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Due to the special elections for State Representative Districts 13 & 25, additional reporting requirements may be required if expenditures are made to support or oppose one of the candidates on the ballot.

The Special General will be held April 16, 2024. For reference, I’ve listed the campaign finance immediate disclosure reporting deadlines for committees participating in the April 16th Special Election (links to these were provided in January).

Due to the special elections for State Representative Districts 13 & 25, additional reporting requirements may be required if Independent Expenditures are made to support or oppose one of the candidates on the ballot.

Recent media coverage has spiked interest in C-4’s and the rise in the use of LLC’s as an alternative. This is a short primer on 501(c)(4)’s, 527’s, LLC’s and paying officeholder expenses under the Michigan Campaign Finance Act.

Compliance filings can be tricky and challenging. I appreciate Dome Magazine's commitment to providing Legislators and their staff with the information they need, and me, with the opportunity to keep you updated through Dome. I've been guiding clients with filings for 23 years and my goal is to provide you with the rationale, tips and pitfalls of filing. Please check here when you have questions or just need to know where to look to get answers. We will update the calendar and requirements as report dates are approaching.

Having worked as a senate and house staffer, I have met thousands of people and interacted with many more. As staff, we must be on our toes; a desperate constituent may call, a reporter might come into the office, our boss will text us asking for the talking points we already gave them three times. In general, all of our good interactions will glean benefits. All of the bad can and should be learning experiences.