Audrey Perry Martin, Author at Legally Political

04 Jan

California and Los Angeles County to Remove 1.5 Million Inactive Voters from Voter Rolls – Settle Judicial Watch Federal Lawsuit

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it signed a settlement agreement with the State of California and County of Los Angeles under which they will begin the process of removing from their voter registration rolls as many as 1.Source: California and Los Angeles County to Remove 1.5 Million Inactive Voters from Voter Rolls – Settle Judicial Watch Federal...

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02 Jan

Sen. Elizabeth Warren forms exploratory committee for 2020 presidential run

WASHINGTON – Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a presidential run, making her the highest profile Democrat to formally move toward a bid for the White House in 2020. Warren has long been viewed as a potential 2020 candidate.Source: Sen. Elizabeth Warren forms exploratory committee for 2020 presidential run...

17:09 / 2020 / Campaign Finance / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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02 Jan

Congress unlikely to stop super PACs from hiding donors

House Democrats are planning a major ethics and campaign-finance reform push in early 2019, but lawmakers appear unlikely to halt a growing trend among big-money groups of hiding their donors.Source: Congress unlikely to stop super PACs from hiding donors...

17:09 / Campaign Finance / super pac / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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02 Jan

Federal Election Law “Gotcha!”

Rather than jump into the media-led free-for-all clamoring for President Trump to be indicted or impeached (or both) based on the latest court filing by Special Counsel Mueller or the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York, let’s step back for just a moment.Source: Federal Election Law “Gotcha!”...

17:09 / Campaign Finance / FEC / Trump / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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02 Jan

By the numbers: a 2018 money-in-politics index

The Center for Public Integrity’s reporters crunched a lot of numbers during 2018 — a year that distinguished itself for record election spending and extreme political turbulence. 2: Number of donors to Texas Forever, a secretive Democratic super PAC that spent $2.Source: By the numbers: a 2018 money-in-politics index...

00:39 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / FEC / vblog / y class / Audrey Perry Martin

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01 Jan

Changes may be ahead for criticized Georgia election system

During the midterm race, Democrat Stacey Abrams accused Republican Brian Kemp of suppressing minority votes and mismanaging the election as secretary of state.Source: Changes may be ahead for criticized Georgia election system...

19:09 / election / election administration / Election Law / states / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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29 Dec

New Jersey is the latest battleground in national redistricting fight

When the Democrats who control New Jersey’s legislature attempted to fast track a constitutional amendment to change the way the state draws its legislative districts, a cry went up from the party’s liberal base.Source: New Jersey is the latest battleground in national redistricting fight...

01:17 / Redistricting / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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23 Dec

California’s 2020 shadow sparks New Hampshire fears

Bill Gardner, guardian of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, says he won’t set early state’s date until late next year.Source: California’s 2020 shadow sparks New Hampshire fears...

23:11 / 2020 / absentee / ballot access / California / presidential primary / primaries / vblog / y class / Audrey Perry Martin

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22 Dec

Justices release February argument calendar

The Supreme Court released the calendar for its February sitting today.Source: Justices release February argument calendar...

05:06 / 2020 / Census / Redistricting / supreme court / vblog / y class / Audrey Perry Martin

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20 Dec

Population boom could remake 2020 map

MIAMI — A handful of presidential battleground states experienced a population explosion over the past year, altering the landscape in at least three key states that stand to play a pivotal role in the 2020 election.Source: Population boom could remake 2020 map...

08:57 / 2020 / Census / vblog / Audrey Perry Martin

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