14 Apr

The Iowa Senate gave final approval Thursday to contentious legislation that will require voters to show government-issued identification at the polls and will reduce the time period for early voting. "This change goes hand in hand with a voter suppression bill," Bisignano said. The legislation makes sweeping changes to Iowa's elections laws that Republicans say are needed to ensure the...

04:42 / Voter ID
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14 Apr

In January, less than a week into his presidency, Trump told lawmakers that between 3 million and 5 million illegal votes caused him to lose the popular vote — though not the election itself — to Democrat Hillary Clinton. He told senators a tale about ineligible voters being bussed into New Hampshire from Massachusetts. Trump then tapped Vice President Mike...

04:38 / voter fraud
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12 Apr

WASHINGTON — At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump told those gathered that he supported the “right to worship according to our own beliefs.” For many Catholics there Feb.Source: Pulpit Politics: Will Trump’s plan for religious freedom make churches the next SuperPACs?...

22:10 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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12 Apr

Last week the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection division demanded that Twitter reveal the identity of the person behind an account that has been criticizing the Trump administration. The agency had no authority to issue such a demand, and quickly retracted it. But you could not have scripted a better incident to confirm the worst fears of Trump administration critics about...

19:28 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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12 Apr

The California Assembly Elections & Redistricting Committee will hear AB 84 on April 26, Wednesday. The bill moves the primary for all office, in presidential years, from June to early March. The author, Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco), is Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore.Source: Hearing Set for California Bill to Move Primary for All Office to Early March, in Presidential...

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