The Department of Justice’s FY 2011 Budget includes requests for increased staffing and funds in the Voting Rights section, according to this fact sheet. One of the most important areas of CRT’s enforcement of federal voting laws concerns the thousands of submissions made each year by state and local jurisdictions seeking administrative preclearance for election-related […]
Month: February 2010
Who’s buying lawmakers what on overseas trips?
The FCPA Professor Blog has an interesting post about who pays the bill for costs associated with lawmakers’ trips abroad. A government official has over $7,000 of expenses paid for by an organization hoping to establish a personal connection with the official and seeking access to the official to educate him on a multibillion dollar […]
Newest Georgia State Ethics Commission member’s issue with Georgia State Ethics Commission
A new member of the Georgia State Ethics Commission apparently has an unresolved issue with the body, according to this report. The odd case seems to have arisen from bungling by the state government’s watchdog. With Proctor’s appointment, the state now has a commission board member disregarding an order from the very panel on which […]