14 Mar

A new bill introduced in California by Assemblyman James Gallagher, R - Yuba City, would increase transparency into campaign finance records at the local level by requiring local election officials to post campaign finance records online within 48 hours of filing deadlines.Source: MapLight President Testifies in Favor of Bill to Increase Local Campaign Finance Transparency...

20:02 / California / Campaign Finance / disclosure / vblog
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14 Mar

Ever since their drubbing in California’s congressional races in the fall, national Republicans have raised questions about a new state law that allows campaigns to collect mail ballots directly from voters, suggesting such “harvesting” could lead to fraud.Source: ‘We got our clocks cleaned’: GOP quietly works to expand ballot harvesting in California while criticizing Democrats for the practice...

19:02 / absentee / California / vblog
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14 Mar

The House Democratic majority is fragile. The National Republican Congressional Committee recently released its list of 55 targeted districts — many of which are districts Democrats flipped from red to blue in 2018. Republicans are sure to spend a lot of money trying to win them back.Source: Some House Democrats who took a “no corporate PAC” pledge are already getting...

02:52 / 2020 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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