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Associated Press: Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship
“If you have an elections official who doesn’t want to expand access to the ballot, who finds democracy disturbing to them, they’re not going to fix problems and then they’re going to...
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Associated Press: Lawmakers eye more exemptions to target “abuse’” of FOIA
“How will ambiguous and expansive words like “unduly burdensome,” “intended to disrupt” and “abusive” be interpreted in practice?” she asked.
“The problem is that the language in the bill is so broad that it could easily be used by corrupt officials to hide information they do not want public...
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Daily Beast: State GOPs Can’t Explain Millions In ‘Trump Victory’ Cash
“A ‘knowing and willful’ violation of federal campaign finance law is punishable by a fine of up to 200 percent of any contribution or expenditure involved in such violation,” Ryan said.
There’s another twist: the bank accounts. In April, Axios...
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New York Times: Democrats’ Improbable New F.E.C. Strategy: More Deadlock Than Ever
Indeed, Republican commissioners recently deployed that exact phrase — twice — in dismissing an investigation into whether Mr. Trump violated election laws with the payment of $130,000 to the pornographic actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep her from...
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The Guardian: Joe Manchin’s hard no on voting bill leaves Democrats seeking new path
“If Senator Manchin thinks there should be more input from Republicans – as there was in last month’s Senate markup, when several Republican amendments were adopted by the committee – you do that by advancing the bill through the legislative process,” Stephen Spaulding, senior counsel for public...
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Fight for Voting Rights Does Not End with Senator Manchin’s Op-Ed
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NBC Think (Op-Ed): FEC’s Trump hush money fine is a win for democracy — with a bittersweet aftertaste
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The Hill: Court sides with Ted Cruz in campaign finance lawsuit
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New York Times: 2 Leading Manhattan D.A. Candidates Face the Trump Question
“It’s information that voters will want to consider, and it’s up to them to decide how this factors into their ultimate choice,” Ms. Lerner said.
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The Guardian: Texas Democrats set example by facing down Republican voting rights assault
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Washington Post: FEC spares Trump but fines tabloid publisher for hush-money payment to ex-Playboy model who claimed affair with him
He noted that the decision comes on the heels of a similar decision by the agency to drop an inquiry into whether Trump violated campaign finance laws when Cohen paid adult-film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 in the days leading up to the 2016...
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Reuters: U.S. voter advocates face tough fight despite Texas triumph