28
Jan
Analysis of H.R. 1 (Part One)
PDF of Legislative Brief available here Analysis of H.R.Source: Analysis of H.R. 1 (Part One)...
22
Jan
Pelosi’s election ‘reform’ encourages voter fraud to benefit Dems
When Democrats reclaimed majority control of the House of Representatives under Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California this month, they had many choices on what to make their top legislative priority. It says a lot that the new majority made a bill to upend federal election law House Resolution 1.Source: Pelosi's election ‘reform’ encourages voter fraud to benefit Dems...
15
Jan
House Administration Democrats keeping close eye on North Carolina election
The top Democrat on the House Administration Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing investigation in North Carolina's contested 9th Congressional District, advising the state elections board to “preserve and protect” all of the evidence it has gathered. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.Source: House Administration Democrats keeping close eye on North Carolina election...
07
Jan
House Democrats Introduce Anti-Corruption Bill As Symbolic First Act
It isn't your usual bill, the "For The People Act" introduced Friday by House Democrats. Also known as H.R. 1, symbolically their first legislation, it is a 571-page compendium of existing problems and proposed solutions in four political hot zones: voting, political money, redistricting and ethics.Source: House Democrats Introduce Anti-Corruption Bill As Symbolic First Act...
07
Jan
How to Fix America’s Broken Political System
Much attention has focused on H.R. 1, the comprehensive package of democracy reforms introduced on Thursday by Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.) on behalf of the new Democratic House majority. The unprecedented legislation is perhaps the most important domestic initiative of the new Congress.Source: How to Fix America’s Broken Political System...
06
Jan
House Democrats Introduce Their Sweeping New Reform Bill
House Democrats unveiled Friday the For the People Act, a comprehensive package of democratic reforms and the first major bill of the 116th Congress.Source: House Democrats Introduce Their Sweeping New Reform Bill...
12
Dec
‘I wasn’t asking for permission’: GOP women put leaders on notice
The already meager ranks of female House Republicans had just been further decimated in the midterms when Rep. Ann Wagner was readying a play to head the party’s campaign arm — in the hopes of leading a recovery.Source: ‘I wasn’t asking for permission’: GOP women put leaders on notice...
06
Dec
North Carolina investigators zero in on absentee ballots in unresolved House race
In one rural county, several individuals requested absentee ballots on behalf of hundreds of voters. What happened to those ballots? ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C.Source: North Carolina investigators zero in on absentee ballots in unresolved House race...
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/ Audrey Perry Martin
16
Nov
Judge hears arguments in Mia Love’s court case, does not rule
A judge heard arguments from both sides Thursday in regards to a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Mia Love, R-Saratoga Springs, in an effort to be able to challenge determinations on whether the signatures on ballots match those on file with the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office.Source: Judge hears arguments in Mia Love's court case, does not rule...
23
Oct
Battleground House districts remain close in new poll
The contest for control of the House remains close and hard fought, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll of the most-contested districts in the country, with Democrats holding a statistically insignificant lead over Republicans.Source: Battleground House districts remain close in new poll...