Lobbying
From Sunshine Review
Lobbying includes all attempts to influence elected officials who create laws and set policies, whether by other legislators, constituents or organized groups.[1][2] Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying.[3][4][5]
Local units of government often do their lobbying through taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
Evaluating government websites
Government websites should included or disclose:
- Database of registered lobbyists
- Agency lobbying contracts.
- All grants given to non-profit organizations with reason for the grant and a contact in the organization responsible for oversight.
- Any dues paid to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations, and details about what legislation those associations lobbied for or against.
See also
References
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Dictionary.Com entry on lobbying
- ↑ BBC Definition of Lobbying.
- ↑ Non-Profit Action description of "Lobbying Versus Advocacy: Legal Definitions".
- ↑ U.S. Senate definition of Lobbying.
- ↑ Andrew Bounds and Marine Formentini in Brussels, EU Lobbyists Face Tougher Regulation, Financial Times, August 16, 2007.
