Legislators in California are eyeing an earlier position on the 2020 presidential primary calendar. There has been legislation (SB 568) to do something with the California presidential primary that has been active in the Golden state legislature since February.Source: California and the 2020 Prime Time Primary...
When Ann Ravel resigned from her post at the Federal Election Commission earlier this year, she made it clear that her activism would continue from outside the agency.Source: Ravel’s Support for Ending PACs Exposes Her Long-Term Policy Goals...
On April 7, Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed HB 288. It requires a filing fee of $1,740 for candidates who want to appear on a presidential primary ballot.Source: Montana Governor Signs Bill to Require Presidential Primary Candidates to Pay a Filing Fee...
WASHINGTON — At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump told those gathered that he supported the “right to worship according to our own beliefs.” For many Catholics there Feb.Source: Pulpit Politics: Will Trump’s plan for religious freedom make churches the next SuperPACs?...
Last week the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection division demanded that Twitter reveal the identity of the person behind an account that has been criticizing the Trump administration. The agency had no authority to issue such a demand, and quickly retracted it. But you could not have scripted a better incident to confirm the worst fears of Trump administration critics about...
A dozen House members from both parties have introduced legislation to restructure the Federal Election Commission to help break deadlocks over campaign finance law enforcement.Source: Lawmakers launch bipartisan effort to break FEC stalemate...
On April 11, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla endorsed SB 568, which moves the primary in presidential years, for all office, from June to the third Tuesday in March. The author of SB 568 is Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens).Source: California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Endorses Moving California Primary for All Office (in Presidential Years) to March...
An actual lack of a state approved photo ID kept virtually no one from turning out to vote in 2016. Photo voter ID requirements don’t prevent eligible voters from voting.Source: “Virtually no one” kept from voting by Texas’ voter ID law...
Yesterday, Neil Gorsuch was sworn in to to the Supreme Court. All those who care about getting big money out of politics have real reason to be concerned about Gorsuch’s record.Source: Enter Justice Gorsuch. What now for campaign finance reform?...
In Holmes v. FEC, my organization, the Center for Competitive Politics, represents plaintiffs who are challenging the timing of contribution limits in federal races, but not the limits themselves.Source: Daily Media Links 4/11: Neil Gorsuch Is Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice, Challenge to FEC on Disclosure Continues in New Lawsuit, and more…...
