Updates

Six months after implementing contribution limits to candidates and their committees, the New Hampshire legislature has passed and the Governor has signed the State’s most recent budget bill that [...]

A ballot measure to replace the statewide contribution limits formerly struck down by a federal court in 2021 was filed last week.  The measure, if approved by voters, would implement a $2,000 [...]

As part of the ongoing budget process, the San Francisco Ethics Commission is facing steep cuts that Chair Yvonne Lee has stated could jeopardize their work.  While the proposed cuts this year [...]

Last week, a superior court in Sacramento upheld the provisions of SB 1439 requiring local officials to recuse themselves from decisions impacting campaign donors of at least $250.  The court [...]

The Allegheny County Council recently passed contribution limits for County-level races currently set to take effect next year.  Under Ordinance 12607-23, contribution limits are annually pegged [...]

A bill to envelope lobbying for appointments, including judicial appointments, into New York State’s existing lobbying registration and reporting rules was approved by the State Senate on Tuesday [...]

Following a series of scandals landing several prominent politicians in prison, former Governor Pat Quinn has written a letter to the Legislature proposing a series of ethics reforms designed to [...]

A clean elections bill was approved on a 5-3 vote by the Portland City Council this week.  Under the policy, contested Mayoral candidates who receive a qualifying amount of small donor donations [...]

The Federal Election Commission voted last week to no longer permit their press office to confirm or deny any complaints that they have received.  This change, enacted on a 4-2 vote, was based [...]

The Colorado State House has passed HB23-1245, a bill that would limit campaign contributions for local races to $400 from individuals and political parties and $4,000 from small donor [...]