From the article:
An often overlooked part of the Citizens United decision actually upheld disclosure requirements, saying that “transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and give proper weight to different speakers and messages.”
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From the LA Times:
“The Legislature recently sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill to modestly raise the bar for judicial (and some other) write-in efforts. He should sign it.”
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From Reuters:
“As President Barack Obama and Democrats fight to take control of the House of Representatives in 2012, legal battles are erupting in states where Republicans are tilting voting maps in their favor.”
From the Hanford Sentinental:
“Now that the 2010 census is completed, Hanford officials are getting ready to redraw the city’s electoral boundaries once again. But unlike 10 years ago, there won’t be a citizen’s advisory committee.
Rather than creating an independent body to review and draft redistricting plans, the Hanford City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to put the city attorney in charge of the key task instead – a decision that drew criticism from some.’
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