12 Oct

Taylor Swift’s decision to jump into politics over the weekend, announcing her support in an Instagram post for two Democrats in Tennessee and urging her 112 million followers to register to vote, appears to have contributed to a flurry of last-minute registrations before deadlines in many states.Source: Voter Registrations Spike as Deadlines Loom. Taylor Swift Had Something to Do With...

06:17 / 2018 / Election Law / vblog
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12 Oct

In a little-known case out of Alaska, the federal courts have been weighing whether the U.S. Constitution allows states to impose limits on out-of-state contributions, an issue that could soon come to a head at the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Thompson v.Source: USA Today: Out-of-state donors are pouring cash into local campaigns of Democrats across the country (In the News)...

06:17 / 2018 / Election Law / vblog
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12 Oct

Despair appears to be the common mood of the day. Everything is terrible. U.S. democratic norms have devolved so much that it seems impossible to know how to recover. Our political outcomes don’t consistently reflect our true aspirations.Source: Don't worry, all is not lost. State and local activists are fixing our elections...

06:17 / 2018 / Election Law / vblog
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17 Sep

Bradley Smith is chairman of the Institute for Free Speech, a former Republican chairman of the Federal Election Commission, and a visiting fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University.Source: Is attempting to sway Susan Collins’s vote breaking the law? It’s hard to tell....

04:19 / Brad Smith / bribery / Campaign Finance / Election Law / Ethics / supreme court / vblog / y class
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12 Sep

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has agreed to restore the voting rights of convicted felons serving time in county jails. The bill that Brown announced signing Wednesday also reinstates the voting eligibility of felons on probation or under community supervision beginning next year.Source: Gov. Brown Signs Bill Allowing Felons To Vote In Jail...

19:55 / California / Election Law / felon voting / vblog / voting right
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