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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Election Law

Olson, Hagel & Fishburn, LLP offers advice on compliance with election laws and representation for clients pursuing or defending legal actions under the California Elections Code and local election ordinances. The law firm's political law attorneys possess wide experience in complex election law issues.

Our services include:

Ballot Access. Challenging or defending election official's determinations of candidate placement on the ballot.

Ballot Arguments. Challenging or defending ballot pamphlet arguments that may contain false or misleading statements.

Ballot Designation Determinations. Challenging or defending a candidate's ballot designation involving prohibitions against false or misleading designations.

Residency Challenges. Challenging or defending a candidate's legal residency status before filing for office.

Vote Watch. Observing the process of counting absentee and provisional ballots to ensure legal compliance.

Recounts. Providing assistance in official manual recounts of election returns that are decided by small margins.

Contested Elections. Contesting certification of balloting results by election officials based on allegations of illegal or improper conduct.

Absentee Ballot Voting. Contesting or defending absentee ballots cast based upon questions regarding absentee voter application forms, processing of returned applications and charges of fraud or impropriety.

Attorneys:

Lance Olson
Diane Fishburn
Deborah Caplan
Richard Miadich
Richard R. Rios
Rebecca J. Olson

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