Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them.Source: Time for GOP panic? Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win....
A deadlock by the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Public Citizen’s request that the agency close a loophole of its own making that allows federal contractors to make campaign contributions through subsidiaries means the loophole remains. The 3-3 vote came Tuesday evening.Source: “FEC Refuses to Close the ‘Chevron’ Loophole in the Ban Against Campaign Contributions From Government Contractors”...
It’s unlikely to happen, but voters could elect two different congressmen to fill John Boehner’s vacated seat in the March primary. That’s because Ohio Gov. John Kasich has chosen to conduct the primary for Boehner’s unfinished 6-month term and the two-year term on the same date.Source: “Boehner resignation leads to election oddity”...
↓ Post navigation ← “2016’s ‘Missing Voters’ Can Be Found with Automatic Voter Registration” “How the Timing of Elections Shapes Turnout, Election Outcomes, and Public Policy” → An extensive 17-page concurring statement, which begins: On JulySource: Interesting Statement from FEC Commissioner Goodman on Role of Press in Presidential Debates...
After serving eight terms in Congress, Tom Coleman got used to asking people to vote for him. This Election Day, though, Coleman camped out in front of a Virginia precinct asking for signatures on behalf of another candidate.Source: Presidential Campaigns Use Virginia Elections as Opportunity to Qualify for 2016 Primary...
WASHINGTON -- A request to relax limits on coordination between candidates and super PACs left the Federal Election Commission divided and, at times, confused at a hearing on Tuesday.Source: FEC Deadlocks On Whether Candidates Can Coordinate With Their Own Super PACs...
Candidates looking for guidance on how to navigate the legally tricky waters of coordinating with super PACs didn’t get any help on Tuesday from the Federal Election Commission, the agency charged with clearing up the finer points of election law.Source: Clinton, Bush lawyers square off in FEC proxy war...
Filing has closed for Republican presidential candidates to file in Alabama. Three candidates for president, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, and Lindsey Graham, did not file any candidates for Delegate. However, there are no actual consequences.Source: Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, and Lindsey Graham File No Candidates for Alabama Delegate to Republican Convention...
The recent off-year elections brought with them laments about poor voter turnout. The challenge is especially stark in the Los Angeles area. With 4.9 million voters, LA County is home to the largest voting jurisdiction in the U.S. But in recent elections, turnout there has hit record breaking lows.Source: Los Angeles Updates Voting Procedures To Help Curb Declining Turnout...
