Nearly 14 years after a controversial Supreme Court case opened the door to unlimited independent spending in federal elections, the U.S. is on track for another election cycle with record-breaking spending. In the 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) handed down Jan. 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled longstanding limits on…
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Idahoans are collecting signatures for an initiative that would open up primary elections, and the measure has support from some of the state s military Veterans. The group Veterans for Idaho Voters is backing the effort to do away with closed party primaries - so that candidates of every affiliation would be on a single primary ballot, and voters wouldn t have to declare a party affiliation to participate. Co-founder of the Veterans group, Todd Achilles, said the current system stops many veterans from voting. .
Election workers have shored up their safety protocols, and lobbied state legislators to add new protections for election workers and increase penalties for those who harass, intimidate or threaten them. But going into next year’s presidential election, workers are visible in a way they never wanted.
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