Protect Our Elections
March 27, 2011- Thursday, ThinkProgress reported that the Ohio House had approved the most restrictive voter id law in the nation — a bill that would exclude 890,000 Ohioans from…
March 25, 2011- A year after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision easing campaign spending restrictions for corporations and interest groups, the Federal Election Commission has yet to issue regulations spelling…
-Originally posted on CREW: March 24, 2011- If anyone needs more confirmation of the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) current role as a tool for the party establishments, we have a…
March 23, 2011- While Ohio public employees' rights to bargain collectively are under siege, the Ohio Republican Party executed a perfect sleight of hand by disenfranchising nearly 900,000 Ohio voters.…
March 12, 2011- Requiring voters to present a photo ID at the polls sounds like a good idea - but it is everything we hate about government: a complex and…
Would require photo ID at the polls March 16, 2011- Some college students’ right to vote might be threatened if a new piece of legislation is passed. A bill requiring…
March 21, 2011- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Republican lawsuit challenging limits on party spending. The lawsuit, brought by former Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) and the…
-Originally blogged by Jessica Pieklo on Care2.com March 22, 2011- Ginni Thomas, founder of the Tea Party lobbying group Liberty Central and wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will…
Who Writes The Check? Group Wants Voters To Know by Peter Overby If you live in a political battleground state, you probably remember being bombarded last year by TV attack…
2012 Presidential Election Could be Impacted March 17, 2011- A new Florida rule stops felons from voting long after they’ve served their time. Is it tough-on-crime posturing — or a…
March 21, 2011- On January 21, 2010, the US Supreme Court handed over what little was left of this nation's pretensions to democracy on a silver platter to the Big…
March 21, 2011- It isn't too often that a top Federal Election Commission official fesses up to not enforcing campaign finance laws, but that's exactly what Donald McGahn, a Republican…
March 19, 2011- According to Jessica Wisneski, Legislative and Campaign Director of Citizen Action of New York, New York State is in an ideal position to enact legislation for the…
via Public Citizen, March 15, 2011- In a letter sent to President Barack Obama today, eight reform organizations expressed "our grave concern about the dysfunctional Federal Election Commission which is…