On April 13, the petitioning candidates who want to be on the ballot for the Montana special U.S. House election filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit.Source: Ballot Access for Montana Special U.S. House Election is in Hands of Ninth Circuit...
Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman made an interesting observation on Twitter on Tuesday evening. Increasing polarization of U.S. elections isn't just geographic; it's how we vote. Dems show up early, Republicans voting on Election Day.Source: There’s also a partisan split in *when* people vote....
Nevada’s Secretary of State says her office believes 21 noncitizens could have voted in the state in the 2016 election.Source: Nevada Secretary Of State Says 21 Noncitizens Could Have Voted For President In Her State...
To defend the post-McCain-Feingold version of campaign finance reform, proponents have taken special pains to say that it did not really hurt the political parties. They bounced back, engineered new ways to raise money, became perhaps even stronger.Source: CFI On the State of the Political Parties: Is It Working Out After All?...
WASHINGTON — Sheldon G. Adelson, the casino magnate and stalwart Republican donor, gave $5 million to support the festivities surrounding President Trump’s inauguration.Source: Sheldon Adelson Gave $5 Million for Trump’s Inauguration...
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and joint party committees continued to direct funds to his companies in the first quarter of the year, paying close to $500,000 to Trump-owned hotels, golf clubs and restaurants, according to new campaign-finance disclosures.Source: Donald Trump’s Companies Benefit From Campaign Funds...
The Constitution protects the rights of every American, including free speech, with the understanding that some limits can be placed on your conduct if it infringes on the rights of another American.Source: When “Free Speech” By Special Interests Tramples On The Rights Of Citizens...
Former chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission Ann Ravel recently spoke at an event at UC Berkeley titled “Future of Democracy” where she discussed the possible need for regulating political speech and ads on social media.Source: Former FEC Chairwoman Suggests Regulating Political Speech on Social Media...
In the four years since the Supreme Court gutted part of a landmark civil-rights law, state-level legislation has undercut the justices’ rationale for doing so. In 2013, Chief Justice John Roberts made a sweeping declaration about the state of voting rights in America.Source: The Entirely Preventable Battles Raging Over Voting Rights...
Perhaps it is time to stop bemoaning the weakness of political parties in financing federal elections. The prevailing opinion is that since the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v.Source: “Political Parties and Candidates Dominated the 2016 House Elections While Holding Their Own in the Senate”...
