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23 Aug California Today: An Indictment Reveals a Pitfall in the Top-Two Primary System

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Good morning. A good deal of thought went into the top-two nonpartisan primary system that was approved by California voters in 2010. It passed with the support of some high-profile politicians (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and no shortage of academics.Source: California Today: An Indictment Reveals a Pitfall...

22 Aug GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on charges of misusing campaign funds

Posted at 05:11h in 2018, California, Campaign Finance, congress, vblog 0 Comments

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The couple is accused of misusing campaign funds for vacations, dentistry and other personal expenses. A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted California GOP Rep.Source: GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on charges of misusing campaign funds...

21 Aug Walters: ‘Biggest rollback of campaign finance law’ weighed

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Jesse Unruh, the legendary speaker of the state Assembly during the 1960s, was fond of pithy quips, and one of his more enduring is that “money is the mother’s milk of politics.Source: Walters: ‘Biggest rollback of campaign finance law’ weighed...

13 Aug Will California Democrats be hypocrites on campaign donations?

Posted at 20:33h in California, Campaign Finance, vblog 0 Comments

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In 2014, the California Legislature made a big deal of calling for a constitutional convention to overturn the Citizens United ruling, which allows unlimited corporate and union spending in campaigns.Source: Will California Democrats be hypocrites on campaign donations?...

13 Aug It’s an election year, and California’s campaign watchdogs are busy fighting among themselves

Posted at 20:33h in California, Campaign Finance, FPPC, vblog 0 Comments

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A commission charged with enforcing California’s campaign violations in an election year has spent its time publicly bickering, altering the agency’s power structure and adjusting its own pay.Source: It’s an election year, and California’s campaign watchdogs are busy fighting among themselves...

04 Aug Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Over Population of California Legislative Districts Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Put Case in a 3-Judge U.S. District Court

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Congress has provided that certain kinds of election law cases must be handled by 3-judge U.S. District Courts. That includes cases involving redistricting. In 2017, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento over the huge population of California legislative districts.Source: Plaintiffs in...

01 Aug Maxine Waters hit with FEC complaint over mailer money

Posted at 21:04h in California, Campaign Finance, Ethics, FEC, vblog 0 Comments

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Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the most outspoken members of the anti-Trump ‘resistance’ in Congress, is facing fresh questions about a longstanding controversy regarding how her campaign raises money and how those funds have flowed to her daughter.Source: Maxine Waters hit with FEC complaint...

15 Jul Opinion: Top-two primary election method is failing Californians

Posted at 06:03h in California, Election Law, top-two, vblog 0 Comments

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California has a reputation for progressive reforms in areas ranging from safeguarding its pristine coastline to protecting vulnerable undocumented immigrants. But some of the state’s reforms have yielded harmful consequences.Source: Opinion: Top-two primary election method is failing Californians...

15 Jul Twelve Write-in Candidates in California Primary Place Second and Will Run in November

Posted at 06:02h in ballot access, California, top-two, vblog 0 Comments

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On July 13, the California Secretary of State released the official tally for the June 5, 2018 primary. In three U.S. House races and nine Assembly races, a write-in candidate placed second and will appear on the November ballot.Source: Twelve Write-in Candidates in California Primary...

11 Jul Kavanaugh Could Narrow Ban on Foreign Money in Elections

Posted at 07:34h in 2018, California, election, vblog 0 Comments

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Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the open seat on the Supreme Court, is going to be asked a lot of questions in the near future.Source: Kavanaugh Could Narrow Ban on Foreign Money in Elections...