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05 Jan

‘Citizens United’ advisory measure can go on ballot, California high court says

The California Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for the Legislature to place an advisory measure on the November ballot asking voters their views on campaign spending.Source: 'Citizens United' advisory measure can go on ballot, California high court saysThis statement from CA SOS Alex Padilla seems inappropriate to me. Padilla is the person who counts the votes, not one who...

22:04 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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05 Jan

Super PAC Donors Are Taking Charge

Source: Super PAC Donors Are Taking Charge...

22:04 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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05 Jan

California businessman pushes ballot measure for NASCAR-style disclosure

Business executive John Cox, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House and Senate in Illinois, has moved one step closer to placing an initiative on the ballot that would require state legislators to wear the emblems of their top donors.Source: California businessman pushes ballot measure for NASCAR-style disclosure...

22:04 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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05 Jan

2016 Will Be A Test for Super PACs

What do Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have in common? Pause for requisite awful hair joke. No really. From a campaign finance perspective, they have one distinctive thing in common: they have no Super PACs propping up their candidacies.Source: 2016 Will Be A Test for Super PACs...

22:04 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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29 Dec

Flirting With a Chaotic GOP Convention

Source: Flirting With a Chaotic GOP Convention...

21:02 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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18 Dec

New FEC chairman aims to calm agency at war with itself

All the while, the FEC has gone 29 months without duly appointing a general counsel to lead its legal operations. In the meantime, the United States has legalized marriage for same-sex couples, allowed women to serve in military combat and explored Pluto, more than 3.1 billion miles from Earth.Source: New FEC chairman aims to calm agency at war with itself...

17:45 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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17 Dec

BIG: Campaign Finance Disclosure Efforts Dealt Severe Blow in Omnibus

While campaign finance reformers were busy fighting off an attempt by Sen.Source: BIG: Campaign Finance Disclosure Efforts Dealt Severe Blow in Omnibus...

00:20 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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12 Dec

What is a ‘brokered convention’? Here is a (kind of) simple explanation

The Republican party will assign 2,472 delegates through a state-by-state series of caucuses and primaries between February and June. To win the nomination, a given candidate requires a simple majority, or 1,237, of the total.Source: What is a 'brokered convention'? Here is a (kind of) simple explanation...

04:37 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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10 Dec

The absolutely epic trolling letter Jeb Bush’s leadership PAC sent to Donald Trump’s lawyer

Dear Mr. Garten: On behalf of our client, Right to Rise PAC, Inc.Source: The absolutely epic trolling letter Jeb Bush’s leadership PAC sent to Donald Trump’s lawyer...

21:58 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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02 Dec

BIG Campaign Finance News: La. GOP Soft Money Lawsuit Gets 3-Judge Court, Likely Ticket to SCOTUS

I know it is late on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, but here’s some very big news. It sounds technical, but it really, really matters. Close observers of the campaign-finance arena may be experiencing twinges of déjà vu.Source: BIG Campaign Finance News: La. GOP Soft Money Lawsuit Gets 3-Judge Court, Likely Ticket to SCOTUS...

22:04 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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