On Friday, a North Carolina state court judge struck down North Carolina's voter ID constitutional amendment, which passed in November with over 55% approval by the state's voters. The judge's rationale was particularly strange and troubling:Source: Judge Strikes Down NC Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Passed by Voters...
Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday escalated her presidential campaign’s battle against big money in politics, announcing that her bid for the Democratic nomination will forgo traditional fund-raising methods meant to cultivate a candidate’s relationships with the wealthy.Source: Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors...
skip to main content US Supreme Court Won't Take Challenge To Montana Campaign Finance Law By • Feb 19, 2019 Tags: TweetShareGoogle+Email Related ContentSource: US Supreme Court Won't Take Challenge To Montana Campaign Finance Law...
Automatic voter registration is one step closer to becoming a reality for New Mexico residents after a bill was approved by state lawmakers this week, despite multiple Republican attempts to amend the proposal.Source: Automatic Voter Registration Moves Closer to Reality in Another State, Despite Repeated Republican Opposition...
The 2018 election left California Republicans in dismal shape, with no statewide officeholders, just seven of 53 U.S. House seats, less than a quarter of all state legislative seats and third-place status in voter registration behind independents and Democrats.Source: California GOP gathers to chart a course after 2018 defeats...
Yesterday was an emotional hearing of the North Carolina election board that generated a fair result, a new election for North Carolina’s ninth Congressional District as a result of ballot harvesting.Source: Ballot Harvesting Is Terrible; Will the Democrats Agree When It Benefits Them?...
PHOENIX – Republican candidate Martha McSally beat Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in last year’s election to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat. At least McSally won on election night.Source: Illegal Ballot Harvesting a Looming Issue in Arizona...
Raymond joined CRP as a reporting intern in January 2019. He graduated from Duquesne University with a B.A. in political science in December 2018.Source: Liberal super PAC Priorities USA announces $100 million plan for 2020 presidential election...
Anna first joined the Center for Responsive Politics in September 2015.Source: State of Money in Politics: Billion-dollar ‘dark money’ spending is just the tip of the iceberg...
A former Republican congressional candidate and major 2018 GOP donor has been indicted for using a super PAC to funnel more than $1 million in contributions to himself. Rhode Island political consultant Russell Taub was charged last week by the U.S.Source: GOP donor Russell Taub indicted for paying himself $1 million through ‘scam PAC’...
