Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, pointed to the presidential commission on electoral integrity, created by Trump in May, when he was asked Friday whether Trump was concerned about hacking.Source: “White House Says Its Election Commission Will Examine Hacking. That’s News To The Commissioners.”...
For 30 years I have fought for election districts that are fair to people of color and make it possible for everyone to participate equally. I’ve filed lawsuits challenging districts drawn by Democrats and districts drawn by Republicans.Source: Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering?...
Vice President Mike Pence met with Charles Koch the day before a Koch network summit. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.Source: Koch network ramps up political spending while trying to push Trump team...
Conducting fair and free elections is the cornerstone of what makes this country great. That’s why I support the recent unanimous decision by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to put the brakes on a proposal attempting to create vote centers in limited areas of the county.Source: Too soon for county vote centers...
The 2016 presidential contest was awash with charges that the fix was in: Republican Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the election was rigged against him, while Democrats have accused the Russians of stacking the odds in Trump's favor.Source: Analysis indicates partisan gerrymandering has benefited GOP...
Perhaps no part of California has thought more about the future of voting than Orange County. And yet when it comes to a sweeping change to state elections, the county has decided to take a pass.Source: Political Road Map: California's big change in voting rules is off to a rocky start for 2018...
Democratic lawmakers, who run our state Capitol in concert with Gov. Jerry Brown, are abusing their supermajority status. But we’ve heard not a peep from Fresno area residents.Source: California Democrats have no sense of shame...
On Dec. 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended the recount of Florida’s votes in that year’s presidential election, effectively awarding 25 electoral votes to Republican George W. Bush and making him president.Source: Do we really want the Supreme Court to decide how partisan is too partisan?...
In their new book “Revolving Door Lobbying,” Timothy LaPira and Herschel Thomas look at the connections between federal government service and lucrative lobbyist careers. (Courtesy University Press of Kansas)Source: Book Explores How Lobbyists Fill a Void in Congress...
SAN FRANCISCO Facebook (FB.O) said it would not disclose information about political campaign advertising or related data such as how many users click on ads and if advertising messages are consistent across demographics, despite arguments from political scientists who want the data for research.Source: Facebook to keep wraps on political ads data despite researchers' demands...
