12 Apr

Last week the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection division demanded that Twitter reveal the identity of the person behind an account that has been criticizing the Trump administration. The agency had no authority to issue such a demand, and quickly retracted it. But you could not have scripted a better incident to confirm the worst fears of Trump administration critics about...

19:28 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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12 Apr

On April 11, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla endorsed SB 568, which moves the primary in presidential years, for all office, from June to the third Tuesday in March. The author of SB 568 is Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens).Source: California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Endorses Moving California Primary for All Office (in Presidential Years) to March...

04:38 / primaries / vblog
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12 Apr

In Holmes v. FEC, my organization, the Center for Competitive Politics, represents plaintiffs who are challenging the timing of contribution limits in federal races, but not the limits themselves.Source: Daily Media Links 4/11: Neil Gorsuch Is Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice, Challenge to FEC on Disclosure Continues in New Lawsuit, and more…...

04:38 / supreme court / vblog
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12 Apr

The California Assembly Elections & Redistricting Committee will hear AB 84 on April 26, Wednesday. The bill moves the primary for all office, in presidential years, from June to early March. The author, Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco), is Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore.Source: Hearing Set for California Bill to Move Primary for All Office to Early March, in Presidential...

04:38 / vblog
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08 Apr

Voting and ID Requirements: A Survey of Registered Voters in Three States:Since the 2000 election, one of the most contentious issues in election administration has been voter identification requirements. This article provides the results of a survey of registered voters in Indiana, Maryland, and Mississippi, which aimed to explore the extent to which ID requirements pose a problem (if any)...

01:34 / Election Law / Voter ID
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