Reminder:
Insider Budget Briefing with Pam Wilmot, Common Cause
Reporting Lobbying Activities to the Secretary of State
Monday, June 7th - 3:30-5:30 PM
Monday, June 21st - 3:00-5:00 PM
9th Floor, 30 Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108 [Map]
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 Greetings!
On July 1, 2009, Governor Patrick signed into law "An Act to Improve the Laws Relating to Campaign Finance, Ethics and Lobbying." The law took effect on January 1st and now many nonprofit advocates are registered as lobbyists with the Secretary of State.
Yet many advocates are asking questions:  What type of activities constitute lobbying activities?
- How do I report my lobbying activities?
- What is the deadline for filing disclosure reports?
Do you share these concerns, or have your own question to add?
Please join us as we discuss how to report lobbying activities to the Secretary of State with:
The panel will give a quick briefing about what constitutes a lobbying activity in terms of reporting and how we can report these activities and then will open the floor to nonprofit organizations and community advocates so that they may ask questions, express their concerns, and participate in this dialogue.
If you would like to see past disclosure reports from other lobbyists and entities use the public search option in the Secretary of State website - select 2009 and lobbyist/entity in the search engine and click on one of the options that appear. If you would also like to learn more about the requirements for filing lobbying disclosure reports visit the Secretary of State's online seminar and review pages 11 and 12.
Join us either Monday June 7th or 21st in the 9th Floor Conference Room at 30 Winter Street [Map]. Tuition for each event is $5, and covers a snack and take-home materials. The fee may be waived upon request for those unable to pay. Please contact me at (617) 275-2923 or judy@realclout.org to RSVP for this event, or with any questions!
In the meantime, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on the last lobbying reforms.
Peace in these hard times,
Event Info:
Monday, June 7th, 3:30-5:30pm
Monday, June 21st, 3:00-5:00pm
30 Winter Street, 9th Floor [ Map] Boston, Massachusetts 02111
RSVP to judy@realclout.org
by Friday June 4th for the 7th or by Friday, June 18th for the 2st |
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