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"...Russia, of course, never disclosed its political ad spending to the FEC, and didn’t include on-ad disclaimers stating “paid for by Putin”—but it was largely not required to do so, and neither were any other similar digital advertisers.

Had effective online disclaimer and disclosure laws been in place in 2016, Russia’s wide-ranging influence campaign might have been detected sooner—or Russia might have been deterred from engaging in the effort in the first place. And voters would have had a lot more information about the domestic interests trying to sway their votes, too.

Under current law, outside groups only have to report spending on digital ads when they expressly advocate for or against candidates. Most of Russia’s ads didn’t meet that standard. Even those ads that Mueller characterized as “overtly oppos[ing] the Clinton Campaign”—like one that pictured Clinton and read “If one day God lets this liar enter the White House as a president, that day would be a real national tragedy”—may not be considered express advocacy by the FEC.

If ads like this one had been run on TV, however, they would have been subject to legal disclosure requirements because they would have qualified as “electioneering communications.”..." ... See MoreSee Less

What the Mueller Report Tells Us About Campaign Finance Law and Foreign Interference

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The report exposed vulnerabilities in our campaign finance system that extend far beyond Russia.

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We now know, for the sake of informing our good judgment, the last time William Barr tried to get away with something like this, in 1989, his summary of that document's principle conclusion bore no re...

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Clean Elections Texas, along with the rest of the Fair Maps Texas coalition, welcomed this positive step toward offering Texans the chance to choose their representatives rather than the reverse.
"...The commissioners who supported the resolution said the current system discourages voters, resulting in low turnout and apathy in young people.

“I see how much money goes into voter suppression and how little money goes into voter registration,” Commissioner Elba Garcia said. “How can I say no to a resolution that is going to try to do something different?”" ... See MoreSee Less

Dallas County commissioners want to see a citizen-led group redraw state, U.S. district maps

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Dallas County commissioners on Tuesday voiced support for an independent citizen commission tasked with redrawing state legislature and U.S....

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There are growing efforts around the state and in the legislature to fix gerrymandering. @FairMapsTexas is working on resolutions on the county/city level.

At the state level, contact the author of the bill to ask how you can support their bill to create an independent commission.
HJR 123 @VictoriaforTexas, (512) 463-0244
HJR 25 @DonnaHowardTX 512) 463-0631
HJR 59@RafaelAnchia (512)463-0746
HB 3421@RepMaryGonzalez (512) 463-0613
Send them a Tweet with your support for their bill or call.Today I presented & passed this resolution. Dallas County joins Common Cause Texas, League of Women Voters, Fairmaps Texas, Latino Voter Empowerment Coalition, Clean Elections Texas and others supporting an independent, citizen led committee to redistrict TX. Let's tamp down the self interest, partisanship and support communities of interest regardless of their politics. ... See MoreSee Less

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County Commissioners in Dallas have endorsed the Interim Committee to study judicial selection. I have shared this with the Bexar County Commissioners.Today I presented & passed this resolution. Dallas County joins Common Cause Texas, League of Women Voters, Fairmaps Texas, Latino Voter Empowerment Coalition, Clean Elections Texas and others supporting an independent, citizen led committee to redistrict TX. Let's tamp down the self interest, partisanship and support communities of interest regardless of their politics. ... See MoreSee Less

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