(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Election Commission voted on Thursday to seek public comment on possible regulatory changes after Facebook Inc said that Russians bought ads on the No. 1 social network during the U.S. presidential campaign.Source: U.S. election agency seeks comment after Facebook cites Russian ads...
Mitt Romney owned 6 houses during the 2012 election. If Romney voted using three of those houses in 2012, that would be unacceptable, right? Yet, Romney could have easily done this if not for some adult consequences such as taxes (and having personal ethical standards).Source: Why Are College Students’ Votes Worth More Than Everyone Else’s?...
We Californians must reclaim our position of leadership in the nomination of the president of the United States.Source: Here’s how California can be more than an ATM for presidential candidates...
On the evening of September 12, the U.S. Supreme Court countermanded two rulings of lower federal courts in Texas, and said that Texas need not draw new districts in time for the 2018 election. One case involved U.S. House districts; the other state house districts. See this Scotusblog post.Source: U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Require Texas to Draw New Districts In...
President Donald Trump is nominating Trey Trainor, an Austin lawyer well known in Texas politics, to serve on the Federal Election Commission. The White House announced Trainor's appointment late Tuesday night. He must be confirmed by the Senate.Source: Trump nominates Texas lawyer Trey Trainor for Federal Election Commission...
COMMENTARY: Doug Nickle’s recent column (“Campaign reporting proposal creates necessary, nation-leading disclosure in NM”) is an example of Orwellian doublespeak at its best.Source: New Mexicans should be suspicious of secretary of state’s anti-privacy rulemaking...
President Trump's controversial commission looking into voter fraud holds its first meeting outside Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in New Hampshire. The federal panel has been unusually secretive and is being sued by voter advocacy groups, who want it to be more transparent about its agenda.Source: Voter Fraud Commission Holds Second Meeting In New Hampshire Amid Controversy...
MANCHESTER, N.H.Source: Kobach: ‘High Possibility’ Commission Won’t Make Any Recommendations...
The FEC operates as an independent regulatory agency that overseas campaign finance of federal elections.Source: Trump to nominate Texas lawyer to FEC...
LOS ANGELES — California is pushing forward with a plan to change the state’s primary date from June to March, a move that could scramble the 2020 presidential nominating contest and swing the early weight of the campaign to the West.Source: How California could jolt the 2020 presidential race...
