A study by the Campaign Finance Institute released today attempts to find a Constitutionally viable means of campaign finance reform that would withstand legal challenge. CFI’s report examines states in the Midwest (all Network…
Election Law at Moritz has released From Registration to Recounts Revisited: Developments in the Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States, a review of the 2008 elections in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, and…
Rock the Vote released a Voting Systems Scorecard, which grades each state based on voters’ ability to access the political process. The scorecard looks more specifically at barriers that might be standing in the…
Network partner Michigan Campaign Finance Network released a new report on undisclosed television spending in the last decade which, according to the report, exceeded $70 million. Three candidates for statewide office in 2010 won…
Nonprofit VOTE, in conjunction with a selection of nonprofit organizations in Michigan, has released some new statistics and information on nonprofit voter engagement.In a study conducted during the 2010 midterm…
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OpenSecrets.org has added new features to its outside spending section
According to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, Michigan candidates and interest groups spent $30 million in Michigan’s three most competitive congressional elections in 2010. Overall, the candidates’ spending was $12.2 million and outside groups spent…
Self-financing a campaign may hurt a candidate’s chances of winning, a National Institute On Money In State Politics report found.
Ad spending in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan have reached epic proportions this election, according to a Justice at Stake report.Illinois Justice Thomas L. Kilbride reported Oct. 18 he raised almost $2.1…
According to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, the candidates’ television campaigns account for less than 20 percent of the TV advertising in the 1st Congressional District, the 7th Congressional District and the gubernatorial campaign. Of…
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
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