Lobbying and Campaign Finance Guides
Navigate Lobbying and Campaign Finance Laws
Staying in compliance is serious business. Keeping up with confusing requirements and deadlines is challenging, especially when the stakes are high and the rules are constantly changing. That’s why we created our Compliance Guides — a smarter, faster way to get the answers you need.
Your On-the-Go Compliance Companion
Our Guides are designed for busy government affairs professionals. You don’t have time to scour government websites, decipher legal jargon, or dig through outdated PDFs. Whether you're planning a multi-state campaign or heading to the Capitol for a last-minute meeting, we’ll give you fast, clear answers exactly when you need them.
The MultiState Advantage
Our Guides are mobile-friendly and easily searchable, organized in an easy-to-use FAQ format. And they’re updated continuously as laws and regulations evolve, so you’ll never be caught off guard. We cover nearly every facet of lobbying and campaign finance compliance, from federal and state laws to over 80 localities, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Prepare with confidence before any advocacy or lobbying effort.
Understand complex laws across all 50 states and key local jurisdictions.
Develop smart strategies based on up-to-date compliance requirements.
Answer urgent questions with just a few taps or a quick search.
What’s in the Guides?
Lobbying registration and reporting requirements
Gift laws and hospitality limits
“Pay-to-play” and procurement lobbying rules
Campaign finance contribution limits
Disclosure rules
Social media and digital advocacy regulations
Corporate and PAC contribution guidelines
Key deadlines and training requirements
Who are the Guides for?
Government affairs professionals
Corporate public policy teams
Lobbyists
Advocacy consultants
Legal and compliance departments
PAC managers
Procurement professionals
Government sales teams
Internal research teams
What You Get with Your Guides Subscription
Online access to a database of laws for the Guides you’ve purchased, covering all 50 states and select localities for an unlimited number of users in your organization.
Monthly email summarizing any changes to the Guides from the previous calendar month.
Compliance alert emails alerting you to major law changes and other state actions that impact registration and reporting.
Access to our monthly Compliance Insider newsletter with all the lobbying compliance and campaign finance news you need. In each edition, we include key deadlines for the upcoming month, in-depth articles on major compliance developments and trends, recent law and regulation changes, and interesting articles that came across our desks.
Downloadable quick-reference summary documents for each state on lobbying registration requirements and reporting requirements.
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