deadlineFirst quarter lobbying disclosure reports are due on Monday, April 20. This report, the LD-2, is where organizations report their expenses for federal lobbying efforts. The first quarter of a year is often a good time to evaluate your organization’s recordkeeping and processes for filling out the report and to determine what changes may need to be made. Keep in mind these key aspects of preparing the report: 
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As a result of Citizens United and other cases decided in its wake, corporations and unions are now permitted to spend their own funds on ads advocating or opposing candidates, and other types of electoral communications. These court decisions, however, have not deterred critics from seeking ways of discouraging corporate political spending, primarily by compelling