Well, I tried. I emailed and called the Maryland State Board of Elections to get a copy of recently proposed rules involving political uses of social media, but I’ve yet to get a response. One pleasant woman at the Board took my email address, but my request must have been denied.
Category: Social Media
Gov. Schwarzenegger’s hanging chad?
Here’s a video floating around of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s attempt to vote in yesterday’s California primaries. More California Republicans on video in the news; Senate nominee Carly Fiorina was caught on an open mic and that video is here.
It’s official, political fundraising is goin’ mobile
Colin Delany describes how Square is being used in political fundraising here. For political campaigns, Square has the potential to replace paper checks collected at fundraising events, easing transactions and simplifying reporting in the same way that online donations do. But note that we’re still talking about in-person fundraising, not something done remotely, so I suspect […]