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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.

“American Confidence in Elections Act” Introduced in U.S. House Nationalizes Restrictions on Mail-In Voting & Doubles Down on Election Disinformation

July 12, 2023July 13, 2023

The American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act sounds harmless enough. But cloaked in the bill introduced Monday in the U.S. House is an effort to nationalize mail-in voting restrictions modeled by Florida, Georgia, Texas and other voter suppression states.

Foes of Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting Alleged to Have Used Church as a Front to Shield Disclosure of Donors

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

A group organized to repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska may have used a church’s nonprofit status to avoid disclosing donor information, according to a complaint filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.

In Another Step Backwards, New Hampshire Legislators Kill Online Voter Registration & Remove Limits on Political Group Donations to Candidates

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

New Hampshire’s former Secretary of State once said, “You can’t hack a pencil.” That 19th century philosophy resulted in the Granite State falling behind most of the country in its voting technology and election law. Last week, it got worse, not better.