17 Sep

Bradley Smith is chairman of the Institute for Free Speech, a former Republican chairman of the Federal Election Commission, and a visiting fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University.Source: Is attempting to sway Susan Collins’s vote breaking the law? It’s hard to tell....

04:19 / Brad Smith / bribery / Campaign Finance / Election Law / Ethics / supreme court / vblog / y class
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13 Sep

A federal appeals court in California ruled Tuesday that a charitable group backed by the Koch network must disclose its donors to the state attorney general, setting up a potential legal challenge that could make its way to the Supreme Court. A three-member panel of the U.S.Source: Koch-backed charity must reveal donor list to California state officials, appeals court rules...

02:50 / California / Campaign Finance / dark money / disclosure / First Amendment / vblog
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12 Sep

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.Source: Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election...

22:15 / election integrity / russia / Trump / vblog / voter fraud
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12 Sep

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has agreed to restore the voting rights of convicted felons serving time in county jails. The bill that Brown announced signing Wednesday also reinstates the voting eligibility of felons on probation or under community supervision beginning next year.Source: Gov. Brown Signs Bill Allowing Felons To Vote In Jail...

19:55 / California / Election Law / felon voting / vblog / voting right
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12 Sep

WASHINGTON – Just 15 groups account for three-quarters of the anonymous cash flowing into federal elections since the Supreme Court paved the way for corporate and union money in candidate races eight years ago, according to a new report provided first to USA TODAY.Source: Exclusive: Three-quarters of the secret money in recent elections came from 15 groups...

14:50 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / dark money / vblog / y class
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11 Sep

SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Mia Love has informed the Federal Election Commission that she will return or redirect hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds that she raised for a primary election that didn't happen.Source: Rep. Mia Love to return, redesignate $380K raised for primary election...

18:50 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / FEC / primaries / states / Utah / vblog
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