WASHINGTON — The White House unexpectedly backed down Friday in a confrontation with the government’s top ethics officer, announcing it will publicly disclose waivers that have been quietly handed out since January to let certain former lobbyists work in the administration.Source: White House Backs Down on Keeping Ethics Waivers Secret...
RALEIGH, N.C.Source: North Carolina’s battle over voting rights intensifies...
“Look, in Kansas, for example, we put our photo ID law in place in 2012. So, if you want to test the effect on participation, you look at the 2010 election and the 2014, which we did. In the rest of the country, participation dropped severely between 2010 and 2014.Source: Do voter ID laws help or hurt voter turnout?...
WASHINGTON - There are few things that strike more fear into the heart of a member of Congress than the word “redistricting.Source: Fearing 2018 losses, Texas Republicans in Congress want special session on redistricting...
A complaint filed against Senator Bernie Sanders by a Hillary Clinton super PAC during the 2016 Democratic primary campaign was dismissed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) last month.Source: Hillary Clinton Supporters Filed a Complaint Against Bernie Sanders—And Lost...
While it’s been obvious for years that election law — the rules by which votes are counted, district lines are drawn and campaigns are paid for — represents a front in the culture wars, we don’t usually think of it that way.Source: Election Wars at the Supreme Court...
The Federal Election Commission recently launched a new website intended to improve its user experience through a cleaner layout and additional features.Source: New FEC website aims to simplify access to campaign finance data...
Prosecutors said Mr. Nakdimen and his associates falsely registered voters to overcome local opposition to their 396-unit townhouse project in the tiny Catskills village of Bloomingburg. The developers anticipated making hundreds of millions of dollars from the development, according to prosecutors.Source: “New York Developer Pleaded Guilty in Voter-Fraud Conspiracy”...
While it’s been obvious for years that election law — the rules by which votes are counted, district lines are drawn and campaigns are paid for — represents a front in the culture wars, we don’t usually think of it that way.Source: Election Wars at the Supreme Court...
For years, consumers have warred with telemarketers for ringing their landline phones at all hours of the day. Pretty soon, though, they might find their mobile voicemail under the same sort of assault — that is, if the Republican Party and others have their way.Source: Republicans want to leave you more voicemail — without ever ringing your cellphone...
