Key Takeaways:
- Twenty-five states with legislative sessions in 2024 maintain some form of blackout for contributions during the session.
This includes contributions from PACs, lobbyists, lobbyist principals, individuals, and corporations.
- Minnesota’s PAC and lobbyist contribution ban was expanded in 2023 to include new prohibitions.
Twenty-five states with legislative sessions in 2024 maintain some form of blackout for contributions from PACs, lobbyists, lobbyist principals, individuals, corporations, etc. during the legislative session. If you are planning to give in one of the states in the map below, consider waiting until after the legislative session has ended.
Note that Minnesota’s PAC and lobbyist contribution ban was expanded in 2023 to include prohibitions on lobbyists, PACs, and political funds from purchasing event tickets or access to a facility run by a candidate for election if that event takes place during the legislative session.
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