The New Republic has this interesting article by Jacob Rowbottom, a British scholar on campaign finance. Because British campaign finance laws are so strict, the only uninhibited spending about partisan political commentary comes from the newspapers, who are not controlled … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Frontloading HQ specializes in news about the dates on which 2012 major party presidential primaries and caucuses will be held in each state and other jurisdiction that send delegates to Democratic and Republican national conventions. According to this post, 18 … Continue reading
Jim Cook has this article at Irregular Times, expressing doubt that Americans Elect, or any other institution or group, is capable of running an Internet election that is secure from hackers. … Continue reading
On July 21, the Maryland State Board of Elections filed a notice of appeal in Libertarian Party of Maryland v Maryland State Board of Elections, the lawsuit in which the lower court ruled that if election officials can identify any … Continue reading
The New York special election set for September 13, to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 9th district, will have three candidates on the ballot. The Democratic-Working Families-Independence candidate is David Weprin. The Republican-Conservative candidate is Robert Turner. The Socialist … Continue reading
On June 23, Congressman Darryl Issa, chair of the House Oversight Committee, introduced HR 2309, the Postal Reform Act of 2011. Among many other changes, it repeals cheap postal rates for Qualified Political Committees. The existing law, 39 USC 3626, … Continue reading