It’s been a bad year for advocates of ranked-choice voting reforms.
State Battles Over Ranked Choice Voting Reveal Shifting Fault Lines
By Juliana Broad | at
Elections
ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DC
By David Armiak | at
ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.
Billionaire Megadonors Push State Courts Rightward
By Juliana Broad | at
Elon Musk, Richard Uihlein, and Jeff Yass are among the billionaire Republican megadonors who aimed extensive resources at this year’s state court races.
When Voters Vote, Vouchers Lose
By David Armiak | at
On Election Day, voters in Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska rejected efforts by right-wing school privateers to support and expand school vouchers in their states.
Koch Super PAC Shatters Its Election Spending Record
By David Moore | at
The Americans for Prosperity Action super PAC, bankrolled by billionaire Charles Koch, has spent more than $157 million to influence voters in federal elections in 2024.
Here Are 15 Swing State Counties Where Deniers May Refuse to Certify Election Results
By Juliana Broad | at
Since Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, election deniers have come to outnumber other election administrators in 15 counties in key swing states, leading voting rights advocates to warn that their efforts to delay vote counts could create uncertainty and allow for the spread of disinformation.
ULINE CEO’s Restoration PAC Hauls in $51.8 Million in Third Quarter
By David Armiak | at
GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein’s Restoration PAC disclosed raising $51.8 million and dispersing $30.4 million in a Federal Election Commission filing for the third quarter reviewed by the Center for the Media and Democracy.
Super PAC Spending on Montana Senate Race Breaks Records
By Colleen Scerpella and Don Wiener | at
Montana is a must-win state for both parties in the 2024 general election for the U.S Senate, and it is shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history in terms of the cost per vote.
Turning Point Turns Into a Trump Field Operation
By Colleen Scerpella | at
TPUSA, along with its political arm Turning Point Action, has emerged as one of Trump’s most loyal and valuable allies in his campaign for reelection, and has amplified his ongoing grievances with the 2020 election and unfounded claims of voter fraud.
Utility-Backed Candidates and Undemocratic Oversight Create Obstacles to Arizona’s Transition to Clean Energy
By Juliana Broad | at
A recent Arizona primary election sheds light on the entrenched power of the state’s utilities, with critics worried that more state representatives may work at the behest of the utilities instead of focusing on much-needed reforms to accelerate Arizona’s move towards renewable energy.