04
Mar
Cert. Denied in Utah Republican Party v. Cox
Order here in case challenging the state’s candidate-selection process. Prior coverage here and here.Source: Cert. Denied in Utah Republican Party v. Cox...
04
Mar
Hiding in Plain Sight: PAC-Connected Activists Set Up ‘Local News’ Outlets
Some stories practically write themselves, the details simple and clear. This investigation, spurred by a reader’s tip, was no such story.Source: Hiding in Plain Sight: PAC-Connected Activists Set Up ‘Local News’ Outlets...
04
Mar
Bad ballot design changed Florida’s 2018 election. Why does this keep happening?
Michele Myers did a double take. Pen down, having finished marking her nine-page ballot, she skimmed the printed list of candidates she planned to vote for. All had been checked off — except for the U.S. House and Senate.Source: Bad ballot design changed Florida’s 2018 election. Why does this keep happening?...
04
Mar
After Years of New Voting Restrictions, Momentum Swings the Other Way
Voting is not mandatory in the United States, as it is in Australia. But does that mean that American citizens who have the right to vote in elections also have the right not to vote?Source: After Years of New Voting Restrictions, Momentum Swings the Other Way...
04
Mar
AOC’s chief of staff ran $1M slush fund by diverting campaign cash to his own companies
Two political action committees founded by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s top aide funneled over $1 million in political donations into two of his own private companies, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Election Committee on Monday.Source: AOC’s chief of staff ran $1M slush fund by diverting campaign cash to his own companies...
03
Mar
Mitch McConnell On NC Ballot Harvesting: Why Is It Legal In California?
Three years ago, former California governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed a bill allowing anyone to pick up a voter’s absentee mail ballot. Neal Kelley, who's with Orange County’s registrar of voters, said the law dramatically changed the November 2018 election.Source: Mitch McConnell On NC Ballot Harvesting: Why Is It Legal In California?...
02
Mar
The Latest Bombshell: How Dark Money From Hostile States Has Entered Our Elections
In a time of deafening media noise, momentous revelations slip through unnoticed, none more explosive than a recent report under the venerable Atlantic Council's auspices. The subject concerns foreign dark money insidiously influencing our elections. And it's a rock-hard stick of dynamite.Source: The Latest Bombshell: How Dark Money From Hostile States Has Entered Our Elections...
28
Feb
Opinion: Time for Democrats to abandon myth about Citizens United
My fellow Democratic politicians like to campaign on overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which allowed corporations to spend unlimited sums advocating for candidates.Source: Opinion: Time for Democrats to abandon myth about Citizens United...
26
Feb
As States Move to Regulate Digital Ads, Consultants Warn of Unintended Consequences
To subscribe to the monthly C&E email newsletter and event announcements click here. As lawmakers across the country move to regulate online advertising at the state level, strategists are increasingly concerned about the impact such laws will have on digital advertising campaigns.Source: As States Move to Regulate Digital Ads, Consultants Warn of Unintended Consequences...
26
Feb
Disclosure Laws Will Hurt Minority Views
California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman is calling for a boycott of In-N-Out burger because, horror of horrors, the company donates to Republicans. No discussion of whether In-N-Out burger is good or bad for the state.Source: Disclosure Laws Will Hurt Minority Views...