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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Pamela Behrsin
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November 20, 2012
MapLight Voter’s Edge for Maine, a nonpartisan guide to ballot measures, profiles the funding behind ballot Question 1: Same-Sex Marriage. The measure, if passed, would allow marriage licenses for same-sex couples and protect religious freedoms.
Pamela Behrsin
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November 08, 2012
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November 7, 2012—California voters gained the power to place measures on the ballot a century ago to break the grip of wealthy interests controlling government. Initially, the requirement to gather large number of petition signatures ensured that only measures with broad popular support would make it to the ballot.
Now paid signature gatherers qualify any measure, for a price. It's largely wealthy companies and rich individuals who wrote the 11 state measures Californians voted on Tuesday.
Do you have $1 million to spare?
Pamela Behrsin
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November 06, 2012
Nov. 5, 2012—MapLight released a report today, Remote Control, that examines the geographic origins of money received by the campaigns of candidates for the U.S. Senate in the upcoming 2012 election. The study found that as of June 30, 2012, 51% of the itemized contributions for the 2012 senatorial election were from out-of-state sources.
Pamela Behrsin
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The campaigns for and against the 11 measures on Tuesday’s California ballot have raised a combined $372 million.
Zach Bogoshian
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November 05, 2012
The California Fair Political Practices Commission announced today the source of an $11 million ballot measure contribution from Arizona group Americans for Responsible Leadership. These funds were sent from a group called Americans for Job Security to a second group called The Center to Protect Patient Rights, then sent to Americans for Responsible Leadership
Pamela Behrsin
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Nov. 4, 2012—A MapLight analysis of campaign finance data shows Elizabeth Warren (D) has raised $28,048,900 to Scott Brown's (R) $23,922,267 in the Massachusetts Senate race. Warren's total ranks her first of all 219 senatorial candidates running in the November 6 election. Brown is ranked second.
Pamela Behrsin
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Nov. 4, 2012—A MapLight analysis of campaign finance data shows Timothy Michael Kaine (D) has raised $14,753,443 to George Allen's (R) $12,429,064 in the Virginia Senate race. Kaine's total ranks him sixth of all 219 senatorial candidates running in the November 6 election. Allen is ranked 10th.