LA Times: Democrats following Republicans into field of undisclosed donors
Independent political organizations that can accept unlimited and undisclosed contributions are being formed by Democrats, who rebuked Republicans for the use of such groups in the 2010 midterm election April…
Politico: Dems launch super PAC aimed at House races
April 13, 2011- Democrats are launching a new outside group designed to combat the independent conservative organizations that pumped tens of millions of dollars into the 2010 election and helped…
NGOs Call Upon JoAnne Kloppenburg to Petition Court for Hand Recount of All Votes Cast in the April 5 Wisconsin Supreme Court El
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NGOs VelvetRevolution.us and ProtectOurElections.org, whose work in the field of election integrity is national in scope, today called upon Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General JoAnne…
Citizen Vox: Public financing of elections: an idea whose time has come
April 6, 2011- Talk about an idea whose time has come. Today, the Fair Elections Now Act is being re-introduced. Actor Alec Baldwin, who was present at the bill’s introduction,…
Huffington Post: How ‘Independent Expenditures’ Are Remaking Elections
April 11, 2011- The 2010 midterm elections were the first of a new era, one in which campaign finance rules no longer limit the amount of money special interests can…
Move To Amend: Madison and Dane County WI Voters Support Constitutional Amendment
April 6, 2011- Last night voters in Madison, WI and Dane County, WI voted on two seperate resolutions to support a United States Constitutional Amendment that would declare that only…
Buzzflash: Is the Shadowy World of ALEC and the Koch Brothers Leading the GOP’s Charge to Suppress the Youth Vote?
April 4, 2011- BuzzFlash at Truthout suggests you read the well-received first column on ALEC, "Smart ALEC: Dragging the Secretive Conservative Organization Out of the Shadows." Nearly forty years after…
Milwaukee Labor Press: Imagine what 7,500 surprise votes should tell us
April 8, 2011- On Thursday, April 7, in the required statewide canvas of election results, the Milwaukee County election clerk reported 7,500 more votes discovered in West Allis for JoAnne…
Biz Times Daily: State Government Accountability Board to inspect Waukesha votes
April 8, 2011- Kevin Kennedy, director and general counsel of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB), announced today he is dispatching staff to inspect and review the election night procedures…
ProtectOurElections.org Calls for DoJ Investigation into Vote Count Irregularities in Waukesha County, WI
For Immediate Release: ProtectOurElections.org Calls for Department of Justice Investigation into Vote Count Irregularities in Waukesha County, Wisconsin WASHINGTON, April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a stunning development Thursday, 14,315…
NYT: Op-Ed: Bring Donors Out of the Shadows
April 3, 2011- The billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch have drawn sharp criticism for their extensive giving to libertarian causes. Though some of their organizational ties are public,…
Talking Points Memo: As Voter ID Laws Spread Across Statehouses, House GOP Telegraphs Anti-Voter Fraud Bill
April 1, 2011- With voter ID laws popping up in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country, could a federal bill be far off? According to data from the Democratic Legislative Campaign…
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Federal judge dismisses free speech challenges to campaign funding
Groups argued against provision that gives candidates extra money if outside spending reaches threshold March 31, 2011- A federal judge in Madison on Thursday dismissed two challenges to Wisconsin's law…
Slate: Rich Candidate Expected To Win Again
Does the Supreme Court care more about free speech for the wealthy than about political corruption? March 25, 2011- Imagine you want to run for office, say for a seat…