Lobbyist Registration and Report of Expenditures Forms

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(D) Any newspaper or other regularly published periodical or radio or television station (including any individual who owns, publishes, or is employed by a newspaper or periodical or radio or television station) while publishing in the regular course of business news items, editorials, or other comments, or paid advertisements, which directly or indirectly urge the passage or defeat of legislative or administrative action; and (E) Any person who possesses special skills and knowledge relevant to certain areas of legislation, whose skills and knowledge may be helpful to the legislative and executive branches of County government, and who is appearing at the request of the council or an administrative agency, even though receiving reimbursement for the appearance. Filing Requirements : Each lobbyist shall file a statement of expenditures with the County Clerk on July 31 and January 31 of each year. If the date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the report is due on the next business day. The July 31 report shall cover the period from January 1 through June 30 of the year of the report; and the January 31 report shall cover the period from July 1 through December 31 of the calendar year preceding the January 31 report. Statements of Expenditures shall contain the following information: (A) The name and address of each person with respect to whom expenditures for the purpose of lobbying in the total sum of $25 or more per day were made by the person filing the statement during the statement period and the amount or value of such expenditure; (B) The name and address of each person with respect to whom expenditures for the purpose of lobbying in the aggregate of $150 or more were made by the person filing the statement during the statement period and the amount or value of such expenditures; (C) The total sum or value of all expenditures for the purpose of lobbying made by the person filing the statement during the statement period in excess of $275 during the statement period; (D) The name and address of each person making contributions to the person filing the statement for the purpose of lobbying in the total sum of $25 or more during the statement period and the amount or value of such contributions; and (E) The subject area of the legislative and administrative action which was supported or opposed by the person filing the statement during the statement period. The receipt or expenditure of any money for the purpose of influencing the election or defeat of any candidate for an elective office or for the passage or defeat of any proposed measure at any special or general election is excluded from the reporting requirement of County Code section 2-91.3. 2