California Political Reform 40 Years Later
Bob Stern, co-author of the California Political Reform Act of 1974, calls out his former boss over recent vetoes. The picture of 1975 Jerry Brown alone is worth the clickthrough.
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Not All “Purcell Problems” Are Alike
Rick says that tonight’s TX ID case (which does, indeed, enter a permanent injunction against the ID law – on pp. 142-143 of the opinion) creates a huge Purcell problem. I’m not so sure.
To be clear, I can understand… Continue reading
BREAKING: Federal Court Strikes TX ID Law
Texas-sized news out of the Lone Star State. A federal court has struck down Texas’s voter ID law. It violates the Voting Rights Act, it violates the constitutional prohibition on poll taxes, it violates the constitutional prohibition of unjustified burdens,… Continue reading
9th Circuit Affirms Renzi Conviction
“How Will Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS Stay Within the Law In 2014?
Looking into primary purpose. Or major purpose. Or both.
Nothing Yet from SCOTUS on WI Stay
Coming up on 6:30pm ET, and nothing yet today from SCOTUS on either of the applications for a stay of the 7th Circuit’s decisions on WI voter ID. But given yesterday’s late release, the day is apparently still young.
Lewis Black Strides Boldly into the Voting Wars
It’s classic Lewis Black. Which is to say, NvSFW.
Secretary of State Races
Lead this week’s electionlineWeekly.
More FEC reports and reactions
“FEC Votes Suggest Gridlock is Easing”
A Politico report on today’s meeting begins: “The deep freeze at the Federal Election Commission may be thawing.”
“Let’s Be Real Here”
FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub dissents from today’s rulemaking following Citizens United.
Vice Chair Ann Ravel (who voted for the new rule) and Commissioner Steven Walther (who voted against) also issued statements.
Breaking: New FEC Rules
BNA reports. Looks like new rules to implement Citizens United passed 4-2, but without (for the moment) a decision to move forward on disclosure. The FEC also approved (again, 4-2) the DNC/RNC request for an advisory opinion permitting the… Continue reading
Theory to Practice: The Democracy Facts Label Goes Live
Yesterday, Rick linked to a press release from the San Francisco Ethics Commission, announcing the launch of a great new campaign finance dashboard. The site has a few different tools to get campaign finance information, and more important, to… Continue reading
10/9 FEC Meeting: Citizens United, McCutcheon & More
Late Wednesday, the FEC posted several drafts of rules to be considered at a meeting Thursday. One of the drafts implements the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United, removing prohibitions on labor and corporate spending on independent political activity; it… Continue reading