The Campaign Finance Institute is pleased to release a groundbreaking new tool, “CFI’s Historical Database of State Campaign Finance Laws”. The database covers all of the states’ campaign finance laws every two years since 1996.Source: INTRODUCING CFI’S GROUNDBREAKING DATABASE OF STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS...
A Texas woman on supervised release from a tax-fraud conviction will lose her freedom once again—this time for casting an illegal ballot in the 2016 election.Source: Texas Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for Casting an Illegal Ballot in 2016 Election...
Source: Commentary: Democrats allow GOP to game top-two primary...
For both Republicans and Democrats, the top reason to belong to a party is a belief that its policies will benefit the country. But sizable majorities in both parties cite the other party’s harmful policies as a major factor, according to a new national survey.Source: Why do people belong to a party? Negative views of the opposing party are a...
Following the 2000 presidential election, our electoral system suffered from a crisis of confidence. The fight over hanging chads in the handling of votes in Florida and a historic Supreme Court case led many Americans to question the cornerstone of our democracy: voting.Source: An important first step to protect our elections...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in a tweet Wednesday linked the Trump administration’s controversial push to add a citizenship question to the Census to an approach to drawing districts that would boost Republican power. Latest absurd freak out is over #census2020 citizenship question.Source: Rubio Tweet Links Census Citizenship Question To Redistricting...
WASHINGTON — For the second time this term, the Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday about whether voting maps can be so distorted by politics that they violate the Constitution.Source: Supreme Court Again Weighs Voting Maps Warped by Politics...
As many as 30 Trump administration appointees may be in violation of ethics guidelines intended to prevent officials from working in agencies they once lobbied, a government watchdog said Monday.Source: Watchdog group files ethics complaints against lobbyists joining Trump administration...
On Sunday, adult film actress Stephanie Clifford's interview with 60 Minutes didn't just focus on her alleged affair with Trump. It also got into the nitty-gritty details surrounding the famous $130,000 nondisclosure agreement supposedly meant to keep her silent.Source: Who Is Trevor Potter? Stormy Daniels' NDA Could Get Trump Into Legal Trouble, According To Him...
As the midterm congressional elections unfold, candidates are also running in 36 states for governor and competing for more than 6,000 state legislative seats.Source: Feds prohibit candidates from commenting on Trump, despite constitutional questions...
