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noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 07:42:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 04:55:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:32:00 +0000

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Voter Fraud -- Felon who voted in North Carolina indicted

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:35:00 +0000

Gaston Gazette:

"A Gastonia man who voted in the Nov. 2 general election faces criminal action for allegedly doing so against the law.

A Gaston County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment this week against Jerry Lee June Jr., 28, of 4461 Lamar Ave., for felony voter fraud."

Senate Omnibus Bill intended to terminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:32:00 +0000

Election Law Center:

"The recent Senate Omnibus Spending Bill pulled last night by Harry Reid intended to permanently dissolve the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and terminate all Requirements payments to States. This move reflects the growing disenchantment of the agency in the Congress and with the National Association of Secretaries of States (NASS). In July of 2010, NASS, the organization of chief election officials across the country, openly encouraged the Congress not to give the EAC rule-making authority and lobbied not to reauthorize or fund the EAC. While this defunding and termination of the EAC was found in the latest Senate Omnibus Spending Bill, the U.S. House of Representatives is also considering ending, at a minimum, their requirements payments authority. In the past number of years, the Committee on House Administration has also had a multitude of oversight issues with the dysfunctional federal agency and may quickly join the chorus of critics to defund the agency. "

Lieberman says he would likely pursue reelection as an Independent

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:31:00 +0000

The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:

"Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said he's likely to pursue reelection as an Independent, if he decides to run again at all.

Lieberman, who was reelected in 2006 as an Independent after having lost his state's Democratic primary, said he hadn't made any decisions about whether to run again, or whether he'd run as a candidate in either party.

'I'd say right now if I run again, it's more likely I'll run as an Independent,' Lieberman said Friday on MSNBC.

The Connecticut senator has caucused with Democrats since beating challengers from both parties in the 2006 general election, though he angered many Democrats by campaigning for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008's presidential election."

Why No Labelism in America is a fail

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:30:00 +0000

Capital New York:

"It isn't like this everywhere. In other Western democracies, actual third parties have thrived for generations. Even those that have never broken through to challenge for the political leadership of their nations have often punched above their weight. Yet this pattern seems as foreign to U.S. culture as the metric system.

Why do third parties—and nonpartisan movements of the kind No Labels aspires to be—fail so miserably to gain traction here?

The clichés of the No Labels declaration—to say nothing of the outsized level of excitement surrounding a perfectly nice, if vague, speech by Mayor Bloomberg at the Brooklyn Navy Yards last week—provide a clue.

In the U.S., it often seems as if the appetite for an extra-partisan movement is rooted in a nebulous discontent with the existing options rather than any enthusiasm for a cogent and rigorous ideological alternative."

New Hampshire Ballot Access Bill to be Introduced Next Month

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:28:00 +0000

Ballot Access News:

"The bill will also make it possible for voters to register as members of unqualified parties, and election administrators would recognize those registrations and keep a tally. Currently, the New Hampshire voter registration form has a blank line in the question about political party choice. But even though any voter can write in the name of an unqualified party, elections officials treat such voters as independents.

New Hampshire is the only New England state in which only the Democratic and Republican Parties are ballot-qualified. "

Presidential debates start popping up

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:28:00 +0000

Minnesota Public Radio:

"The Iowa Republican Party announced today that they will hold two debates for the 2012 GOP candidates. The first debate will be held on August 11, 2011. It's scheduled two days before the Iowa Republican Straw Poll. The second debate will be held before the Iowa Caucuses which are scheduled to be held on February 6th 2012. Fox News and the Iowa GOP will co-sponsor the debate.

The announcement comes one day after a presidential debate was announced in New Hampshire. The state that holds the first presidential primary. WMUR-TV, the New Hampshire Union Leader and CNN are co-sponsoring a debate on June 7th in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Fox News and the South Carolina GOP also announced two presidential debates. The first debate will be held on May 5th in Greenville, South Carolina. The second debate will be scheduled closer to the South Carolina primary.

There is one other debate that's been announced but not yet scheduled. Politico and NBC are co-sponsoring a Spring debate at the Reagan Presidential Library. The Library will also host another debate on the eve of the Super Tuesday elections.

