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Revelations from Crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Show How Reported – And Unreported -Money Funds Our Candidates

December 14, 2022April 24, 2024

Recent revelations from a disgraced cryptocurrency CEO gives us a glimpse of just how much campaign money flows into our election system – both what gets reported, and what’s called “dark money.” And both the major parties refuse to stop the torrent.

2023 Texas Bills Propose More Restrictions, Penalties, Oversight, and an Election Police Force

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

It’s not yet January and the 2023 election and voting bills are already piling up in Texas like tumbleweeds. Many of these bills are designed to prevent voter fraud, which already is as rare in Texas as the Jackalope.

Kansas Gerrymandering Case Going to SCOTUS; Ohio Loses a Fair Maps Defender

December 12, 2022March 28, 2023

With so much post-midterm drama, we haven’t updated you on redistricting issues recently, and redistricting in two states, Kansas and Ohio, is again in the news.

Democracy Disaster May Have Been Averted, But How Narrow Will the Moore vs. Harper Decision Be?

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

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Justices Raise Skeptical Questions During Oral Arguments on Moore v. Harper

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Oral arguments were held Dec. 7 for Moore vs. Harper, a U.S. Supreme Court case which could have a seismic impact on voting rights and how your state’s elections are run. We have our early analysis.