In addition to electing the next president, voters in a dozen states weighed in on a wide variety of democracy reform ballot measures.
Democracy on the Ballot
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Democracy
Operatives tied to Council for National Policy Organizing Protests Alleging Voter Fraud
By David Armiak | at
#StoptheSteal protests planned for every state capitol tomorrow, while FreedomWorks organizes “Protect the Vote” rallies in five states today.
Voters Beware: The Right’s Scheme to Disqualify Thousands of Swing-State Votes
By Alex Kotch | at
The GOP, ALEC, and right-wing justices at the Supreme Court are pushing a legal theory that could disqualify hundreds of thousands of votes in states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Minnesota that come in after legislative deadlines but before Covid-19 extensions granted by state courts or the executive branch.
Charles Koch’s Political Network Raises Fears of Voter Fraud While Leaving a Trail of Alleged Election Violations
By Evan Vorpahl | at
True North Research has released a new report detailing the Koch network’s history of alleged election violations.
Right-Wing Catholic Group Spends Millions Attacking Biden, a Catholic, as an Existential Threat
By Alex Kotch | at
CatholicVote’s $10 million campaign is targeting churchgoers’ smartphones and lobbing unfounded allegations about the former vice president.
2020 Koch Candidates Revealed
By David Armiak | at
A close examination of campaign finance disclosures by KochPAC, AFP Action, and other data by the Center for Media and Democracy reveals that Koch is supporting at least 435 candidates in 2020.
Secretive Council for National Policy Closely Tied to Trump
By David Armiak | at
Secretive right-wing Christian group’s ties to Trump and GOP go beyond coordinated effort to confirm Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, documents show.
Net Worth of Wisconsin Billionaires Jumps $11 Billion Since Pandemic
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Spike in wealth – led by John Menard, Jr., Herbert Kohler, Jr., and Diane Hendricks – is five times more than Wisconsin’s $2 billion revenue shortfall, according to a new report.
GOP Politicians and Conservative Groups Set the Stage for Attempted Kidnapping of Michigan Governor
By Alex Kotch | at
The billionaire family of Education Sec. Betsy DeVos funded a political group that helped organize anti-lockdown protests, and Trump and other GOP figures stirred the pot by claiming Gov. Whitmer is a tyrant.
ALEC Board Member Reveals Kansas Partisan Gerrymandering Plan to Donors
By David Armiak | at
ALEC board member, Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, pitches political donors on the need for a GOP supermajority to stack congressional districts for the next decade, while ALEC trains members on the art of gerrymandering.