On October 25, the opponents of the California legislature’s size filed this brief in the Ninth Circuit. The case is Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla, 18-17458.Source: Brief Filed in California Case on Size of Legislative Districts...
(Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images) Former “dark money” giant Americans for Job Security has walked out from the shadows, disclosing its donors last week following years of complaints and lawsuits filed by ethics watchdogs.Source: GOP heavy hitters, Trump cabinet members revealed as donors to anti-Obama ‘dark money’ group...
Biden had previously said he wouldn't take support from outside funding groups, but the campaign points to an array of resources now aimed at defeating him.Source: Biden campaign softens its position on accepting super PAC support...
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On October 23, the California Secretary of State said that a proposed initiative is now free to start circulating. It would provide that all state and local initiative, referendum, and recall petitions would be on-line at the Secretary of State’s web page.Source: Proposed California Initiative, Providing for On-Line Petitioning, Begins to Circulate...
One of my colleagues on the Federal Election Commission has been having a field day. This year’s chair, Ellen Weintraub, has attracted considerable attention thanks to the FEC’s important role in regulating and enforcing federal campaign finance law, which is a hot topic right now.Source: How My FEC Colleague Is Damaging the Agency and Misleading the Public...
US President Donald Trump and RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Democrats are growing weary of the formidable fundraising machine at President Donald Trump’s disposal.Source: RNC continues to dwarf DNC in fundraising...
The U.S. Supreme Court has docketed Colorado Department of State v Baca, one of the two pending lawsuits over whether presidential electors are free to vote for anyone who meets the constitutional qualifications. It is case 19-518. The cert petition was filed by the state last week.Source: U.S. Supreme Court Dockets the Colorado “Faithless Electors” Case...
A BuzzFeed News examination found that in the first half of October, the social network has canned more than 160 ads from Biden, Warren, Sanders, Steyer, and Trump for breaking rules around profanity and fake buttons.Source: Facebook Said Politicians Can Lie In Ads. It's Taking Down Ads From Warren, Biden, And Trump For Other Reasons....
Source: Tracking The Money Race Behind The Presidential Campaign | WAMU...