All of the presidential debates prompt one major question: When will the candidates actually declare their intentions? No one has formally announced their intentions yet."

Thaw seen in relations with Obama and K St.

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:27:00 +0000

TheHill.com:

"Lobbyists in the nation’s capital say they have seen something unexpected from the Obama administration in recent weeks: a change in its attitude toward K Street.

The White House’s outreach to business in the wake of the midterm elections has led to a softening of relations, these lobbyists contend."

Sandra Day O'Connor Interviews John Paul Stevens

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:26:00 +0000

Newsweek:

"O'Connor: It appears, looking at the last election, our nation has become increasingly polarized. Has the role of the court changed along with that polarization, or does the court go on as before?
Stevens: I have a great deal of confidence in the ability of the court to continue to do the best that it can with the difficult issues that come before it ... There is a lot of polarization out there, and one of the reasons for it is all the gerrymandering that is permitted now, that I used to write against ... I was on the losing side many, many times."

Ruling on Senate race may come today: 2010 Alaska U.S. Senate election

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:02:00 +0000

adn.com:

"Murkowski campaign manager Kevin Sweeney said he thinks the court will likely issue its ruling tonight. The court made clear that it wants to resolve the issue quickly. But the ruling could also come over the weekend or sometime next week."

Investigators raid home of Ehrlich robocaller -

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:02:00 +0000

baltimoresun.com:

"Henson, a Democratic operative working this year for Republican former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., ordered up more than 112,000 robocalls before the polls closed on Election Day last month suggesting that Gov. Martin O’Malley had already won and encouraging supporters to stay home. The calls focused on Democratic precincts in Baltimore and Prince George’s County."

California Secretary of State Construes Top-Two Rules to Increase Number of Signatures in Lieu of Filing Fee Twenty-Fold, for Minor Parties

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:59:00 +0000

Ballot Access News:

"On December 16, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a proclamation for a special election, State Senate district 28, in western Los Angeles County. This will be the first election under top-two rules.

The Secretary of State then posted the requirements to get on the ballot in that special election. Even though Proposition 14 and its implementing language, SB 6, did not amend the election law on signatures in lieu of filing fee, the Secretary of State is interpreting the new rules to require twenty times as many signatures for members of small qualified parties, than before.

Under the old rules, members of small qualified parties needed, at most, 150 signatures of party members, to avoid paying the filing fee, which is 1% if the annual salary of the office being sought (for U.S. House and state legislature), and 2% (for statewide office other than President). Under the new interpretation, members of small qualified parties need 3,000 signatures in lieu of the filing fee (for U.S. House and state legislature) and 10,000 signatures (for statewide office other than President)."

How They Learned to Start Worrying and Stop Appropriating

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:44:00 +0000

Slate:

"The omnibus spending bill died in the Senate last night, and the death was a long time coming. It started to bleed in 2006, when a series of rule changes and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act were passed, opening up the process by which bills were marked up to public scrutiny. It got a good hard kick in December 2009, when President Obama signed that year's omnibus, but only after an angry speech declaring that the bill had to 'mark an end to the old way of doing business and the beginning of a new era of responsibility and accountability,' and it got another kick after the midterms when Republican senators agreed to an intra-caucus ban on earmarks.
Finally, the omnibus had a grenade strapped to it on March 11, 2010. That was when the Senate Appropriations Committee stated its policy on earmarks for this year. Part of that policy:
As part of its website, the Committee provides a central webpage where the public and the media can access each Senator's requests, once they have been submitted.
Tick, tick, boom."

California State Redistricting Committee is the most diverse ever.

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:26:00 +0000

Campaign Legal Center:

"I believe the 14 member commission includes 4 Latinos (including 1 person of mixed heritage), 4 Asian American, 3 whites, 2 African Americans (including one person of mixed heritage), 1 Native American and 1 Pacific Islander. So another first for California—the most diverse state redistricting body ever. "

Party-switchers beware: it ain't easy

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:25:00 +0000

The Fix:

"History suggests, however, that today's winners are tomorrow's losers, as recent party-switchers (think Sen. Arlen Specter, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Rep. Parker Griffith) have an awful history of winning their next elections.

