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Monitoring independent expenditures reported to the Federal Election Commission
In early September I started monitoring daily FEC “electronic filings,” mostly to learn more about Super PAC independent expenditures that impact both our federal and state elections. I’ll continue this until the election.
Every day the FE...
AG Kris Kobach Directs League of Women Voters to Cease Paying People to Register to Vote
Here’s the press release from Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office on Friday afternoon:
Kobach Directs League of Women Voters to Cease Paying People to Register to Vote
Post Date: 09/25/2026 2:49 PM
TOPEKA – (September 25, 202...
Nigerian national indicted for illegally voting in Kansas
Sept. 25: Updated with court documents.
Here’s the press release from the Department of Justice on Wednesday:
Kansas City, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Nigerian national with falsely claiming t...
Progressive nonprofits pay for get-out-the-vote efforts for Nov. 3 Kansas election
Two “Common Sense” nonprofits along with The Voter Network are three of the four founding members of Prairie Pathways, a Kansas “hub for nonprofit and advocacy careers.”
But you’ll need to be on their “side” politically for this “nonpartis...
Nine new Kansas Political Action Committees in 2026
PAC confusion?
Political Action Committees (PACs) are organizations that raise money and then make donations to candidates and/or make independent expenditures (ads, signs, mailings) to support or oppose candidates.
There are state PACs...
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