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(Note that the statute does not explicitly define the terms legislative public official, executive branch public official, legislative action, or executive action, but we have provided definitions here to help you better parse the definition of lobbying.) • Legislative public official means a member of the legislature, or an employee of the legislature. [...] In general, for fiscally sponsored projects that do not have their own legal entity and the fiscal sponsor engages all of the project’s independent contractors or employees, the lobbyist registration trigger must be analyzed together with all of the projects housed at the fiscal sponsor who are doing lobbying activities in the state. [...] Once the initiative or referendum is on the ballot, the state’s campaign finance regime regulates your support or opposition to the measure (note, however, that the IRS considers that activity lobbying). [...] o Note that the State is quite rigorous about ensuring that the name of your organization in the lobbyist registration system matches the legal name of the organization in the Secretary of State’s records exactly. [...] Q: Are there any other restrictions on lobbyists that we should be aware of? Yes! Contingent fee lobbying: No individual or entity may retain or employ a lobbyist for compensation that is contingent in whole (or in part) on the passage or defeat of any official action, the approval or veto of any legislation, the issuance of an executive order, or the approval or denial of a pardon or parole by th.