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Washington State “Top-Two” Primary Data Shows Ballot Access Barrier Averages 32% Voter Support
http://snurl.com/4potn-dw
Ballot Access News
Because Washington state is using the “top-two” system this year, no one may appear on the November ballot (for all state office, and for Congress) unless that person placed first or second in the August primary. This year’s August primary election returns reveal that the…
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Added by David Weller on October 26, 2008 at 9:12am —
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Small Businesses Lose Again…and Again
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POGO - Project on Government Oversight
Small businesses received two pieces of bad news in recent days. The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the federal government missed its 23 percent small business contracting goal, awarding 22 percent ($83.2 billion) to small businesses in FY 2007. Although the award total was higher than in…
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Added by David Weller on October 23, 2008 at 8:27pm —
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Open Senate Project Launched
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SLA Government Information Division
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation has just launched a new project, the Open Senate Project.
Memo to Senator Reid: Take Ensign Up on His Offer on S. 223
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Sunlight Foundation
Knowing we had a great opportunity to corner Sen. Ensign, who’s blocking a bill requiring electronic reporti…
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Added by David Weller on October 22, 2008 at 2:21pm —
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From:
National Campaign for Fair Elections
[*Action Alert*- Your own state's leader for election administration ultimately answers to we, the people. -David Weller]
Foreclosed? You can still vote
Imagine losing your home... then having your vote challenged too!
Protect the votes of those going through difficult foreclosures.
Contact your state officials - tell…
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Added by David Weller on October 21, 2008 at 8:30pm —
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From:
Change Congress
[*Action Alert*- We are in an important phase of Change Congress' project to bring the most important government reforms of today to Congress. Please help. -David Weller]
A democracy crisis
Just over 6 months ago, I agreed with Joe Trippi to help start a movement for fundamental reform in Congress. We understood that this was a long term p…
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Added by David Weller on October 20, 2008 at 11:30pm —
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From:
ProCon.org
[A bar graph covering the last couple of decades indicates that US Senators have enjoyed 11% more in stock market returns than the market average. -David Weller]
Should insider trading by Congress be prohibited?
This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Should insider trading by Congress be proh…
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Added by David Weller on October 20, 2008 at 9:30pm —
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From:
beSpacific
[The media and the public always desire communication openness from their federal agencies for the sake of accountability. -David Weller]
* Public Interest Group Issues Report Card on Federal Agency Media Policies
October 18, 2008
"The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today issued a report card grading 15 federal agencies on their poli…
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Added by David Weller on October 20, 2008 at 12:30am —
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From:
Taxpayers for Common Sense
[With the recent, large bailouts, the federal government has gone way beyond its means as reflected in the total national debt of over $10 trillion and fiscal promises. -David Weller]
Notable Quote
"The next Administration will have no choice but to immediately address these mounting problems. The worsening budget picture makes it c…
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Added by David Weller on October 19, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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From:
Judicial Watch
[Our nation's armed services men and women deserve every assistance needed to get their vote out this upcoming Election Day. -David Weller]
Will overseas military have their vote counted?
You may recall that in July columnist Robert Novak made the startling assertion that many overseas military personnel might not have their votes co…
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Added by David Weller on October 19, 2008 at 7:00pm —
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I am a bit unsure of the mission of this fine social network (well done on setting it up, VoterWatch!). I have covered reform politics- mostly government reform- since I started my blog All Things Reform. I have considered transparency and openness an integral part of the reform community I follow.
The title of this Ning, however, is "Transparency Matters: Where transparency and the public interest collide." I have never espoused such a conflict, as I have always considered the transparency eff…
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Added by David Weller on October 19, 2008 at 5:46pm —
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From:
OMB Watch
[US Rep. Conyers delivers a powerful appeal to the FBI concerning their leaked investigation of ACORN. -David Weller]
Voter Fraud?
