As the tide turns toward another election cycle, the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) raises alarms in the campaign space. Wiley Election Law partner Caleb Burns moderates a discussion with fellow Election Law...more
Less than a month before Election Day 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois found that two Illinois state campaign finance provisions imposing limits on judicial candidates likely...more
A corporation will pay a $7,500 civil fine for deducting $181.15 in unauthorized political contributions to a labor union’s PAC from workers’ paychecks.
Corporations with a unionized workforce can process payroll...more
On April 18, the Republic of Ireland announced plans to ban contributions made through cryptocurrencies as part of a broader package of campaign finance reforms designed to prevent undue foreign, and especially Russian,...more
Imagine you own a local bakery. A woman dressed in a suit walks into your store and orders a platter of pastries. You chat while preparing the order. The woman mentions her office is celebrating the retirement of a colleague....more
On September 21, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office issued a letter confirming that there is no registration exception for in-house employees whose lobbying activity is incidental to their primary job duties. New...more
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) recently issued an advisory opinion permitting Pray.com to feature members of Congress in the company’s online audio and video content, notwithstanding that those members also may be...more
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is back at full strength after three new Commissioners were sworn into office late last month. The new Commissioners – Democrat Shana Broussard and Republicans Sean Cooksey and Allen...more
All federally registered PACs and party committees and all federal campaign committees for candidates participating in the 2020 general election are required to file Post-General Reports with the FEC by midnight EST on...more