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For Lobbyists

If you’re engaged in lobbying activities, use these guides to learn how to report  lobbying expenses and access reporting tools.

Important Dates & Deadlines

L-2 due
September 15, 2022
L-2 due
October 17, 2022
L-2 due
November 15, 2022
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Lobbyist Guide 

Your guide to the who, what, and when of reporting  lobbying activities—from registration and reporting to advertising and restrictions.  

Lobbyist Guide

Lobbyist Employer Guide 

Your guide to approving your lobbyist’s registration and reporting your annual expenses — as well as important rules and restrictions for making campaign contributions, advertising, and more. 

Lobbyist Employer Guide

Grassroots Lobbying Reporting 

Your guide to reporting grassroots lobbying activities and who must report. 

Grassroots Lobbying Reporting

Public Agency Lobbying Guide 

Does your public agency engage in lobbying? This guide is for you.

Public Agency Lobbying Guide

Reporting Tips

Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.

For candidates who lost the primary

08/11/2022

You may have contributions for the general election made to the campaign before the primary.

If a donor reaches the contribution limit for contributions to the primary election, sometimes they’ll give more, and those donations are for the general election. If the candidate isn’t going on…

Last-minute contribution reporting threshold raised

06/28/2022

The new threshold for expedited reporting of large, last-minute contributions is $1,500, following action by the Public Disclosure Commission at its June meeting. The change takes effect June 30, 2022, in time for the primary election’s special reporting period that begins July 26.

Under…

Commission proposes higher threshold for last-minute contribution reporting

04/22/2022

The Public Disclosure Commission is proposing to raise the threshold for accelerated reporting of large, last-minute contributions.

The threshold would rise from $1,000 to $1,500 under the proposal. State law requires additional reporting of contributions of $1,000 or more given within…

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