Voters in more than a dozen states will vote on ballot questions next Tuesday to enact stringent laws on campaign finance and other government ethics issues affecting state and local lawmakers. The surge in ballot questions comes as national Democrats are embracing ethics reform issues.Source: Voters Could Clamp Down On Ethics, Campaign Finance At The Ballot Box...
In the past week, reports of foreign interference in American elections have reached what appears to be a crescendo, with multiple reports about foreign influence operations and targeting of our election infrastructure as well as federal and state efforts to push back.Source: How to Make the Midterms Secure...
We’re now in the final week of voting in one of the most consequential elections in years. So it’s even more important to cast an informed ballot – and to make sure it gets counted.Source: Everything you need to know about voting, but were never told...
Grace is the Center's Gender and Race Researcher and studies the intersection of gender and race of federal candidates and how it affects campaign fundraising, among other things.Source: Democratic women outraise men among female donors — another record-breaking first...
Drawing on her years of military experience, Maureen Heard was careful to follow all the rules when she filled out an absentee ballot in 2016.Source: Rejection of mail-in ballots raises alarm ahead of election...
Voters are reporting odd problems on both the Republican and Democratic side of straight-party voting in Texas. Mickey Blake was one of the voters in those early voting lines in Houston earlier this week.Source: Texas voting machines changing some straight-party selectionsTags: 2018, election administration, vblog...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has quietly reserved more than $30 million in television advertising for Democratic candidates in swing districts in the two weeks before next month’s midterm elections.Source: Bloomberg quietly spends millions in TV adsTags: campaign finance 2018, vblog...
CINCINNATI — As the 2018 midterm campaign enters its final full week, House Republicans are rushing to fortify their defenses in conservative-leaning districts they thought were secure, pouring millions of dollars into a last-minute bid to build a new firewall against Democrats.Source: Republicans Rushing to Save House Seats From Onslaught of Democratic Money...
On October 24, Public Policy Institute of California released a poll taken in California. It shows that 61% of voters desire that a new major party come into existence. See the entire poll here. That finding is on page five. Thanks to Independent Voter News for the link.Source: Poll Shows 61% of California Voters Want a New Major Party...
A couple weeks have now passed since Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first day on the Supreme Court. After a tumultuous confirmation process, Kavanaugh was voted onto the Court by the Senate on Oct. 6, and he started his lifetime term on Oct. 9. During the weeks leading up to Oct.Source: Only a fraction of ‘dark money’ spending on Kavanaugh disclosed...
