How big a problem is “dark money”? What about corporation spending in politics? Why doesn’t the FEC take a stronger stand against political activities by private groups? These are some of the questions tackled by Federal Election Commissioner Lee Goodman.Source: Lee Goodman Offers Spirited Defense of First Amendment in Campaign Finance Law...
Alexandria, VA – The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), the nation’s largest organization dedicated solely to protecting First Amendment political rights, announced today its new name, the Institute for Free Speech. Though the group’s name is changing, its mission will remain the same.Source: Center for Competitive Politics Renamed Institute for Free Speech...
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee paid for research that was included in a dossier made public in January that contained salacious claims about connections between Donald J. Trump, his associates and Russia.Source: Clinton Campaign and Democratic Party Helped Pay for Russia Trump Dossier...
Previewing the hearing, Chairman Harper said: “Our hearing addresses an important subject of good governance: the accuracy of our voter registration lists.Source: Hearing: State Voter Registration List Maintenance...
Twitter is promising major changes to its advertising policies, including new special distinctions for political ads, after learning earlier this year that Russia used its platform and other digital services like Facebook to try and influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Source: These are Twitter’s new policy changes for ads following Russia’s election interference...
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Democratic Sen. Mark Warner about the Honest Ads Act, a proposal to regulate online political advertising the same way as television, radio and print. Seems like nearly every day brings some new twist involving Russia and Facebook or Twitter or Google.Source: What You Need To Know About The Honest Ads Act...
Democratic Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill on Sunday that was hailed as an effort to force President Donald Trump and future White House hopefuls to disclose their personal tax returns in order to be put on the California ballot.Source: Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes presidential candidate tax return disclosure bill...
The Federal Election Commission is asking for public input on its disclosure rules for online political advertisements, as companies like Facebook and Google are being scrutinized by investigators for ads they ran during the 2016 presidential campaign.Source: FEC asks for public comment on online ad disclosure rules...
Source: Watch Video of Ann Ravel, Brad Smith, and Rick Hasen Talking Election Law at Ninth Circuit Conference (in July)...
Cosmopolitan Magazine has this article by Mindy Finn, the vice-presidential nominee who ran in 2016 as an independent with Evan McMullin. The article doesn’t say much about her vice-presidential run, but instead focuses on the need for more woman candidates for important elected office.Source: Mindy Finn, Evan McMullin’s Running Mate, Has an Article in Cosmopolitan...
