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What data is expected?

A complete suite of lobbying data should include information about registration and activity — who is paying lobbyists and, ideally, how much and where money is spent.

For the purposes of the U.S. City Open Data Census, lobbyist activity data should include structured information from the registration and activity reports that lobbyists are required to file: lobbyist information, client information, and descriptions of lobbying activity. Public access to this data is essential for the public to gain insight into the world of municipal influence.

Note: In some cities lobbyist registration data will be seperate from lobbyist activity data. (More info)

  • Lobbyist registration information — including name, contact information, and date of registration
  • Client information — including name and contact information of the individual or firm paying for the lobbyist’s time
  • Description of lobbying activity — including name of the public official lobbied, date contact was made, specific request, decision, or policy discussed

How open is the data?

All answers

Question Answer Comment
Openly licensed No
Available in bulk Yes
Up-to-date Yes was last updated in September 2019.
Available free online Yes only information that is available is the list of the lobbyists and how long they're registered to lobby for;
Available free of charge Yes
In an open format
findable 2
findable_steps searched in google, "cuyahoga county" lobbyist
Collected by government Yes only at a county level. c
usability 1 just lists the lobbyist, doesn't give a list of clients; all matters which the lobbyist has lobbied for each client in the past year;
collector_name Cuyahoga County Inspector general https://inspectorgeneral.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/SYN//42216/HomePageTemplate.aspx
online_otherwise No
characteristics Lobbyist registration information — including name, contact information, and date of registration only lists their name and expiration of license; doesn't even give contact information.
location https://inspectorgeneral.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/SYN//4 - was a pdf
according to the law - https://code.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/CCRC-T4C405.aspx they are required to provide the following each year: The name, phone number, and address of the registered lobbyist and all of its employees or agents who engage in lobbying activities; A list of all clients, including names, phone numbers, addresses, and nature of business, from whom the registered lobbyist receives compensation for engaging in lobbying activities; A statement of all matters on which the registered lobbyist has lobbied for each client in the past year, or on which the registered lobbyist is contracted to lobby in the future; A list of any past positions held by the registered lobbyist or any of its employees or agents as an elected official, employee, or board member of a city, county or state, and the period of time during which each individual held such position; Any other information as may be required by the Inspector General.

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Data location   https://inspectorgeneral.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/SYN//4 - was a pdf
Data licence   Unknown
Data format   Unknown
Reviewer   Open Cleveland
Submitters   Open Cleveland
Last modified   Wed Oct 16 2019 18:09:12 GMT+0000 (UTC)