Did you know that Hillary Clinton has a team of software engineers? We don’t operate at Google scale, but we scale people and products rapidly. We’ve only been around for a year and we’ve accomplished a lot. We have about 50 backend services and 20 frontend applications in production.Source: A first peek behind the scenes of Hillary Clinton’s Technology operation...
More stories about Ann Ravel, FEC, CommissionerSource: Death threats directed at elections regulator...
In October 2014, then-Federal Election Commission Vice Chairwoman Ann Ravel did what she often does: speak her mind about political campaign issues.Source: First Came the Drudge Link. Then the Death Threats....
The popularity of voting online is growing and will be in place for the presidential election in more than 30 states, primarily for voters living overseas or serving in the military.Source: More than 30 states offer online voting, but experts warn it isn’t secure...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Oregon and Kentucky queue up to vote in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, the pall of a divisive state party convention in Nevada hangs over the race. Supporters of Vermont Sen.Source: Pall of Nevada fracas hangs over Democratic contest...
A federal district court has issued this 67-page opinion temporarily preventing Kansas from requiring those registering to vote at the DMV while getting or renewing licenses to provide documentary proof of citizenship.Source: Breaking: Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Kansas Proof of Citizenship Requirements for Registration at DMV...
Curly Haugland loves the rules. The stubborn 69-year-old pool-supply magnate is North Dakota’s top Republican gadfly, its rule-mongering crank, its official state pain in the ass.Source: Donald Trump 2016 : How To Steal the Republican Convention...
Due to Republican delegate apportionment rules in many states, tiny numbers of conservative voters in liberal districts hold a lot of power 07.00 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 19 April 2016 09.Source: Republican 'rotten boroughs' could clinch nominee thanks to delegate quirk...
Bernie Sanders’s campaign claims a fundraising effort may have committed “serious apparent violations” of campaign-finance laws. The Bernie Sanders campaign is picking a fight with the Democratic Party, and the Hillary Clinton campaign.Source: Bernie Sanders's Campaign Accuses Hillary Victory Fund of 'Serious Apparent Violations'...
Conventional wisdom is now set: Because of his lack of organization at the delegate-selecting level, Donald Trump only has one chance to be the Republican presidential nominee: He needs to win it on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in July. That's right.Source: Donald Trump has only one path to the GOP nomination. And he has himself to...
