21 Oct

"Advisory Opinion Request 2022-21 (DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray) The Commission discussed four draft advisory opinions in response to a request from the DSCC, Bennet for Colorado, and People for Patty Murray, and approved the fourth draft. The requestors asked whether DSCC may use its Legal Proceedings Account established under 52 U.S.C. § 30116(a)(9)(C) to pay for two types of...

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19 Oct

Three weeks out from a midterm election that is beginning to look more and more like a big victory for Republicans, Democrats are starting to play the blame game.    Former President Obama stepped into the spotlight over the weekend by warning fellow Democrats and progressives not to be a “buzzkill” by constantly scolding people…Source: Democrats ready for midterm blame...

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17 Oct

The COVID-19 pandemic turned absentee voting into an essential part of the 2020 elections, with more than 39 million Americans choosing to cast their ballots by mail. States have been reckoning with the consequences ever since. Former President Trump’s unfounded claims of fraud in his loss to President Biden included suggestions that absentee voting was…Source: Mail-in voting changes could play...

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17 Oct

Proponents of the recall against Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, which missed the ballot by 46,000 signatures, are now suing the registrar claiming that the signatures were thrown out under improper invalidation methods.Source: California: Recall Supporters file suit against Registrar seeking to put Los Angeles District Attorney recall on the ballot....

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