The State Court of Appeals ruled the Ethics Commission has authority over organizations engaging in ad campaigns intended to influence state lawmakers. The ruling stems from a complaint filed with the commission against Albuquerque-based New Mexico Families Forward (NMFF), which registered with the Office of Secretary of State as a lobbying advertising campaign but did not disclose the identity of its donors or the amounts contributed. NMFF argued the commission’s jurisdiction to enforce the Lobbyist Reporting Act extended only to complaints against individuals who are lobbyists and lobbyist employers. NMFF took the commission to court in October 2022, and the Second Judicial District Court ordered the commission to halt all proceedings against NMFF and to dismiss the complaint. The commission appealed and the Court of Appeals reversed, ordering the case back to the commission.