Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Finance and Business: [header] How to lobby for a nonprofit organization [title] Contact legislators regarding specific bills. [step] The clearest example of direct lobbying occurs when you contact state, local, or national representatives and urge them to vote in a particular way on a particular piece of legislation. [substeps] If you contact them in the name of your nonprofit organization, the irs considers you to be lobbying on behalf of that organization directly.

Ending1: If you contact the president, the u.s. congress considers you lobbying on behalf of an oil or gas company. Ending2: The irs can challenge regular voting procedure if you're not careful. For example, suppose you and your spouse file a bill for a federal income tax credit. Ending3: You'll have to keep track of all costs associated with that lobbying effort. Communicating with legislative staff is considered the same as talking to that legislator in person. Ending4: In some instances, the secretary of state may impose similar guidelines to a federal government agency. You may be able to observe the improvement in previous elections by subpoenaing the names of district and county representatives.

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