Practice Areas:
Election Law
Ballot Measures
Campaign Reporting
Major Donor Reporting
Lobbyist Reporting
Ethics and Conflict of Interest
Litigation
Enforcement and Compliance Representation before Regulatory Agencies
Brown Act and Bagley-Keene Act Compliance
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Ballot Measures
Olson, Hagel & Fishburn, LLP offers advice and representation on all aspects of California law affecting state and local ballot measures. The law firm has substantial experience in advising ballot measure committees and in litigating ballot measure issues.
Our pre-election services include:
Drafting proposals or reviewing drafts and initiative petitions for constitutional and legal sufficiency.
Advising clients on numerous procedural requirements, including timely filing and publication of declaration-of-intent notices and required petition formats and restrictions.
Challenging or defending in court the placement of a measure on the ballot.
Challenging or defending in court the title and summary assigned to a ballot measure.
Challenging or defending in court ballot arguments concerning allegations of false or misleading statements.
Our election campaign services include:
Advising clients on various tax and organizational issues unique to ballot measure campaigns, including filing for tax exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service and Franchise Tax Board.
Advising clients on the sponsorship identification and disclaimer requirements of state and federal law.
Advising clients on Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations, including application of the fairness doctrine to ballot measure campaigns.
Preparation and filing of all required campaign disclosure statements.
Our post-election services include:
Challenging or defending substantive allegations involving the constitutionality or legality of voter-approved measures.
Compliance with all financial and tax reporting requirements.
Attorneys:
Lance
Olson
Diane
Fishburn
Deborah
Caplan
Richard
C. Miadich
Richard
R. Rios
Rebecca J.
Olson
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