Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, More dark money has been gushing into the political system.
Election Transparency articles on Democracy Chronicles
These election transparency articles focus on efforts to introduce openness, communication, and accountability into all levels of government elections. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics.
Outside Groups Poured $15 Million Into 2018 Missouri Elections
New campaign finance records in Missouri found that organizations aim to influence 2018 Missouri elections spent atleast $15 million .
Hawaii House Passes Presidential Candidate Income Tax Bill
On March 28, the Hawaii House passed SB 94 which requires general election presidential candidates to post their latest income tax return on a web page.
It is Time for Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
New bill that has been introduced in the Housem H.R 1053, would direct the SEC to issue regs to require public companies to disclose political expenditures.
Sunshine Week Puts Spotlight on Accessing Government Information
Sunday marks the start of Sunshine Week, an effort to highlight the role of freedom of information at all levels of the U.S. government.
The FEC Can and Should Act to Close the Donor Disclosure Loophole
U.S. FEC must comply with court order and fix regulations allowing corporations and groups raising money for federal candidates to keep their donors secret.
Libertarians Sue as Ohio Election Commission Excludes Third Parties
Libertarian Party filed two lawsuits in state trial court over exclusion of third parties from Ohio Election Commission other than the two largest parties.
New Open-Sourcing Tools to Start a Collaborative Journalism Project
New open sourcing tools to start a collaborative journalism project that will guide that will let any newsroom do crowd-powered data investigations.
New Documents About 2020 Census Preparations Expose Deficiencies
New documents about 2020 Census made public by NAACP, revealing deficiencies in federal government’s preparations and budgeting for decennial headcount.
Claim That Hand-Marked Paper Ballots ‘Out Of The Mainstream’ is False
Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger, says hand marked paper ballots are out of the mainstream saying “it is a more secure way of moving forward”.