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Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights a key member of Nicolas Maduro’s legal team. Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s defense attorney is a prolific political donor who has…
On May 5, the John Locke Foundation profiled Arabella Advisors, the “godfather of the left’s dark money.” One of the largest organizations in the Arabella network is the Sixteen Thirty…
Introduction The primary funding sources for county election boards are county governments, with some funding from the General Assembly. The General Assembly also funds the North Carolina State Board of…
The North Carolina Democratic party saw significant movement in their party leadership recently, with more likely to come. WRAL’s Paul Specht in a long-winded but excellent report, which I encourage…
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon ponders national indifference to North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. Most Americans have never heard of Cheri Beasley or her GOP opponent, Rep. Ted…
North Carolina Democrats have bemoaned a lack of support from national progressive groups for Democratic Senate candidate Cheri Beasley in a tight race against Republican Ted Budd. Democrats and their…
Should private organizations fund election administration? Bill Banning Zuck Bucks Passes but Gets Vetoed The General Assembly said “no” last year when it passed Senate Bill 725, a bill banning…
I provided testimony in support of several election reform bills to the North Carolina General Assembly Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House committee. Here is my prepared testimony for…
The rush of “Zuck bucks” into North Carolina election boards in 2020 exposed the danger of private election administration funding. The General Assembly should ban direct private election administration funding,…
I spoke today at the General Assembly in favor of S725, entitled “Prohibit Private Money in Elections Admin.” The bill would ban the State Board of Elections and county boards…
Senate Bill 326 would stop the privatization of election funding, require absentee ballots to be returned by election day, as is required in most states, and provide funding to help…
Recent campaign spending reports found that the amount of money pouring into–and out of–PACs and candidate coffers was record breaking. According to Open Secrets, “The 2020 election [was] twice as expensive as the…