The 2016 presidential election’s most powerful super PAC is the one backing Democrat Hillary Clinton. That group, known as Priorities USA Action, has aired about 36,000 TV ads since mid-May, according to data provided to the Center for Public Integrity by ad tracking firm Kantar Media/CMAG.Source: Meet the Super PAC Airing an Ad in Florida Every 15 Minutes...
Early voting, which gives all voters the chance to cast their ballot prior to Election Day: Favor: 80% Oppose: 18%Requiring all voters to provide photo identification at their voting place in order to voteFavor: 80% Oppose: 19% Source: Four in Five Americans Support Voter ID Laws, Early Voting...
On Friday, Washington's secretary of state certified the results of the state's Aug. 2 primaries, cementing an atrocious and under-reported outcome in this year's open treasurer's race.Source: Washington's screwed-up primary system yields all-Republican general election for state treasurer...
Appearing on MSNBC during the 11 a.m. ET hour on Monday, attorney and former Republican National Committee counsel Mark Braden denounced an attempt by anchor Tamron Hall to dismiss claims of voter fraud as “extraordinarily rare” and “minuscule.Source: Election Lawyer Blasts ‘Lunacy’ of MSNBC Denying Voter Fraud...
With November approaching, political analysts have started crunching the numbers behind the 2016 presidential campaigns. Although Democrats and Republicans have been criticized for the millions of dollars they receive in contributions both parties have said that they want campaign finance reform.Source: 5 Myths About Money in Politics That May Affect Voters' Decisions...
Using data from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Election Administration and Voting Survey, this indicator measures the percentage—out of all ballots cast—of absentee ballots that were rejected.Source: Elections Performance Index...
Find our content interesting and worth supporting? Donate to The Center for Public Integrity.Source: How Bernie Sanders beat the clock — and avoided disclosure...
Mark Patterson observes that Donald Trump refuses to make the personal tax disclosure that is routinely and without exception expected of senior federal officials.Source: Trump, Taxes, and the Choice of Law or Politics -...
In Texas, Michigan, North Carolina and elsewhere, federal courts in recent months have struck down one discriminatory voting law after another in a series of major victories for voting-rights advocates.Source: Voting Rights Success? Not So Fast...
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v.Source: Political Contributions and Lobbying Proposals...
