On July 11, 2019, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld Seattle’s voucher-system of public funding of candidates for city council. Elster v City of Seattle, 96660-5. Here is the opinion, which is short.Source: Opponents of Seattle’s Voucher System of Public Funding of Campaigns Turn to U.S. Supreme Court...
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orange County is taking delivery of new Verity® Voting technology from Hart InterCivic. Registrar of Voters, Neal Kelley, is overseeing the implementation of the new system that will support convenient Vote Centers in time for March 2020 elections.Source: Orange County Rolls Out Vote Centers with Hart InterCivic System...
There was a mock election in Los Angeles County this weekend put on by the county registrar-recorder’s office and I voted for the Hollywood sign as the most iconic L.A. landmark.Source: Casting a Vote on Newfangled Voting Equipment...
HR 4464, the bill in the U.S. House to require use of ranked choice voting for all congressional primaries and elections, can now be read at the web page for Congress. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. See here.Source: Text of Congressional Ranked Choice Voting is Now Available on Congressional Web Page...
Throughout the 2000s, then–Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren wanted desperately to influence members of Congress. She wanted the government to enact stricter regulations on banks and home loans, and she vigorously advocated that policy.Source: Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Corruption Proposal Would Silence Dissent...
President Trump’s July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to have been the “straw that broke the camel’s back” for House Democrats’ long-running clamor to initiate impeachment proceedings.Source: WANG: Take It From This Campaign Finance Attorney: Trump Is In The Clear In My Area Of Law...
Sherikia Hawkins was charged Monday with six felony counts for allegedly altering absentee ballots during the November 2018 election in her capacity as city clerk for the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich. Hawkins, a 38-year-old registered Democrat, stands accused of altering 193 absentee ballots.Source: Michigan City Clerk Charged with Altering Ballots in 2018 Midterms...
Democrats own virtually every lever of government in California, including the governorship, both U.S. Senate seats, 46 of the state’s 53 congressional members, and three-fourths of state legislators. However, they apparently want more.Source: Dems want to kneecap ballot measures...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Independent voters will decide the election. Or better yet: Moderate voters will decide the election. Or, wait for it … If Democrats can move to the middle, they will win in 2020.Source: The Moderate Middle Is A Myth...
When will the Federal Election Commission be open for business? The House Committee on Administration is set to hold a hearing on the issue on Sept. 25, but members are unlikely to agree on an answer.Source: Democrats Want A New, Partisan Majority At FEC To Regulate Internet...
