At the upcoming September 7 meeting of the Nevada Republican Party state central committee, the party will consider a series of resolutions to forgo a presidential preference vote at precinct caucuses next February.Source: Nevada Republicans to Consider Resolution to Skip 2020 Caucuses for Allocating Delegates...
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images) An email from President Donald Trump’s campaign on July 31 gave supporters reason to believe their political contributions would go further than they might otherwise think.“There has NEVER been a more important time for YOU to step up,” the campaign wrote.Source: Campaigns say they’ll match political contributions. It’s not clear how they would do that....
The U.S. Constitution lays out the few requirements for serving as president of the United States: One must be at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen of the United States, and a resident of the country for at least 14 years. That’s it.Source: Editorial: Ill-considered stunt by California...
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced Wednesday that it is seeking public comments on a rule-making petition that would define "valuable information" as an official campaign contribution that must be regulated.Source: FEC considers making "valuable information" a campaign contribution...
Federal government agencies are investigating alleged campaign finance misconduct by Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's former chief of staff, who abruptly resigned on Friday, according to the New York Post.Source: Former AOC chief of staff under investigation for alleged campaign finance misconduct...
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Center and Responsive Politics and the Campaign Legal Center have filed a petition with the Federal Election Commission to require full, transparent financial reporting of the millions of dollars that pass through national political parties’ special-purpose bankSource: CRP, Campaign Legal Center file petition to illuminate party ‘cromnibus’ accounts...
It’s silly season in Sacramento. Judging himself wiser than Gov. Jerry Brown on matters of law and presidential politics, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 27.Source: Bored governor signs silly bill; Film at 11...
President Trump will be ineligible for California’s primary ballot next year unless he discloses his tax returns under a state law that immediately took effect Tuesday, an unprecedented mandate that is almost certain to spark a high-profile court fight and might encourage other states to adopt theSource: Trump’s tax returns required under new California election law...
The Federal Election Commission has kicked the can on a request from former Georgia congressman Tom Price to use nearly nearly $1.8 million in leftover campaign money to start a nonprofit think tank centered around the topics of health care and the federal budget.Source: The Jolt: FEC delays ruling on Tom Price effort to set up think tank...
On July 29, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Davis v Guam, 17-15719. The issue was whether Guam could hold a plebiscite and limit the voting to individuals who are descendants of people who were living in Guam in 1898, the year control passed from Spain to the United States.Source: Ninth Circuit Agrees with U.S. District Court that Guam...