Posted by Amanda Adams
Friday, October 17, 2008
It would be impossible to ignore the news surrounding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, a grassroots community organization…
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Added by David Weller on October 19, 2008 at 1:00am —
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From:
The BRAD BLOG
[This candidate offers an opportunity to make strident reforms of our nation's voting systems! -David Weller]
Break the Achilles Heel of the Electoral-Industrial Complex
Brad Roach Can Finally Bring Accountability to Diebold Nationally, If He Can Get Elected in Tucson...
Blogged by Jim March on 10/18/2008 3:37PM
Guest Blogged by Jim March
Folks, I'm…
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Added by David Weller on October 18, 2008 at 11:00pm —
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From:
Public Campaign
[More and more states and cities around the nation are enjoying Clean Elections in their races for various offices. -David Weller]
North Carolina Candidates Praise Clean Elections
Submitted by Burney Simpson on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 9:54am.
Two opposing candidates in North Carolina co-wrote a column this week extolling the virtues of the Clea…
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Added by David Weller on October 18, 2008 at 6:00pm —
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From:
POGO - Project on Government Oversight
[Another symptom of the politicization of the George W Bush administration on official time and taxpayer expense. -David Weller]
White House Puts Agency Officials on the Campaign Trail; Taxpayers Foot the Bill
-- Michael Smallberg
October 17, 2008
In the months leading up to the 2006 congressional elections, the W…
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Added by David Weller on October 18, 2008 at 3:30am —
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From:
TPM Muckraker
[Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner acts quickly and beats Friday deadline on state voter registration rules. -David Weller]
Supreme Court Sides With Dems On Ohio Voting Case
By Zachary Roth - October 17, 2008, 11:59AM
In a ruling late this morning, the Supreme Court sided with Ohio's Democratic Secretary of State, who's in a…
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Added by David Weller on October 17, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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From: Brennan Center for Justice
[We, the people apparently have no say in the potential outcome of a large swing state this November 4th. -David Weller]
For Immediate Release
Brennan Center: If Joe the Plumber Was a New Voter, Ohio Ruling Could Block Him from Voting
NEW YORK - We heard a lot last night about Joe the Plumber, but did you know that a recent court ruling last night threatens the ability of th…
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Added by David Weller on October 16, 2008 at 9:00pm —
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From: Public Citizen
[The networks are making tons of money already for selling ad time. What happened to PSA time for candidates with TV and radio broadcasters? -David Weller]
Public Citizen to McCain and Obama: Fix the Law To Stop Copyright Holders From Chilling Free Speech Online
TV Networks’ Suppression of Campaign Videos on YouTube Flaunts Fair Use, Shows Need to Amend the Statute
Oct. 16, 2008
WASHING…
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Added by David Weller on October 16, 2008 at 6:30pm —
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From: POGO - Project on Government Oversight
[The unnecessary withholding of government information from the public has been a trait of the current president's administration. -ed.]
Federal Times in the Right Area, but Doesn't Hit the Vein
-- Eric Orenstein
October 15, 2008
Props to the Federal Times for an article by Rebecca Neal calling attention to the government's preparations for a pandemic flu outbreak…
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Added by David Weller on October 16, 2008 at 2:35am —
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From: POGO - Project on Government Oversight
[This sounds like a Washington defense earmarks scheme that brings home money to future voters. -ed.]
Read It and Weep
-- Beverley Lumpkin
October 15, 2008
Last Sunday's New York Times carried a story by Eric Lipton that should be required reading for everyone and anyone involved in the defense procurement process in Washington, particularly those who think adhere…
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Added by David Weller on October 16, 2008 at 1:27am —
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In the continual quest to bring light and order to the vast community of government reformers, I have built a
database of the more active reform organizations. By using a free service of Zoho- it's 'Creator' product- we now have an easy-to-read database of common web site features for each of these orgs.
Fields of criteria in the database include:
Name, home page URL, Mission, Contact URL, Data…
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Added by David Weller on October 15, 2008 at 7:41am —
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