To wit:

* Of the last 12 party-switchers in the House, only half won their next elections. Four -- including Griffith -- went on to lose their new party's nomination, and two went on to lose badly in statewide primaries.

* Of the last four party-switchers in the Senate, only Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) won reelection. Specter and Sen. Bob Smith (N.H.) went on to lose primaries; one -- Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) -- retired."

The Ames Straw Poll: To compete or not to compete

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:22:00 +0000

The Fix:

"Romney spent oodles of money in Iowa last time around only to watch Huckabee -- with only the barest of bones political organizations and far less money -- catapult past him for the win on caucus day.

So far this cycle, Romney and his political team seem to be adopting a 'been there, done that' approach to the early skirmishes of a presidential fight -- avoiding the fray more often than not. Given how Romney could struggle to win over social conservatives in Iowa -- a critical voting constituency -- he may well stay away from the Straw Poll."

Opinion: Why campaign finance reform is needed

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:20:00 +0000

Yes We Can! Long Island:

"So, the next time you hear an attack ad, listen to the end to find out who paid for the ad. If you’ve never heard of them, you can be sure they’re on someone’s side, just not yours."

FEC penalties plummet as campaign spending hits record high -- Commissioner Don McGahn explains why

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:18:00 +0000

FEC penalties plummet as campaign spending hits record high:

"The Federal Election Commission levied less than $1 million in fines this year to election scofflaws, a far cry from the $6.7 million in civil penalties in 2006.

Experts said the low output resulted from internal politics that deadlocked the six-member regulatory body and from a landmark Supreme Court ruling that gutted campaign finance laws and opened the spigot for massive corporate and union spending in the 2010 election.

A current commissioner, Republican appointee Donald McGahn, attributes the decline to the FEC paying more attention to compliance and prevention.

'In the past, the commission used to be like the police officer at the bar, waiting for a drunk driver to get in the car and drive away, then arrest them for drunk driving. I'd rather be the cop at the door taking the keys. You don't have to let people gets themselves in big trouble before fixing the problem,' McGahn told the Center for Public Integrity.

The FEC slapped penalties on 108 cases in 2006, 252 in 2007, 104 in 2008, 248 in 2009, and 34 in 2010."

The Strange Case for Mitt Romney

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:08:00 +0000

NYTimes.com:

"It shows that try as he might, he can’t give himself over completely to the carnival of a primary campaign, because he’s fundamentally too sober and serious to be a carnival barker. (He’s no Palin, is the implication …) Even when he’s mid-pander, you always know that he knows that it’s all just a freak show, and you can always sense that he’d rather be at a policy seminar somewhere, instead of just forking red meat."

Supreme Court Set to Hear Challenge to Arizona Campaign Finance Law

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:57:00 +0000

New American:

"As the October session came to an end after Thanksgiving, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a First Amendment challenge to Arizona’s controversial campaign finance legislation.

The law, known as the Citizens Clean Elections Act, provides state funds to candidates supposedly hamstrung by opponents whose spending exceeds the limits imposed by the government."

NRSC Completes Senior Staff

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:56:00 +0000

Roll Call:

"With three more positions filled, the National Republican Senatorial Committee senior staff is complete.

The committee announced Thursday it promoted three NRSC operatives to new positions: Deputy Political Director Rich Dunn was promoted to political director, Senior Research Analyst Mike Reed was promoted to research director and Regional Political Consultant Dan Flynn was promoted to incumbent retention director.

It was previously announced that Executive Director Rob Jesmer, Communications Director Brian Walsh and Finance Director Dorinda Moss would remain in their positions for the 2012 cycle. General Counsel Sean Cairncross will also remain in place."

Poll: Another Poll Showing Romney with the Best Chance to Beat Obama

noreply@blogger.com (Audrey Perry Martin) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:55:00 +0000

TPMDC:

"President Obama easily leads three Republican challengers in hypothetical 2012 matchups presented in a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. However, Obama's victory against a generic GOP candidate falls within the poll's margin of error.

Only former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney polled reasonably close to Obama in the head-to-head contests. Forty percent of respondents said they would vote for Romney if he were the Republican nominee, versus 47% who said they would vote for Obama."