“League of Women Voters of Florida Calls on State to Protect Eligible Voters”
See this statement.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
“Mystery Super PAC and Nonprofit Network Spent Big In PA Senate Race”
Open Secrets Blog: “More than half the outside spending in Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary race was funneled through a chain of groups that haven’t disclosed the original source of the funds. The financial gymnastics appear designed to avoid revealing… Continue reading
League of Women Voters Statement on DISCLOSE Act Failure
Read the Matt Barreto ACLU Expert Report in the Pa. Voter ID Case
Brian McFadden Cartoon on the Fight Over Voter ID
Here.
“Poll: No unlimited political spending”
Politico: “Almost two-thirds of Americans believe corporations and unions shouldn’t be allowed to spend unlimited cash backing political candidates, according to a poll released Tuesday. The poll, done for the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center, found 63 percent… Continue reading
“DISCLOSE Act’s Defeat a Victory for Free Speech”
CCP Statement on DISCLOSE defeat.
What Matt Bai’s Missing in His Analysis of Whether Citizens United is Responsible for the Big Money Explosion
The other day I linked to Matt Bai’s piece upcoming in Sunday’s NY Times Magazine, “How Much Has Citizens United Changed the Political Game?” The article discusses (though inexplicably does not link to) my recent Slate article, “The… Continue reading
Big IE Spend by U.S. Chamber to Avoid Disclosing Contributors
iWatch explains.
“Disclosure Vote Leaves Trail of Broken Republican Vows”
Effective Bloomberg View editorial with streams of quotes from Republican officials praising disclosure.
More reactions to the latest failure of the DISCLOSE Act from Sunlight, Democracy 21, more to come [please send me links to official statements if… Continue reading
“Obama Campaign Detectives Hunt for Foreclosed Florida Voters”
“Rock, Paper, Local (cont.): Looming Struggles Over Non-Citizen Voters”
Doug Chapin: “Both of these storylines reinforce the fact that even when federal and state officials resolve their differences (or have a court resolve them), there is still the equally significant and potentially more difficult matter of convincing local election… Continue reading
“Minnesota Supreme Court vigorously questions Photo ID supporters and opponents — but doesn’t tip hand”
MinnPost reports.
“Study: Many Could Face Obstacles In Voter ID Laws”
NPR: “A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice finds that more than 10 million potential voters in states that require photo ID at the polls live more than 10 miles from offices that issue such ID. Nearly… Continue reading