On Jun 24, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Phil Pennock <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>
> If LOPSA is also a 501(c)3, not a c6, then that means that LOPSA too is
> enjoined from voicing an opinion on legislation which affects us in our
> professional careers, does it not?
Interesting.
http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/The-Restriction-of-Political-Campaign-Intervention-by-Section-501(c)(3)-Tax-Exempt-Organizations
talks about candidates, not measures. And the EFF is a 501(c)3 as well, so
that can't be an accident-- they don't call out candidates, they call out
proposals and law.
Asking my spare attorney[1] results in:
"It looks like there are specific and limited ways that a 501c3 can engage in
activity classed as "lobbying" activity. See
http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Lobbying";
-- Corey
[1] My attorney, not yours. If you want legal advice, you can pay her. Void
where prohibited.
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