Steve Roberts

Apr 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Nicole Kelly |Steve Roberts |Timothy Kronquist

This article was also published by Law360 on April 24, 2024 - Georgia's Foreign Lobbying Bill Is Not A FARA Copycat - Law360What’s Happened So FarRegulatory activity at the state level suggests that more than just the media and the general public have taken an interest in the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA), which has increasingly attracted attention largely due to high-profile enforcement actions and cases.

Jan 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Nicole Kelly |Steve Roberts

Political consultants will confirm that ballot order – meaning the order in which the candidates are listed on the ballot – has an impact on voter choice. But will the Republican frontrunner candidate be listed first on the ballot for Republican primary voters? The answer varies depending on the state and presidential candidate ballot access laws. Each state has different rules as it pertains not only to accessing the ballot, but also regarding the order in which qualified candidates are listed.

Mar 31, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Steve Roberts

[co-author: Amber Hulse, Law Clerk]Throughout April and May candidates for public office face a series of campaign finance filings and public financial disclosures. Congressional candidates are required under federal law to file a personal financial disclosure once they raise or spend more than $5,000 for a House or Senate election. In odd-numbered years, the form is due by May 15, or within 30 days of the candidate raising that amount, whichever comes second.

Mar 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jessica Johnson |Steve Roberts

[co-author: Amber Hulse, Law Clerk]In a recent FEC ruling regarding whether Congressman Lou Barletta’s leadership PAC (LOU PAC) made unlawful rent payments to his wife, the FEC commissioners explicitly articulated that leadership PACs (“LPACs”)— are entirely exempt from the ban on personal use of funds that is applicable to federal campaigns. Federal law lays down a hard ban on candidates using campaign funds for their personal use.

Mar 7, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Andrew Pardue |Steve Roberts |Dennis Polio

Donald Trump and his allies have insisted that he can and should run as a third-party candidate in the general election if he fails to win the Republican nomination. The authors, practicing lawyers specializing in political law, conducted a deep-dive analysis into all 50 states' election laws to determine whether this would be possible.