The California Senate Elections Committee will hear SB 505 on Tuesday morning, April 2. This is the bill that sets out detailed rules on how candidates get on presidential primary ballots.Source: California Senate Elections Committee Sets Hearing Date for Bill on Presidential Primary Ballot Access...
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...
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...
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...
On Friday, the House passed a voting rights bill aimed at ending corruption in politics. H.R.Source: The Democrats' Voting Rights Bill Could End Partisan Gerrymandering. Republicans Won't Let That Happen....
Gov. Larry Hogan has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to back up the claims of Maryland residents who argue the state’s 6th Congressional District was unconstitutionally gerrymandered.Source: Gov. Hogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger weigh in on Maryland redistricting case before U.S. Supreme Court...
Sports fans love to hate the referees. Seen through the rose-colored glasses of fandom, the refs always make terrible calls, miss obvious fouls, and purposefully slant outcomes against your team. So, too, in politics.Source: Changing the campaign refs is the wrong call for democracy...
THE MID-TERM elections in Florida featured some momentous races, including razor’s-edge counts in the Senate and governor’s contests.Source: Why the restoration of felons’ voting rights in Florida is a big deal...
The Federal Election Commission has hit Right to Rise USA, the super-PAC that backed Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential bid, with a record fine for accepting a seven-figure donation from a company owned by Chinese nationals who were in business with Bush’s brother, Neil, according to FEC documents obtSource: Election Watchdog Hits Jeb Bush’s Super-PAC With Massive Fine for Taking Money...
California government auditors will begin accepting applications in June from citizens who would like to help redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps, a task with enormous political consequences.Source: California's independent redistricting rules could offer some hope for Republicans...
