Lansing — A lawsuit alleging partisan gerrymandering by Michigan's Republican-led Legislature is heading toward trial next week after a three-judge panel rejected a settlement proposed by Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and plaintiffs.Source: Court rejects settlement in Michigan gerrymandering suit...
Republican Sens. David Perdue (Ga.) and Cory Gardner (Colo.) are top targets of the leading liberal “dark money” group, Majority Forward (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) The 2020 election cycle is already underway, and it’s not just about the presidential race.Source: Liberal ‘dark money’ group gets an early start targeting GOP Senators ahead of 2020...
As California prepared to launch its new Motor Voter program last year, top elections officials say they asked Secretary of State Alex Padilla to hold off on the roll-out.Source: Election officials said DMV wasn’t ready to launch Motor Voter. California went ahead anyway...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — During a record-setting year for women running for office, candidates around the country raised the question of whether campaign funds can pay for child care for working parents. While federal candidates can use it, states remain divided.Source: Utah joins states considering campaign money for child care...
McConnell mocked H.R. 1, known as the For The People Act, by dubbing it the “Democrat Politician Protection Act” and said it doesn’t “pass the laugh test.”Source: Mitch McConnell: Democrats' Voting Rights Bill Just A 'Political Power Grab'...
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to deny the Utah Republican Party's petition to hear its case against the state's controversial political candidate nomination law.Source: Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court not to hear lawsuit against candidate nomination law...
American Bridge and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee recently declared publicly that they will do everything they can to injure Howard Schultz if he runs for president in 2020 as an independent. See this story. Also, on January 28, Andrew Tanenbaum, who founded the web page electoral-vote.Source: Two Democratic Party-Associated Groups Threaten Howard Schultz if He Runs as an Independent...
Attorneys for Utah state government have filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Utah Republican Party v Cox, 18-450. The state government asks the Court to refuse to hear the case. The issue is whether the Constitution protects a party’s right to decide how to nominate.Source: Utah State Government Asks U.S. Supreme Court Not to Hear Republican Party...
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he is seriously considering a White House bid in 2020 as a "centrist independent," but many Democrats are increasingly alarmed that a third-party run could split the anti-incumbent vote and help President Trump to be re-elected.Source: Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says He Wouldn't Be A Spoiler In Race For White House...
