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  • Partial Iowa returns show Buttigieg, Sanders leading

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    February 5, 2020: The Iowa Democratic Party released its first results from the caucuses on Tuesday. Tulsi Gabbard is holding a protest in New Hampshire outside of the venue where a series of CNN town halls will be recorded.          Notable Quote of the Day “Enter the biggest winner of this week. Not Trump, who…

  • Democratic Iowa caucus results delayed for quality control checks

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    February 4, 2020: The Iowa Democratic Party announced that caucus results are delayed due to quality control issues. Donald Trump is delivering the State of the Union address on Tuesday night.         Notable Quote of the Day “This fiasco means the end of the caucuses as a significant American political event. The rest of the…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Republicans-Issue 4 (February 5, 2020)

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    This week: Doug Collins enters special Senate election in GA, Feenstra leads IA-04 GOP field in fundraising, and retiring TX Speaker donates to seven incumbents Click here to follow developments on the Democratic side. Have a tip or see something we missed? Email us at cory@ballotpedia.org. And please share this newsletter with your colleagues! On…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 4 (February 5, 2020)

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    This week: Warnock enters special Senate election in GA, Bernie Sanders, steelworkers’ union issue competing endorsements for governor of New Hampshire, and NY Assemblyman loses endorsement of local party to challenger. Click here to follow developments on the Republican side. Have a tip or see something we missed? Email us at cory@ballotpedia.org. And please share…

  • Federal judge upholds Santa Fe donor disclosure law

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    On Jan. 29, Judge Judith Herrera, of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, upheld a Santa Fe city ordinance requiring entities spending $250 or more to advocate for or against ballot propositions to disclose their donors. Who are the parties to the suit? The plaintiff is the Rio Grande Foundation (RGF),…

  • Florida lawmakers consider changes to public-sector union membership and dues processes

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    Florida lawmakers are considering legislation (H0001) that would, if enacted, change how public-sector employees join, resign from, and pay membership dues to unions. What does the bill propose? The bill would make the following changes: Requires employees who wish to join a union to sign a membership authorization form. The form must include an acknowledgment…

  • 41 pledged delegates at stake in Democratic Iowa caucuses

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    February 3, 2020: The Iowa caucuses take place on Monday, where there are 41 pledged delegates at stake for Democrats. The Democratic National Committee released its criteria for the Feb. 19 presidential primary debate in Las Vegas, Nevada.         Which of the following Democrats won the narrowest Iowa caucus victory in party history? Hillary Clinton…

  • Dems and surrogates make final campaign stops in Iowa

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    January 31, 2020: Democratic presidential campaigns set events with candidates and surrogates across Iowa. John Delaney ended his presidential campaign.         Each Friday, we highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Brigit Helgen is a Democratic staffer with experience in political communications. She graduated from Harvard University in 2008. Helgen previously worked as Klobuchar’s chief of staff.…

  • Pence campaigns in Iowa for Trump

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    January 30, 2020: Mike Pence is campaigning in Iowa on behalf of Donald Trump. TIME profiled Joe Biden for its Feb. 10 cover story.         State Spotlight Notable Quote of the Day “Everybody’s playing nice up until Iowa because they want to stay everyone’s second choice.” – Mike Nellis, Democratic consultant Democrats Michael Bennet discussed the…

  • Three states consider bills barring public agencies from requiring donor information from 501(c)s

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    Iowa, Oklahoma, and Tennessee are considering legislation that would bar public agencies from requiring 501(c) nonprofit entities to provide them with personal information about their donors. The bills share identical definitions of “public agencies” and “personal information.” They also assign the same penalties for noncompliance. “Public agency” definition: any state or local governmental entity. “Personal…