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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12 Mar

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...

23:57 / Gerrymandering / supreme court / vblog / yclass
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12 Mar

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...

05:19 / 2016 election / Campaign Finance / FEC / vblog
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11 Mar

The House on Friday approved a sweeping measure that would, among many others things, expand voters' access to the polls. But Senate Republican leaders say that chamber will not take up the bill, calling it a power grab. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.Source: Exaggerating Voting Issues May Juice A Base — But It Also 'Undermines Our Democracy'...

04:09 / election administration / vblog / voter fraud / y class
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11 Mar

The U.S. Supreme Court ended Monday five years of legal battles by the Utah Republican Party to quash a 2014 election law that allows candidates to qualify for the ballot by collecting signatures and/or through the caucus-convention system.Source: Long legal battles over Utah election law end as U.S. Supreme Court refuses to accept GOP appeal...

04:09 / Elections / parties / supreme court / Utah / vblog / yclass
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