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Shedding Light on Dark Money: How LLCs Hide Political Donors, Especially in State Races

March 26, 2023April 24, 2024

We continue our series on Dark Money today, focusing on Limited Liability corporations, or LLCs, commonly used for organizing small businesses. But LLCs can also be used to hide political donations from the public.

The Granddaddy of Dark Money Groups – Americans for Prosperity – Goes After Arizona’s New Dark Money Disclosure Act

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Remember last fall when Arizona voters approved a citizen ballot initiative requiring disclosure of donors to Dark Money groups? The granddaddy of Dark Money groups is now suing to overturn it: Americans for Prosperity.

The Stakes – and the Campaign Spending – are High in April 4 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

We’re in the land of cheese, beer and partisan politics today. Swing state Wisconsin not only has a pivotal state supreme court election on April 4th – the most expensive in U.S. history – its Secretary of State also just announced his retirement, creating a firestorm over his appointed replacement.

State Legislatures Attempting to Limit Voter Power by Making Citizen Ballot Initiatives Harder to Win

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

In our January 2023 predictions for state anti-voter legislation, we anticipated efforts to make citizen ballot initiatives harder, to keep voters from passing reforms that political parties & legislatures don’t like. Sorry to say, we were right.

States Are Leaving the ERIC Voter Registration Cross Referencing System. Why? Conspiracy Theories.

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

For 31 states, the ERIC voter registration change database provides real election integrity, not the made-up kind. Now, it’s under attack by conspiracy theorists.