilizing artificial intelligence, has made its way to the Senate Rules Committee.  The bill would currently require such [...]

Corporations with at least 5% equity owned by foreign nationals, or with a single foreign national owning at least 1% equity, are no longer permitted to contribute to San Jose elections or [...]

The Maricopa County Superior court has upheld the state’s initiative-passed ‘dark money’ disclosure law against a challenge initiated by lawmakers.  The court held that there was no [...]

The City of Orange’s new lobby law requires entities and individual lobbyists to register upon receiving compensation to lobby.  Lobbying includes influencing any legislative, quasi-judicial, or [...]

Following an initiative requiring disclosure of so called ‘dark money’ spending, the Maricopa County Superior Court has blocked implementation of the law, with a full decision on the merits [...]

A lawsuit challenging outside lobbying restrictions on officeholders passed as part of a 2018 initiative reached the 11th Circuit last Thursday, where the restrictions were upheld.   The law [...]

The Chicago Ethics Commission has recommended that the city’s ethics laws be strengthened to give the Inspector General jurisdiction over municipal political committees following allegations of [...]