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Welcome to the Holtzman Vogel Law Blog. We aim to keep you
up to date on important legal developments and other items of interest. On this
blog, we'll track developments in the news and changes to the rules and regulations
affecting political committees, corporate PACs, trade associations, non-profit groups
and advocacy organizations. We'll also keep you updated on the lobbying and ethics
arena. The Law Blog is designed to supplement our regular newsletter.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Wash. Times: Gaps found in Va.'s absentee ballot access
The Washington Times reports "The Virginia State Board of Elections is investigating why more than 10 percent of the state's local elections boards have apparently failed to comply with a new state law requiring absentee ballots be ready 45 days before an election.
Sixteen of Virginia's 134 localities, which were not identified by the State Board of Elections, failed to confirm with state officials that they had made at least one of three types of ballots -- paper, e-mail, or touch-screen in-person -- available on Sept. 18, the first day of absentee voting."
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
AP: Va. violated absentee voters' rights
AP reports "A federal judge ruled Friday that Virginia violated the voting rights of military service members and other Americans living overseas when electoral officials failed to send them ballots for last year's presidential election on time.
U.S. District Judge Richard Williams also ordered the Virginia Board of Elections to count and certify valid absentee ballots for the election after it reaches an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on how the process will be conducted. The count won't change the outcome of the election, which President Obama won in Virginia by nearly 233,000 votes."
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Washington Post: Unions Investing Heavily In Deeds
The Post reports "Labor unions are pouring money into the Virginia governor's race in hopes of thwarting Republican efforts to retake the top job in a state that union leaders view as increasingly important to their national political fortunes. . . . Deeds's donations from organized labor are on track to exceed those collected by Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine in 2005. Almost a fourth of the $3.5 million Deeds reported Tuesday as having collected in July and August came from labor organizations."
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Monday, August 31, 2009
New Voter Registration Rules In Virginia
The Roanoke Times reports, "The Virginia State Board of Elections on Saturday approved new voter residency rules that will allow college students to register at their campus addresses and clarify criteria for determining a voter's eligibility to register in a particular locality."
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Washington Post on Virginia Campaign Finance Law: In Va. Gov.'s Race, No Limits on Gifts or Questions; Campaign Contributions Worry Some Virginians
The Washington Post has this article on Virginia's campaign finance laws - specifically Virginia's lack of contribution limits. Despite the headline ("campaign contributions worry some Virginians"), the only people noted in the article who are worried are a representative of the Washington, DC-based Public Campaign, an interest group that advocates public financing, and Delegate Pollard, who has sponsored unsuccessful contribution limit legislation in the past.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Washington Post: Nader: McAuliffe Offered Money To Avoid Key States in '04 Rac
The Washington Post reports "Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader went public Thursday with an allegation that Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Terry McAuliffe offered his campaign money to stay off the ballot in key states during the 2004 elections -- a disclosure timed to raise questions about McAuliffe's fitness for public office. . . . He said McAuliffe, who was the Democratic National Committee chairman at the time, had offered Nader's campaign an unspecified amount of money, believed to be party funds, to spend in 31 states in exchange for an agreement to withdraw from 19 battleground states where he could potentially hurt Democrat John Kerry."
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Democratic Governors Association to be fined over campaign finance reports
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: "The State Board of Elections is levying a $2,500 penalty against the Democratic Governors Association, which has funneled nearly $2.2 million to a group running a TV ad critical of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell. . . . Virginia law requires a 527 committee to register with the State Board of Elections when it gives $10,000 or more to a Virginia candidate or political organization. The 527 committee also must disclose the sources of its money. The DGA has not reported any source contributions to the state since April 15."
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Monday, May 04, 2009
Washington Examiner: Va. campaign finance reform fails to take hold in General Assembly
The Examiner reports that a proposal to bring campaign contribution limits to Virginia died in committee.
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Washington Post: Democratic Groups Target McDonnell; Funds Pour Into Governor's Race
From the Washington Post: "National Democratic groups have started pouring money into Virginia to directly challenge Republican gubernatorial nominee Robert F. McDonnell while their party faces an increasingly negative three-way primary. Democrats are using the money to create an organization, Common Sense Virginia, that will take on McDonnell, who has no Republican opposition and has started receiving significant funding from outside groups, including $1 million from the Republican Governors Association."
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Washington Post Reports on Terry McAuliffe's Out-Of-State Fundraising
From the Washington Post: "Although McAuliffe's national contacts will help him raise millions, his energetic fundraising outside the state risks giving ammunition to rivals who say he is an outsider in Virginia, out of touch with state politics and residents' concerns. But McAuliffe says he sees no problems with the out-of-state money."
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Terry McAuliffe Proposes Lobbyist Gift Ban For Virginia
The Washington Post reports that "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe proposed today a complete ban on gifts from lobbyists to Virginia lawmakers and members of the executive branch. He also said he would create a state-run Website that would detail lawmakers' campaign contributions, bills and the state budget."
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Sunday, March 08, 2009
Washington Post: Unions Making Presence Felt in Va.; Campaign Contributions to Democrats Have Increased
From the Washington Post: "Organized labor has long gotten a cold reception in Virginia, but national unions are making an unprecedented push to expand their presence in the state, contributing huge sums to Democratic candidates and attempting to organize government employees as layoffs loom."
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