Jan
2016 29
2016 29
Docs Reveal Brutally Illegal Interference in MT Elections by National Right-to-Work Committee
A bevy of newly uncovered documents detail the amount of influence the National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC) had in coordinating the primary elections for state legislature in Montana. As a 501(c)4 “social welfare” group the NRTWC cannot engage in “direct or indirect participation or intervention in political campaigns on behalf…
Nov
2015 5
2015 5
With Prop 1’s Passage, Ohio Voting Districts Achieve Unprecedented Transparency, Fairness
Voters in Ohio overwhelmingly passed Proposition 1, a bipartisan plan to end gerrymandering in the state. The margin was a whopping 72-to-28 percent. As we wrote in September, a diverse group of supporters including the League of Women Voters, the Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO made the victory possible. The bill, sponsored…
Sep
2015 25
2015 25
Ohio Anti-Gerrymandering Bill Unites Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO
Ohio Ballot Issue 1, a plan to create fair redistricting and prevent gerrymandering, is enjoying bipartisan support and even making strange bedfellows in the Buckeye State. Criss-crossing the state in support of the measure are two former state lawmakers, Republican Matt Huffman (from Lima) and Democrat Vernon Sykes (from Akron), who are…
Aug
2015 10
2015 10