I will be making presentations on 527s, Independent Expenditures, Issue Advocacy, and Tax-Exempt Organizations and Politicial Activity, at an Election Law Seminar to be held on April 16 in Santa Monica at the DoubleTree at 1707 4th St. in Santa Monica.
The day-long event will include presentations on California and Federal election law, voting systems and voting procedures, initiatives and referenda, and a practicum on regulation of political advertising and voter persuasion.
Confirmed speakers include Chuck Bell, senior partner of Bell, Hiltachk, LLP and general counsel of the California Republican Party; Daniel Lowenstein, a tenured Professor of Election law at UCLA Law School, one of the co-authors of the California Political Reform Act, and the first Chairman of the Fair Political Practices Commission; Robert Stern, another co-author of the California Political Reform Act, principal drafter of the City of Los Angeles’ ethics and public campaign finance laws and President of the Center for Government Studies; and political consultant Allan Hoffenblum, publisher of the California Target Book. The moderator of and another presenter at the event is Janice Lacy, a former Deputy Chief Counsel of the Republican National Committee and former administrative and appellate litigator at the Federal Election Commission.
The seminar is approved for Continuing Education credits for professionals, and is open to the public. Information about cost of registration and materials provided can be obtained by contacting Lorman Education Services at www.lorman.com or by calling 866-352-9539. Reference Seminar ID# 379202.
Also available with registration will be a massive workbook put together for the seminar by all the conference participants. I have attached a small portion of the materials, namely, my Power Point presentation on Tax Exempt Organizations and Political Activity, especially for Flash Report readers involved with nonprofit organizations. As always, this document does not provide specific legal advice for any given situation, and is intended only for general education.