In accordance with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Act, any political committee or political fund that receives a contribution or loan of more than $1,000 between July 23 through August 12, 2024 must...more
With the extensive portfolio of new laws passed during the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, several issues stayed under the radar, including fairly significant changes to Minnesota’s laws regarding lobbyists and lobbying...more
In accordance with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Act, each lobbyist who registers with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board must periodically disclose the total amount of money...more
On Tuesday morning, a divided United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (572 U.S. ____ (2014)), striking down a portion of federal campaign finance law that...more
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (No. 12-536), a case that challenges the federal cap on the aggregate amount of money that an individual can give to...more
The 2013 Minnesota Legislative Session saw the passage of significant campaign finance and election law legislation. Governor Dayton indicated at the beginning of this session that, despite the DFL majorities in both the...more
The Campaign Finance Policy and Technical Bill (H.F. 863 / S.F. 661) will be heard by the House Committee on Elections on March 7. The bill is an initiative of the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board...more
In accordance with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Act, an Annual Report of Lobbyist Principal is required to be filed annually with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board ("Board")....more