With a new year comes a new General Assembly. Bills that the 132nd General Assembly did not pass will have to be reintroduced if legislators want to pursue those issues in the 133rd General Assembly.
On November 28, 2018, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced new campaign finance proposals that would limit individual contributions to $12,707.79.
On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Ohioans cast ballots in the 2018 general election. Bricker has compiled an overview of the 2018 general election results and details on races of particular interest.
Much has been written about campaign spending and disclosures – analyzing every tier of government from the federal level to city hall. Now at the close of another election season, it may be helpful to review a potentially overlooked aspect of campaign spending and disclosure: corporate spending in support or opposition of a local ballot ...
Protected Voices, an FBI initiative established to prevent cyber influence targeting U.S. elections, recently released informational videos designed to educate and raise awareness among political campaigns.
After what has been a long-run battle in the courtroom, three federal judges held that North Carolina’s current division of congressional districts unconstitutionally favors Republican candidates.
It’s summer time, which for commuters means one thing…orange cone season. That’s right, with warmer weather comes an increase of construction, groundbreaking and ribbon cutting ceremonies. Because a ribbon cutting or groundbreaking ceremony usually attracts one or more government officials, potentially triggering issues with ...
As fair season approaches, public officials must remember that accepting fair passes (for themselves or their immediate family) totaling in excess of $25 must be reported.
The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) recently issued a ruling that limits expenditures by certain Super PACs established, maintained and controlled by a state representative.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Ohio voter registration policy that permits the State to remove eligible but infrequent voters from registration rolls if they have not returned a postcard confirming that they have not moved after failing to vote for two years and have not voted in any election for an additional four years.