Primaries in Georgia, Alabama & Arkansas May 24th

American Democracy Minute for May 24, 2022: Georgia Voters Defy New Voting Restrictions, Set Records for Early Voting

Tuesday, May 24, three states conduct state primaries, including Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia. In Georgia, voters defied the new draconian voting rules on absentee ballots, and restricting the number of ballot drop boxes and assistance from third party voting rights organizations, and turned out in record numbers for early voting. The three-week period of early voting ended Friday.

American Democracy Minute for May 19, 2022: FEC v. Cruz SCOTUS Ruling on Campaign Finance

You may have missed it, but there was a U.S. Supreme Court decision on campaign finance last week. One of the remaining provisions in the 2002 McCain–Feingold Campaign Finance Act, kept candidates making loans to their campaign late in the election cycle from paying themselves back more than $250,000 after the election. It was intended to keep candidates from personally benefiting – or being influenced– from donations after the election.