12 Aug

Josh Lafair, 17, says he doesn't remember when he first heard about gerrymandering. Growing up with older twin sublings in one of the six funky-looking congressional districts that make up his hometown of Austin, Texas, it was a frequent topic of conversation around the dinner table, he says.Source: H.S. student invents game on evils of gerrymandering. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays....

03:53 / Gerrymandering / vblog
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10 Aug

To subscribe to the monthly C&E email newsletter and event announcements click here. As lawmakers across the country move to regulate online advertising at the state level, strategists are increasingly concerned about the impact such laws will have on digital advertising campaigns.Source: As States Move to Regulate Digital Ads, Consultants Warn of Unintended Consequences...

22:29 / Campaign Finance / disclosure / Technology / vblog
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10 Aug

While the Ohio 12th congressional district special election took up most of the oxygen on Tuesday night, there were other pivotal contests that helped to shape the contours of the midterm elections. Here are five contests you may have missed.Source: Republicans outspent Democrats by 3 to 1 margin in contested special elections...

22:24 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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10 Aug

Washington (CNN)Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead in the Republican primary for governor dropped by more than half to 91 votes after a county clerk discovered a discrepancy in the state's unofficial results.Source: Kris Kobach's lead in Kansas GOP governor's race cut to 91 votes after county clerk discovers discrepancy...

03:09 / 2018 / election / election administration / election integrity / Election Law / recount / states / vblog
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10 Aug

BREAKING: Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting in his own GOP primary vs. Gov. Jeff Colyer. Kobach said Thursday night that the move will be “symbolic,” adding that counties do the work of counting ballots, the Associated Press reported.Source: Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting...

03:09 / 2018 / election / election integrity / Election Law / states / vblog
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