Corporate Political Activities Deskbook provides a thorough grounding in the law of federal and state campaign finance, pay-to-play, lobbying, and gift compliance. It serves as a practical manual for attorneys who advise corporations about involvement in the political process.
Among the updates in this edition the 2019 Edition are the following:
- Lobby Disclosure Act: Chapter 6, Federal Lobbying and Gift Laws, reflects a new disclosure requirement, effective January 3, 2019, for filers under the LDA.
- Federal limits on campaign contributions: Revised contribution limits for both individuals and PACs under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 are presented in Chapter 2, Political Action Committees.
- State laws on corporate contributions and lobbying: Several states have recently changed their approach to corporate contributions, and a chart in Chapter 4, State Laws, Rules, and Policies Impacting Corporate Government Relations, provides a quick reference for determining which states prohibit corporate-funded campaign contributions, which impose limits, and which have no prohibitions or limits on corporate contributions. In addition, the detailed survey of federal and state lobbying laws and survey of state contribution laws in chapter 4 has been updated.
- Pay-to-play: Chapter 5, Pay-to-Play Rules, provides up-to-date information on the state and local jurisdictions that have pay-to-play rules.
- Foreign agents registration: Exemptions to FARA have been revised and are reflected in Chapter 7, The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
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