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Tag: elections
Ruth Johnson offers Sunshine Week push for more election transparency in Michigan
From Detroit Free Press:
LANSING — Michigan’s top elections official wants to require political campaigns to report financial contributions within 48 hours after they receive them, one of several proposals aimed at giving voters nearly real-time information about the money behind the candidates.
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Ask your elected official
From McLean Patch:
Every year, for every elected office, candidates are asked what their position would be on Policy X or Policy Y. Candidates also make promises about what they would do about Issue A or Issue B. And some try to assure voters that they would adhere to Principle M but not Principle N (or vice versa) if elected.
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Lobbyist-Backed Parties At RNC Skirt The Law
From The Huffington Post:
Even though it’s against the law, lobbyists are throwing parties for members of Congress at the Republican National Convention, NBC News reports.
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Petition names go public in Wisconsin recall
From Los Angeles Time Nation Now:
The Wisconsin recall petitions — consisting of more than 1 million names asking to recall Gov. Scott Walker, the lieutenant governor and four state senators — have been posted online by state election officials, even though signers raised questions about how the disclosures might affect their personal security.
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