Disclaimers for ads supporting or opposing candidates or ballot measures tell viewers and listeners who is attempting to persuade them. While this information can be useful, laws requiring disclaimers burden First Amendment rights.Source: “Paid For By”: Principles for Accurate and Effective Political Ad Disclaimers in the 21st Century...
Mail-in voting, which tens of millions of Americans are expected to use this November, is fraught with potential problems. Hundreds of thousands of ballots go uncounted each year because people make mistakes, such as forgetting to sign the form or sending it in too late.Source: Signed, Sealed, Undelivered: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Rejected For Tardiness...
The social network has been under intense pressure for allowing misinformation and hate speech to spread on its site.Source: Facebook Said to Consider Banning Political Ads...
A political ad running on television for U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins is missing an element that the Federal Election Commission requires candidates to include.Source: Steve Watkins ad missing part of FEC-required disclaimer...
Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper (D.) may have violated campaign finance laws by coordinating an advertisement with an outside super PAC backing his Senate campaign, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission.Source: FEC Complaint Alleges Hickenlooper Violated Campaign Finance Laws...
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) will investigate “false or fictitious” filings for Kanye West’s presidential campaign after the rapper announced his presidential bid on Saturday.Source: FEC to investigate 'false or fictitious' filings for Kanye West presidential campaign...
Ever since the pandemic struck, state and local election officials across the country have made it clear: To avoid an election disaster in November, they need more money now.Source: After Pleas From Officials, Republicans Signal Openness To More Election Funding...
Kanye West will face considerable hurdles getting on the ballot should he decide to go through with his presidential bid.Source: Can Kanye West actually make it on the 2020 presidential ballot?...
Read Stateline coverage of the latest state action on coronavirus.Source: Election Experts Warn of November Disaster...
While some progressives are bullish about the outlook for the November election, Tatenda Musapatike surveys the political landscape and sees masses of unregistered voters who were supposed to be on the rolls by now, but for the pandemic. It is making her increasingly anxious, and she is not alone.Source: As voting rolls plunge amid pandemic, progressives try to reinvent the...
