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Monday Last Day to Register to Vote in Primary Elections

Posted in Global Warming, tagged agricultural commissioner, Elections, get out the vote, governor, lt. governor, march primary, Public Citizen, public citizen texas, railroad commissioner, secretary of state, Texas, vote, voter registration deadline on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Have you moved since the last election cycle? New to Texas? Never voted before? Then hurry, register to vote now or you won’t be able to vote in the March primary! Many important public offices will be up for grabs this year, including the Governor, Lt. Governor, Agricultural Commissioner, and Railroad Commissioner, and energy is [...]

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Public Citizen Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Campaign Finance Reform Law

Posted in Campaign Finance, tagged austin v michigan chamber of commerce, bcra, bipartisan campaign reform act, Campaign Finance, citizens united, Elections, george washington university law school, hillary: the movie, litigation, mcconnell v FEC, political action committees, publi ctizen, randy moss, roger witten, scott nelson, seth waxman, supreme court, wilmer culter pickering & dorr llp on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Overturning Campaign Finance Restrictions Would Allow Corporations to Dominate Elections WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen joined a team of other attorneys in submitting a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today, urging the court to adhere to its precedents and reaffirm the longstanding principle that corporations may not engage in unfettered campaign spending. The [...]

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Supress the Vote!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elections, harris county, Paul Bettencourt, Voter supression on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Another post from our field contributor Sarah McDonald: When I was deputized as a voter registrar in Harris County, I was warned to carefully double-check all forms to make sure every box was checked, every “i” dotted and each “t” crossed. If anyone forgot to check the appropriate boxes, include their full address, or listed [...]

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