Anaheim elected officials and workers will be barred from lobbying the city for two years after they leave their jobs under a new “sunshine ordinance,” the strictest restriction on government lobbying in Orange County.Source: Anaheim City Council passes county’s toughest restrictions on lobbying...
The people behind California’s latest effort to leave the United States are confident this time and are preparing to fan out across the Golden State to collect signatures for a 2018 ballot initiative.Source: ‘Calexit’ backers confident about latest plan to leave the United States...
The Republican National Committee counsel's office asked employees to preserve all documents regarding the 2016 presidential election. The memo stresses that the RNC has not been contacted in any of the investigations into possible ties between President Trump's campaign or allies and Russia.Source: RNC tells staff not to delete or alter any documents related to 2016 campaign...
One misleading New York Times story. For the Left and their media allies, that’s all it takes for Donald Trump Jr. to become Public Enemy No. 1. The headlines have ranged from the wildly inaccurate (“Trump Jr. Meeting Broke Campaign Finance Laws”) to the downright insane (“Trump Jr.Source: Donald Trump Jr. Faces Nonsensical Attacks...
A watchdog commission appointed by Democrats opted Thursday to lift the limits on donations to officials targeted by recalls — just as a Democratic state senator is facing one.Source: Watchdog panel goes against recommendation to allow larger contributions to Democratic senator facing recall election...
In the wake of last November’s supersized ballot, which sparked the most expensive ballot measure election in California history, the political arena where initiatives are crafted has been in the midst of a summer of stagnation.Source: Political Road Map: There's something missing so far from California's statewide ballot for 2018...
It’s a persistent problem in U.S. politics: many voters don’t have a meaningful impact on elections. This leads to disengaged voters and unaccountable elected officials, mutually reinforcing ills that erode democracy. The rise of partisan gerrymandering has exacerbated the problem.Source: The way out of partisan gerrymandering...
The new national registration totals for the United States, in the 32 jurisdictions in which the voter registration form asks the applicant to choose a party, are: Democratic 44,706,349 (40.30%) Republican 32,807,417 (29.57%) independent & misc. 30,818,334 (27.78%) Libertarian 511,277 (.Source: New Registration Data for the United States...
Ronald Miller was a write-in candidate for the Taylor, Michigan School District in November 2016. Shortly after the election, he checked the election returns in each precinct and learned that he had won one of the seats.Source: Michigan Write-in Candidate Wins Court Decision that He Really Won Last November’s Election...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - First the Democrat-controlled legislature changes the law to protect Senator Josh Newman from a recall election his constituents are calling for.Source: Sen. Jim Brulte (Ret.) Statement on FPPC Recall Contribution Limits...
