Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) reports covering lobbying activities and political contributions are both due in July. If you’re registered under the LDA, or if you think you might need to be, here is what you need to know: What is the LDA? The LDA requires lobbying firms and companies or associations who employ in-house […]
Election season is heating up, and staying on top of your filings is more important than ever. We recently finished a year-end filing due on a Sunday. Now, the next two FEC monthly reports are due on Saturday (February 20) and Sunday (March 20).
Here are some tips for these weekend deadlines:
By: David M. Mason, JD Sr. VP, Compliance Services The case for sound policies in lieu of ‘gaming’ the system The Washington Post recently reported that Florida Democrats are attempting to qualify a ballot initiative to undo an electoral calendar change that Florida Democrats imposed several decades ago in an effort to change the election system to […]
By: Dave Mason Sr. VP, Compliance Services Post-election Contribution Rules vary by state Elections don’t always turn out as expected. When the unexpected happens, our PAC clients sometimes want to get back on the winning side by making post-election contributions. Whether such contributions count against limits for the election that just occurred, or for the […]
How do you approve your check requests? Aristotle offers a better way to manage corporate and PAC contribution reviews. With Aristotle Political Contributions System (PCS), users can request, approve, track, budget and search disbursement requests for PACs and direct corporate political contributions. Built with a focus on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance standards, users in Aristotle PCS have […]
