04
Apr
04
Apr
Seattle Elections Watchdog Tells Facebook to Make Its Political Ad Disclosures More Accurate
It's been well over three months since the City of Seattle told Facebook to hand over data on political ads that targeted this city's 2017 municipal elections.Source: Seattle Elections Watchdog Tells Facebook to Make Its Political Ad Disclosures More Accurate...
03
Apr
Alaska Supreme Court Seems Likely to Rule that Parties May Let Independent Candidates Run in their Primaries
According to this article, the oral argument in the Alaska Supreme Court on March 29 went well for the Democratic Party, which was defending its lower court win.Source: Alaska Supreme Court Seems Likely to Rule that Parties May Let Independent Candidates Run in their Primaries...
03
Apr
Democrats Hate Gerrymandering – Except When They Get to Do It
Source: Democrats Hate Gerrymandering - Except When They Get to Do It...
03
Apr
Just How Big of a Hurdle is Gerrymandering to Democrats’ Taking Back the House This November?
Source: Just How Big of a Hurdle is Gerrymandering to Democrats' Taking Back the House This November?...
03
Apr
INTRODUCING CFI’S GROUNDBREAKING DATABASE OF STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
The Campaign Finance Institute is pleased to release a groundbreaking new tool, “CFI’s Historical Database of State Campaign Finance Laws”. The database covers all of the states’ campaign finance laws every two years since 1996.Source: INTRODUCING CFI’S GROUNDBREAKING DATABASE OF STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS...
31
Mar
Texas Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for Casting an Illegal Ballot in 2016 Election
A Texas woman on supervised release from a tax-fraud conviction will lose her freedom once again—this time for casting an illegal ballot in the 2016 election.Source: Texas Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for Casting an Illegal Ballot in 2016 Election...
30
Mar
Commentary: Democrats allow GOP to game top-two primary
Source: Commentary: Democrats allow GOP to game top-two primary...
29
Mar
Why do people belong to a party? Negative views of the opposing party are a major factor
For both Republicans and Democrats, the top reason to belong to a party is a belief that its policies will benefit the country. But sizable majorities in both parties cite the other party’s harmful policies as a major factor, according to a new national survey.Source: Why do people belong to a party? Negative views of the opposing party are a...
29
Mar
An important first step to protect our elections
Following the 2000 presidential election, our electoral system suffered from a crisis of confidence. The fight over hanging chads in the handling of votes in Florida and a historic Supreme Court case led many Americans to question the cornerstone of our democracy: voting.Source: An important first step to protect our elections...