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Voters Deserve to Know Origins of Secret Money in Elections
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League Calls on U.S. House Members to Honor New Ethics Rules
The League joined coalition partners in asking members of the U.S. House to honor new congressional ethics rules prohibiting Members from participating in parties at the national nominating conventions that are paid for by lobbyists or lobbying organizations and are held to “honor” the Members.
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League Joins Amicus Brief on Disclosure
The League joined an amicus brief on an appeal to the DC Court of Appeals in the case of Van Hollen vs. FEC. The friend-of-the-court brief supports a lower court ruling that upheld strict disclosure requirements for the funding for electioneering communications.
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Maine Voices: Maine Senators' Rejection of Disclose Act Helps Keep Voters in the Dark
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Blog
Our Work to Power the Vote
| Elisabeth MacNamaraOver the past two years and more, Leagues across the country have tirelessly and courageously stood up for voters in their state legislatures and in the courts. As a result, in many states, this organized assault on voting rights has been stopped or stalled. In fact, the Wisconsin League won another victory this week.
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Blog
What can we do about secret money in elections?
| Elisabeth MacNamaraEditorial note: This op-ed was first published on my Huffington Post blog earlier this morning.
Twice this week, the U.S. Senate refused to allow full debate on the DISCLOSE Act, which would require complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections. Huge sums of secret money are flooding into our elections and without full disclosure the voters won't know who is trying to buy influence.
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Senate refuses to debate DISCLOSE Act
| ShirleyOver two consecutive days, the U.S. Senate refused to allow full debate on the DISCLOSE Act, which would require complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections.
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Press Release
SENATE REFUSES TO DEBATE DISCLOSE ACT
| KellyVoters deserve to know origins of secret money in elections
Washington, DC (July 17, 2012) – Twice this week, the U.S. Senate refused to allow full debate on the DISCLOSE Act, which would require complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections. Twice, the Senate failed to invoke cloture, the procedural motion that requires 60 votes before the Senate can even consider legislation.
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League of Women Voters Supports Cloture on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012