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Penalties Recommended for Church Organization and Pastor for Alleged Illegal and Unreported Contributions Supporting Anti-Ranked Choice Voting Effort

September 18, 2023December 29, 2023

We’re updating a story we’ve been following in Alaska, where fines have been recommended for a church, an associated church organization, and a pastor accused of making alleged illegal and unreported political contributions supporting an effort to repeal Ranked Choice Voting.

Proposed Rule Change Could Make the Feckless Federal Election Commission Even Less Effective

September 17, 2023December 29, 2023

The feckless Federal Elections Commission may become even less effective. A proposed rules change would task the usually deadlocked FEC commissioners with authorizing all campaign finance investigations, likely bringing meaningful accountability to a standstill.

Statement from Presidential Libraries Calls on Elected Leaders & All Americans to Take Action to Restore Faith in Democracy

September 14, 2023December 29, 2023

September 7th, a statement regarding, “the future of our nation and an urgent call to action for all Americans” was issued by 13 Presidential foundations and libraries. We read an excerpt of that statement.

Investigation Opened Into Election Denier Activists Allegedly Impersonating Election Officials in New York County

September 3, 2023December 29, 2023

Election officials in an upstate New York county last week asked for an investigation of activists apparently impersonating election officials and visiting voters’ homes, in an effort to find evidence of voter fraud.

State of New Hampshire Seeks 14th Amendment Legal Advice on Whether Candidate Donald Trump Can Appear on the First in the Nation 2024 Primary

August 29, 2023December 30, 2023

A New Hampshire 2020 U.S. Senate candidate endorsed by former President Trump is questioning Trump’s qualification for the Presidency under the 14th Amendment, Section 3, designed to keep former Confederate leaders from holding office.