Political Compliance, Elections, and Campaign Finance

We advise on compliance with federal and state election laws, answer referenda and ballot related questions, analyze ballot initiatives, and help challenge or defend initiatives. We are well-versed in these three areas of election law:

• Redistricting: we have over three decades of experience in federal and state legislative redistricting, including strategy and litigation efforts on behalf of the State of Michigan.
• Recounts: our team has counseled multiple clients in election recount and election dispute matters, including federal, state, and local races.
• Recalls: we have represented both statewide and legislative elected officials in defense of recall efforts against them, including dozens of recall clarity hearings, recall campaign financing matters, and Michigan Supreme Court litigation on matters of first impression.

We can help you navigate federal and state campaign finance laws and regulations that together create a highly complex and often confusing system. We can:

• Develop compliance plans to effectively track and disclose political contributions.
• Establish and maintain PACs and other political organizations.
• Advise on political contribution limits, including proper use of corporate facilities for political activities, in-kind contributions, and appropriate payments to or expenditures of PACs.
• Prepare all federal, state, and local campaign finance reports.
• Set up public officeholder accounts to use corporate and union funds for eligible office expenses.
• Advise candidates, political parties, and others on the federal and state election registration, reporting, and advertising restrictions.
• Counsel on matters relating to the running of a campaign such as contract and employment matters.