Joaquin Castro’s irresponsible doxing remind us: Politicians should not have access to the names, addresses, and employers of their political opponents. In deciding to tweet out the names and occupations of max-level donors to the Trump campaign, Representative Joaquin Castro (D.Source: We Need Donor-Privacy Legislation Now...
(CN) – The First Amendment doesn’t prevent Montana from requiring a gun-rights group to register as a political action committee before mailing fliers to voters that detail candidates’ positions on the Second Amendment, the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday. National Association for Gun Rights Inc.Source: Gun Rights Group’s Challenge of Montana Electioneering Mandate Rejected...
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro tweeted out the names and employers of 44 Trump donors living in San Antonio on Tuesday. “Sad to see so many San Antonians as 2019 maximum donors to Donald Trump,” he added.Source: Shaming of Trump donors shows danger of liberal campaign finance rules...
Law professor Vikram Amar writes here on Verdict that the California law requiring presidential candidates to reveal the last five years of their federal income tax returns does not violate the U.S. Constitution.Source: Law Professor Vikram Amar Says California Tax Returns-Ballot Bill Does Not Violate U.S. Constitution...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican governor on Friday asked the state's high court to rule on whether convicted felons must pay all fines and fees before getting their voting rights restored in a move that competes with ongoing litigation in federal court on that same question. Gov.Source: Florida governor asks high court to rule on felon voting...
Six California residents who were erroneously added onto the voter rolls voted in last year’s midterms, the Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Friday afternoon following a months-long investigation.Source: Six Californians who shouldn’t have been registered voted last year due to ‘DMV errors’...
California’s ambitious effort to automate voter registration at Department of Motor Vehicle offices produced almost 84,000 duplicate records and more than twice that number with political party mistakes, according to an audit released Friday by state officials.Source: Nearly 84,000 duplicate voter records found in audit of California’s ‘Motor Voter’ system...
California investigators released a 113-page report Friday afternoon highlighting a range of issues with the state’s efforts to automatically register people to vote when they visit the Department of Motor Vehicles.Source: Are you confused by California DMV voter registration? You’re not alone, report finds...
Those who still want to see President Donald Trump’s income tax returns may be feeling awfully good about a new California law that requires presidential candidates to release their tax records in order to have their name appear on a primary ballot in the Golden State.Source: California tax-return law sets dangerous precedent (Editorial)...
Now that the 2020 Democratic presidential primary calendar is all but complete, one can begin to assess which states are definitively eligible for bonus delegates.Source: An Early and Tentative Look at Democratic Bonus Delegates for 2020...
