On August 31, the Colorado Republican Party filed this amicus curiae brief in the Tenth Circuit in Baca v Williams, 18-1173.Source: Colorado Republican Party Files Amicus in “Faithless Electors” Case...
The general election campaign season starts in earnest after Labor Day. For the next two months, state legislators who are running for re-election should be found speaking in public, or holding public meetings.Source: Now is the Time for Contacting State Legislators About 2019 Bills...
California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman is calling for a boycott of In-N-Out Burger after the Irvine-based fast-food chain this week donated $25,000 to help Republicans this November.Source: ‘Stop eating In-N-Out like yesterday.’ California Democrats call for boycott...
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a grand jury must be convened to investigate whether Secretary of State Kris Kobach intentionally botched voter registration in the state in the 2016 elections.Source: A grand jury will investigate whether Kris Kobach intentionally botched voter registration in 2016...
Donald Trump’s critics say his defense of hush payments to women who claim to have had sex with him betrays a misunderstanding of campaign finance law. If so, it is hard to see how the president could have “knowingly and willfully” violated the law, as required for a criminal conviction.Source: Campaign-finance laws are hopelessly confusing when it comes to hush...
Bruce Cain and I are very happy with the two panels we’ve put together for this year’s annual meeting on behalf of the Law and Political Process Study Group: California Election Reform: Has It Improved Representation and Participation? Fri, August 31, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Marriott, OrleansSessiSource: APSA Panels from Law and Political Process Study Group on California Election Reform and...
White House counsel Donald McGahn, who has led the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the judiciary while confronting turmoil in the West Wing surrounding the ongoing special counsel probe, will leave his post in the coming weeks, President Trump announced Wednesday.Source: Trump says White House Counsel Donald McGahn will leave his job in the fall...
Since Sen. John McCain’s passing Sunday, many are reflecting on the legacies of his decorated careers as a Navy officer and politician. McCain served as a Republican senator for Arizona for over 30 years.Source: The legacy and impact of McCain-Feingold...
Bradley Smith on Michael Cohen's Plea Deal and Campaign Finance LawsFormer Federal Elections Commission Chair Bradley Smith talked about his op-ed in the Washington Post that questions if payments made to women by President Trump’s attorney are in violation of campaign finance laws. He spoke via video link from Columbus, Ohio. Source: Washington Journal...
Brendan Quinn is OpenSecrets outreach and social media manager. He spends most of his time playing with election forecasts, that is, when there isn't a dog around to distract him.Source: August 28th primary results: In most cases, leading fundraisers also lead the vote count...
