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New CMD Report: Hundreds of Public and GOP Officials in Eight Battleground States Stand Ready to Subvert the 2024 Election Results

By ExposedByCMD Editors | September 13th, 2024 at 7:45 AM (CDT)

The Center for Media and Democracy released a major new report today highlighting the elevated threat to the peaceful transition of power following this November’s national elections — more than 200 public and Republican Party officials in swing states who either deny the 2020 election results, have refused to certify previous elections, or spread disinformation about widespread voter fraud.

Democracy | Elections | Featured Investigations | News | Press Release

CMD Files IRS, Minnesota Complaints Against American Majority Alleging Civil and Criminal Violations of Tax and Campaign Finance Laws

By ExposedByCMD Editors | September 11th, 2024 at 2:27 PM (CDT)

The Center for Media and Democracy filed complaints today with the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota attorney general’s office requesting investigations into improper partisan and electoral activity by American Majority, a tax-exempt group that trains Republican candidates and party organizations on how to win elections.

Upcoming Event: The Imminent Threat of a Constitutional Convention

By ExposedByCMD Editors | September 18th, 2023 at 11:40 AM (CDT)

Join the Center for Media and Democracy, the American Constitution Society, and Common Cause for a conversation on the lurking dangers of a constitutional convention.

Featured Investigations | Press Release | RAGA

Watchdog Group Files Emergency Motion with Ohio Supreme Court to Stop AG’s Further Destruction of Documents Sought in Open Records Case

By ExposedByCMD Editors | June 16th, 2023 at 2:01 PM (CDT)

The Center for Media and Democracy filed an emergency motion with the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday asking the Court to stop Attorney General Dave Yost’s office from further destroying its controversial communications with the Republican Attorneys General Association and the Rule of Law Defense Fund.

Center for Media and Democracy Launches New Website Exposing Right-Wing Group of Anti-ESG State Financial Officers

By ExposedByCMD Editors | March 13th, 2023 at 11:39 AM (CDT)

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is launching a new website, SFOFExposed.org, to expose the State Financial Officers Foundation’s role in legitimizing the latest front in the Right’s culture wars.

CMD Launches Insurrection Exposed Website

By ExposedByCMD Editors | December 6th, 2022 at 10:20 AM (CST)

New resource provides more than 250 profiles of the politicians, leaders, and dark money groups that orchestrated the Jan. 6 insurrection and are laying the groundwork to subvert future elections.

Democracy | Featured Investigations | Press Release | RAGA

Watchdog Group Files Second Suit in Ohio Supreme Court to Force AG Yost to Turn Over RAGA Records

By ExposedByCMD Editors | August 11th, 2022 at 3:40 PM (CDT)

The Center for Media and Democracy filed suit in Ohio’s Supreme Court yesterday against Ohio Attorney General David Yost for his office’s refusal to search or hand over records concerning Yost’s work with the Republican Attorneys General Association, and its sister organization, the Rule of Law Defense Fund, in violation of the Ohio Public Records Act.

Voters Have No Role to Play in the Right’s Vision of a Constitutional Convention

By ExposedByCMD Editors | July 31st, 2022 at 8:46 AM (CDT)

CMD releases “Convention of State Politicians,” a new report documenting how a constitutional convention would give hand-picked GOP delegates supermajority control over any proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Climate | Democracy | Environment | Featured Investigations | Press Release

CMD Launches Anti-Protest Lobbying Tracker

By ExposedByCMD Editors | May 16th, 2022 at 8:34 AM (CDT)

The lobby tracker was created for researchers, journalists, and citizen activists to shed light on the special interests behind the anti-protest bills being introduced in the states that would increase the threat of criminal prosecution for protests and chill free speech.

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Maine Ethics Commission Votes to Subpoena ALEC Over Its Campaign Software Scheme

By ExposedByCMD Editors | February 28th, 2022 at 3:03 PM (CST)

The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted 3-2 today to subpoena the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for information about its provision of sophisticated campaign software to its legislative members.