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Investigation launched after dead people are registered to vote in Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg officials and the FBI are investigating allegations of voter registration fraud after officials say almost 20 voter applications were turned in under the names of dead people.Source: Investigation launched after dead people are registered to vote in Harrisonburg...

Voters in Sacramento, other counties to cast ballots in ‘centers’ instead of neighborhood in 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown, clearing the way for Sacramento and several other counties to hold all-mail elections in two years, signed legislation Thursday that allows for the consolidation of neighborhood polling places into new vote centers.Source: Voters in Sacramento, other counties to cast ballots in ‘centers’ instead of neighborhood in 2018...

More California cities can have publicly financed election campaigns

Handing a victory to campaign finance reformers, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed legislation that will allow more California cities and counties to permit publicly financed election campaigns.Source: More California cities can have publicly financed election campaigns...

Gaping holes, confusion mar FCC’s data on political ad buys

Four years after it began requiring TV stations to upload their records of political ad sales to a central government website, the Federal Communications Commission maintains a recordkeeping system that makes finding out who an ad’s sponsor is feel like a treasure hunt.Source: Gaping holes, confusion mar FCC’s data on political ad buys...

Brown should sign campaign bills, strengthen democracy

California has led the way in a parade of democratic reforms in the wake of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that set back voting rights and clean elections. But two campaign finance reform bills have languished on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.Source: Brown should sign campaign bills, strengthen democracy...

The New York Times: Replace the FEC with A More Partisan Agency

Last Friday, The New York Times Editorial Board published a piece lambasting the “feckless” Federal Election Commission for “fail[ing] to police this rise of ‘dark money.Source: The New York Times: Replace the FEC with A More Partisan Agency...

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D.C. Circuit Decision Limiting Political Ad Disclosure Will Stand

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Big business continues trend toward political transparency

More stories about Campaign finance in the United States, Dark money, Citizens United v.Source: Big business continues trend toward political transparency...