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Watchdogs Raise Alarm on Dangerous Anti-Democracy Referral
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Associated Press: North Carolina elections board finalizes results from primary marked by new voter ID rules
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Nebraska Examiner: ‘Partisan balance’ requirements on state commissions ignored, sidestepped
“It’s put in there for a purpose, so we have some sort of diversity of opinion and perspective on questions of policy,” Geis said. “That diversity of thought leads to better outcomes.”
“Not everyone has the opinion of a registered Republican,” he added. “It certainly should not to be skirted around.”
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Cincinnati Enquirer/Louisville Courier Journal: How conservative Florida groups pushed controversial child labor, SNAP bills in Kentucky
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Associated Press: In the Kansas House, when lobbyists ask for new laws, their names go on the bills
In some offices and hallways under the Kansas Statehouse’s copper dome, the response to the new practice has been less enthusiastic than Ferguson’s reaction, though lobbyists won’t publicly criticize it. Eric Stafford, who...
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Georgia Public Broadcasting/Georgia Recorder: Georgia lawmakers could still tinker with election rules in waning days of 2024 legislative session
“I do appreciate that the bill attempts to clarify what is probable because that was something that is needed through this new mass challenge landscape,” she said.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Money, legal threats, power: A lawmaker-led firm’s ascent
The current limit for county politicians is $3,300 for primary and general elections. Donating through related entities and family members helps skirt Georgia’s limits on individual giving, Dennis said.
“It may not be...
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New Report: Office of Congressional Ethics’ First 15 Years – Successes, Survival & Recommendations
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Orlando Sentinel: Florida ethics overhaul will leave corruption unchecked, watchdog groups warn
“This isn’t about minimizing frivolous complaints; this is about making complaints almost impossible,” Amy Keith, executive director of Common Cause Florida, said in a prepared statement. “The people...
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Common Cause Hire Bolsters Voting & Democracy Program for 2024 Election
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NBC News: Wisconsin is lagging behind other swing states in shoring up election policies following 2020 chaos
“It could all explode,” he said.
The April 2 primary ballot in Wisconsin will ask voters to decide on two proposed constitutional amendments that critics contend are byproducts of conspiracy theories touted by election deniers.
“[Passage of...
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Minnesota Reformer (Op-Ed): Minnesota needs an independent citizen redistricting commission