30 Jun

The “Elections Transparency Act” — a name that does not come close to describing this massive proposal that would dramatically change New Jersey’s campaign finance system — stalled ahead of votes in the full Senate and Assembly after making rapid progress through committees over the last week. It was introduced just two weeks ago.Source: Legislature taps the brakes on massive campaign...

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19 Jun

With political power on the line, state redistricting commissions have been held up by voter advocates as a way to get congressional districts that are more reflective of the communities that live in them.Source: A fair maps success story or 'multi-layered stages of Dante's Hell'? Where redistricting commissions worked -- and didn't work -- this cycle....

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18 Jun

A group of state lawmakers is raising red flags about the number of ballots rejected in the special U.S. House primary. Ballots are still being tallied but, so far, about 4% of the roughly 155,000 ballots received statewide have been rejected.Source: About 1 in 8 rural Alaska ballots have been rejected in special primary, raising red flags with lawmakers....

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