“Rockland Independence Party chairwoman pleads guilty to perjury, forgery charges”
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Category Archives: campaigns
“Gingrich May Not Qualify for Ohio Ballot”
Oops. Update: a reader emails that this story is wrong, and that Gov. Kasich signed a bill moving the primary to June, with a filing date 90 days before.
See this report with updated info.
“Ex-Ehrlich campaign manager Schurick convicted in robocall case”
WaPo reports. The “reverse psychology” defense seems laughable. But the First Amendment issue will be a more serious issue on appeal.
“New Hampshire Dispatch: Ballots Already Cast in Presidential Primary”
The latest Pew election data dispatch.
“AlterNet: Bullies, Liars and Impostors: How Facebook and Go Daddy Shield Scott Walker’s Online Guerillas”
AlterNet on chicanery in the Wisconsin recall and false information spread over the Internet.
“Maryland Case May Discourage Political Dirty Tricks”
NPR offers this report on the robocall case. The case has now gone to the jury.
“Robocalls Case Expected to Go to Jury Monday”
The latest from Maryland.
“Ehrlich, Steele, Mandel vouch for Schurick’s honesty; Judge dismisses obstruction of justice charge against GOP campaign manager”
The latest from the Maryland robocalls trial.
“Prosecutors: GOP ‘robocall’ plan to suppress black votes hatched on hectic Election Day ‘What does Julius need to make city turnout stay low?’ Ehrlich campaign email asks.”
The Baltimore Sun reports.
“Quinlivan sues city over 13 cent penalty, free speech”
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports: “Cincinnati City Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan is suing the city over a 13-cent penalty she paid for using her office computer for political purposes. Quinlivan claims the city’s action violated her free speech rights and wants… Continue reading
“Meet the Political Reform Group That’s Fueled by Dark Money”
Mother Jones on Americans Elect.
“Politics Extra ‘Tweet’ complaint against COAST dismissed”
News from Cincinnati.
“Administration officials double as Obama campaign speakers”
The LA Times offers this report, with the subhead: “Campaign finance laws allow top aides to raise money for the president’s reelection effort, though they have to walk a fine line to avoid violating other federal restrictions.”
“First robo-calls trial postponed until next year”
WaPo: “The trial scheduled to begin Tuesday of a Maryland political consultant accused of orchestrating robo-calls that urged voters in predominantly black districts to “relax” and not bother going to the polls last year was postponed until 2012.”