Elections officials also said the election was marred by falsified signatures, blank ballots that consultants could complete and disappearing documents. RALEIGH, N.C.Source: North Carolina poll workers tallied results early...
California’s campaign watchdog agency is sounding an alarm that local prosecutors have failed to file charges in dozens of cases where officials have allegedly used public funds for political purposes.Source: California watchdog agency says it needs more power to go after misuse of public funds...
Thoughts on the invisible primary and links to the movements during the day that was...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has punted on a resolution that would have created a task force to reduce the role of corporate political action committees (PACs) in party fundraising. At a general meeting of DNC members in Washington, D.C.Source: DNC punts on measure to reduce role of corporate PAC money...
These days, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regularly scoffs at Democrats’ sweeping anti-corruption bill to set up more transparency around money in politics, and promote expanded voting rights. But 46 years ago, he praised many of the ideas that the bill, known as HR 1, contains.Source: Mitch McConnell’s dark secret: he used to support campaign finance reform...
The Supreme Court said Friday that it would take up a case this term to decide whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The justices will hear the case in April.Source: Supreme Court agrees to take up 2020 census case...
More than a month into the new Congress, there is still no United States Representative from North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District. A state hearing on Monday should finally bring some clarity to one of the most bizarre election scandals in recent memory.Source: North Carolina’s election fraud scandal is heading toward a dramatic resolution...
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a rally to launch her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S., February 9, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File PhotoSource: Democrats Swear off Big Money, but Will It Hurt Their 2020 White House Chances?...
Democrats pushing election ‘reform’ fail to take into account that political-action committees are funded by individual donors.Source: PACs Represent People, Too...
Tuesday evening the Committee to Defend the President (CDP) filed a motion in a D.C. federal court seeking to supplement the complaint it had filed against the Federal Election Committee (FEC) in April 2018.Source: FEC Refuses To Probe Alleged $84 Million Clinton Campaign Laundering...
