10 Oct

The U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to hear Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky at its October 6 conference, but when the results of that conference were revealed on October 10, the Court had not acted on that case. It will be considered again at a future conference.Source: U.S. Supreme Court Still Undecided on Whether to Hear Case on Political Clothing...

23:02 / Election Law / vblog
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10 Oct

YouTube videos of police beatings on American streets. A widely circulated internet hoax about Muslim men in Michigan collecting welfare for multiple wives. A local news story about two veterans brutally mugged on a freezing winter night. All of these were recorded, posted or written by Americans.Source: How Russia Harvested American Rage to Reshape U.S. Politics...

22:57 / election integrity / russia / vblog
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10 Oct

Data scientists Vinad Bakthavachalam and Jake Fuentes have published this study of the electoral college. They estimate that in future U.S.Source: New Study Says Future Presidential Elections Are More Likely to Result in a Split Between Popular Vote Winner and Electoral College Winner...

22:57 / Elections / politics / vblog
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10 Oct

A sweeping effort designed to give Californians more information about the biggest donors to ballot measure campaigns was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, a major victory for groups that insist the current system fails to help voters make an informed choice.Source: The people paying for California political ads might be easier to identify under this new state law...

22:57 / California / Campaign Finance / disclosure / vblog
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10 Oct

The IRS auditors filed into the conference room, led by the computer expert clutching his explanation of how he would “image” the organization’s hard drives (this was many years ago, long before this became routine), followed by several agents who would manage and conduct the audit.Source: New TIGTA Report on “Inappropriate” Criteria for Evaluating Exemption Applications...

22:57 / irs / nonprofit / vblog
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