States' Rights in Federal Elections
“This is the single most important case on American democracy, and for American democracy, in the nation’s history,” said retired federal Judge Michael Luttig of Supreme Court case Moore v. …
77 views“This is the single most important case on American democracy, and for American democracy, in the nation’s history,” said retired federal Judge Michael Luttig of Supreme Court case Moore v. …
77 viewsDemocratic Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Ron Wyden (OR) discussed voting rights amid the coronavirus pandemic. They discussed the importance of vote-by-mail, the need for additional fundin…
263 viewsRepresentatives Rod Blum (R-IA) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) took part in a forum on the need for all states to have an independent, non-partisan redistricting process. A constitutional an…
301 viewsFormer Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) was among the speakers at the “Rally to End Partisan Gerrymandering” outside the Supreme Court the same day oral argument was heard in Gill v. Wh…
1,871 viewsRepresentatives from a coalition of groups held a news conference to announce their campaign to target companies that use corporate funds to contribute to super political action committees (…
563 viewsCampaign finance experts talked about the role of money in campaigns and American politics, and they answered questions from audience members. Charlie Cook in his remarks said that candidate…
421 viewsA panel discussion was held on the National Popular Vote Plan. Under the plan states would join a binding agreement to allocate all of their electoral votes to the candidate who receives the…
578 viewsPanelists talked about the use and reliability of new technologies and voting machines in the 2004 presidential election. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of differing type…
119 viewsRepresentatives of seven government watchdog organizations outlined a proposal for a lobbying reform package that would address the failures that made the recent scandal involving lobbyist J…
147 viewsCommon Cause and The Century Foundation hosted a forum on the 2004 election process. Panelists talked about voter registration, voting machine technology, and the rules governing provisiona…
85 viewsCommon Cause and The Century Foundation held a panel discussion on 2004 polling place operations. Participants talked about allegations of voter suppression and intimidation, monitoring of v…
83 viewsPanelists talked about absentee balloting procedures in different states. Among the topics they addressed were reported incidents of improper counting, handling of absentee ballots, and reco…
84 viewsPanelists talked about voting procedures in the 2004 presidential election and charges of voter intimidation and suppression in several locations. Among the topics they addressed were allega…
124 viewsPanelists talked about the use of provisional ballots in the 2004 presidential elections. Among the topics they addressed were various laws and regulations governing the counting procedures,…
43 viewsSenators Feingold and McCain, authors of campaign finance reform legislation, held a town hall meeting in New Orleans. Mr. Harshbarger and the members of Congress spoke about the need for ca…
101 viewsParticipants talked to reporters about their complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission charging that Republican and Democratic Parties were trying to circumvent new legislation ba…
72 viewsA rally for campaign finance reform was held. Speakers included Senator’s Russ Feingold and John McCain.
207 viewsCommon Cause representatives and others released a report on broadcast spectrum allocation titled “Channeling Influence.” The report examined how major U.S. broadcasters have lobbied to ens…
89 viewsAnn McBride, Common Cause president and Fred Wertheimer, former president of Common Cause, briefed reporters on their allegations against both the Dole and Clinton campaigns for violating fe…
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