What Happens Today in These Four Races Could Help Determine Our Next President
From Mother Jones
By Andy Kroll
Jeremy Bird guided Barack Obama to victory in Ohio in 2008, a year, Bird recalls, when "we didn't see lines and barriers and obstacles" to the ballot box that had so badly marred Ohio's previous presidential election. But as Obama's national field director in 2012, Bird watched Ohio with dismay.
Read moreVoter ID Firebrand Takes a Low-Profile Kansas Office Out of the Shadows
From The New York Times
By Trip Gabriel
TOPEKA, Kan. — In almost any other year, it would be hard to get much attention inside Kansas, let along nationwide, in the race for Kansas secretary of state, by tradition a no-drama job that administers elections, handles business paperwork and publishes directories on government services.
Read moreMinnesota & Missouri Secretaries of State campaign with Democrat seeking the office in Iowa
From Radio Iowa
A group supporting Democrats running for secretary of state in Iowa and three other battleground states staged a “town hall meeting” in Des Moines today featuring the Democratic Secretaries of State from Missouri and Minnesota as well as the Democrat seeking the same office in Iowa.
Read moreBrad Anderson pledges nonpartisanship if elected Secretary of State
By Jason Noble
Democrat Brad Anderson on Tuesday pledged to administer Iowa's elections as a nonpartisan if he's elected next month as Secretary of State.
Read moreNational group forms PAC in Nevada to help Marshall for SOS
From Ralston Reports
By Jon Ralston
Veteran Nevada reporter Jon Ralston blogs about iVote's work in that state and their work with Democratic Secretary of State candidate Kate Marshall.
Read moreHow Dems Are Laying Swing-State Groundwork for '16
Part of the "Power Brokers" series, Bloomberg's Phil Mattingly takes looks at how Democrats have quietly started pouring cash into secretary of state races in swing states -- all to get ready for 2016.
Read moreDemocrats Funnel Money, Staff Into State Races
From Bloomberg
The refrain from Ohio State Senator Nina Turner’s campaign manager was familiar — one that all candidates embrace, if warily, over the course of a race.
Read moreWhy voting rights is the Democrats’ most important project in 2014
From The Washington Post
By Jamie Fuller
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the main muse of the Civil Rights Summit taking place at the LBJ Presidential Library this week, legislation passed the following year, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has brought forth many words from the Obama administration this week, many of which can be linked neatly to the 2014 midterms and where the Democratic Party sees itself in the future.
Read moreBiden urges Dems: Stand up for voting rights
From MSNBC
By Zachary Roth
In a new online video, Vice President Joe Biden blasts ongoing Republican efforts to make voting more difficult, and urges supporters to join the growing effort to push back. It’s the latest sign that Democrats aim to use the issue to energize their core voters this fall.
Read moreNew G.O.P. Bid to Limit Voting in Swing States
From the New York Times
By Steven Yaccino and Lizette Alvarez
CINCINNATI — Pivotal swing states under Republican control are embracing significant new electoral restrictions on registering and voting that go beyond the voter identification requirements that have caused fierce partisan brawls.
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