The Orlando Sentinel reports that Florida will not appeal a federal court decision striking Florida’s electioneering communications rule. The now-scrapped law required so-called electioneering communications organizations, or ECOs as they’re known in Florida, to follow a number of regulations: registering with the government within 24 hours of their creation; appointing a campaign treasurer; making regular reports […]
Day: June 29, 2009
ACORN and the Census
According to this report, ACORN is a 2010 Census Partner. What does that mean? Stephen Buckner, a Census Bureau spokesman, said the partners program is voluntary and unpaid, and that Acorn employees won’t be paid to knock on doors and enumerate as part of that organization, although it is impossible to know if the federal […]
Citizens United
Around 10:00 a.m. today the Supreme Court will announce Citizens United. Visit SCOTUSBlog for updates.