SEC Rule 206(4)-5 is arguably the most well known regulation regarding political contributions compliance or pay-to-play compliance. However, it certainly isn’t the only regulation to which firms must comply.
In fact, beyond federal regulations, firms which take part in government contracted work must contend with numerous and varied state and local regulations as well. Such regulations present unique challenges because of the various requirements within each, which should they be neglected, can cause significant financial and reputational damage.
States and localities with political contribution compliance regulations
While financial firms which rely on government contracted work should speak to an authority to determine ALL regulations to which they must comply, the following states and localities have incorporated political contributions compliance regulations.
States which have enacted pay-to-play regulations include, but are not limited to:
- California.
- Colorado.
- Connecticut.
- Florida.
- Hawaii.
- Illinois.
- Indiana.
- Kentucky.
- Louisiana.
- Maryland.
- Montana.
- Nebraska.
- New Jersey.
- New Mexico.
- Ohio.
- Pennsylvania.
- Rhode Island.
- South Carolina.
- Vermont.
- West Virginia.
Localities which have enacted pay-to-play regulations include, but are not limited to:
- County of Delaware Pennsylvania.
- District of Columbia.
- Hoboken, New Jersey.
- Los Angeles, California.
- New York, New York.
- Newark, New Jersey.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- San Francisco, California.
Understanding what you must comply with is only the first step. In order to achieve and maintain compliance, many firms now rely on technology to aggregate and analyze critical data records necessary to monitor covered employees. Because while public data records are widely available, combing through the various systems to find the necessary information is not only time-consuming, but open to human error.
The illumis® Political Contribution Monitoring solution provides access to the most comprehensive and accurate campaign finance data, including:
- All 50 states and D.C.
- Federal data.
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