Imagine this year’s ballot with no Utah candidates listed as Republicans. Or, alternatively, the ballot listing only those Republicans who gathered signatures, while others who went through the GOP convention are shut out.Source: No Republican candidates on the Utah ballot this year? It’s a possibility after planned fix falters....
Deep in the heart of conservative Texas lies its liberal capital of Austin — a city jokingly referred to as “a blueberry in the tomato soup of Texas.” Given its left-leaning politics, it might seem strange that of Austin’s six congressional representatives, five are Republican.Source: How Texas Republicans’ gerrymandering could backfire in 2018...
Irvine Councilwoman Melissa Fox is the latest Orange County politician to exploit a rarely used fundraising account to shelter large campaign donations – in her case a $10,000 contribution from a liberal political action committee. But Fox isn’t alone.Source: Politicians use a once obscure committee to cloak campaign money...
A federal district court judge ruled the other day that it's constitutional for Montana to ban political robocalls, even though political consultants who had sued the state claimed their right to free speech had been violated.U.S.Source: California has strict rules for political robocalls — and they're routinely ignored...
Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign agreed to pay a $14,500 fine to the Federal Election Commission last month after the agency ruled the independent’s 2016 presidential campaign had accepted an illegal contribution from the Australian Labor Party.Source: Bernie Sanders Campaign Pays Fine Over ‘Illegal’ Contribution From Foreign Political Party...
A handful of provisions tucked into a pair of must-pass bills under consideration in Congress this month could reshape the financing of political campaigns and give further cover to donors who want to keep their contributions private.Source: Provisions attached to budget bills could reshape campaign finance laws...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — At the Sacramento County Registrar's office Wednesday, election officials were preparing staffers for California's June primary. "We have an IT team in our office, that is embedded in our office," said Jill LaVine, Sacramento County's registrar of voters.Source: NorCal county registrars say hacking won't happen here...
One of the most important if underreported reform movements spreading among the states in recent years has been automatic voter registration (AVR) initiatives.Source: New California Law Automatically Preregisters 16-Year-Olds to Vote When They Get Their Licenses...
WICHITA, Kan.Source: Kansas voting rights trial has national implications...
Source: Americans are smart enough to handle free speech at ballot box...
