The five leading candidates have raised more than $136 million, already exceeding any other contest before in Illinois
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.
VIDEO: Trump’s challenge to antiquated federal ethics regulation
How Trump’s continued control of his businesses has challenged existing legal structure for government ethics
The right balance between government transparency and publicity
Does the public have a right to “full transparency” about what its government does? Or are there reasonable limits?
YouTube to label government funded videos
YouTube said that it would start labeling news broadcasters’ videos that receive at least some government funding
How weak democratic institutions led to an out-of-control Internet
Companies that should have been the subject of government scrutiny instead self-regulated
Leading Congressional Transparency Database Get Major Update
A popular online database used to track congressional votes, bills and members has gotten a massive update
Secret super PAC donors sought in money laundering lawsuit
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is taking the Federal Election Commission to court
Western States Leading the Way to Campaign Finance Reform
In an effort to get more transparency over the role of money in the political process and combat what is known as “dark money,” many states have passed laws that require political donors to reveal more key information.
Goldman Sachs Trying To Kill Lobbying Disclosure Initiative
Amid intensifying shareholder pressure on companies to be more transparent about their political spending, Goldman Sachs has moved to prevent its shareholders from voting to force executives to disclose their efforts to influence politicians, according to corporate documents reviewed by International Business Times. The banking behemoth, which has been boosted by taxpayer-financed bailouts and has […]
A Dispiriting Look at Georgia’s Election System
Georgia’s aging, vulnerable, unverifiable, mismanaged, electronic voting machines are famously insecure