At @felsinstitute #voterid discussion PA Secretary Aichele said she told her kids she wouldn't embarrass them a la FL Katherine Harris.At a panel discussion on voter ID at the Fels Institute for Government, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Carol Aichele noted the state had awarded a contract to develop a voter ID community outreach and voter education plan. She did not identify the vendor.
So I did a search. Much to my shock and disbelief, the $250,000 contract was awarded to the Bravo Group, which was founded by a former executive director of the state Republican Party and a Mitt Romney fundraiser.
The contract was awarded under an expedited procurement process.
I immediately started tweeting about this blatant conflict of interest.
- @DanielDenvir ICYMI PA awarded GOP-leaning @bravogroup $250K contract to develop #voterid community outreach plan. #foxguardinghenhouse
Daniel Denvir of Philadelphia City Paper jumped on the story.
Gov. Corbett contracts with Romney fundraiser for PA Voter ID ad campaign"Oh no they didn't" is Daniel Denvir's weekly blog post on last week's state politics. Philadelphians know precious little about the legi...I also blogged about this in-your-face voter suppression by voter ID scheme.
- Anderson@Large: Bravo! GOP Fox is Guarding the Hen HouseOn the eve of Independence Day, Pennsylvania announced that 758,939 registered voters do not have a PennDOT ID, including 186,830 voters ...
The story was picked up by other journalists.
The biggest waste of $249,660 in Pa. history, which is saying a lot
Daniel Denvir of the City Paper -- one of the best journalists in Philadelphia who doesn't have the words "Daily News" under his byline -...
Pennsylvania Pays Romney Bundler's Lobbying Firm To Publicize Voter ID LawThe man behind a company that got a big state contract to educate Pennsylvania voters on the commonwealth's restrictive new voter ID law ...
Corbett Awards State Contract for #VoterID Ad Campaign to Romney FundraiserDaniel Denvir has the story. The ads are, predictably, less informative than they could be as to what the nearly 10% of voters without an...
Pa. begins $5 million campaign alerting residents they'll need ID to vote - NewsWorksThe state of Pennsylvania has started spending $5 million in federal funds to let Pennsylvanians know they'll be required to bring voter ...
Swing state thieveryPennsylvania has gone Democratic in every presidential election since 1992. Democrats have a nearly 1 million person voter registration a...
The Most Orwellian Voter ID Ad You've Ever SeenOn Sunday, Daniel Denvir broke the news that a Mitt Romney bundler, Chris Bravacos, had secured a contract to promote Pennsylvania's new ...
Mitt Romney bundler gets contract from PA Gov. Corbett, creates ironic voter ID adHow is Pennsylvania's harsh voter ID law, which experts say could disenfranchise more than 750,000 people in November, like the movements...Occupy Harrisburg has become part of the story. Occupiers uploaded the Bravo Group’s proposed PSAs to YouTube.
The Bravo Group wants the videos taken down, citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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Faye Anderson
I am a public policy consultant and civic innovator. I focus on the intersection of social media and social change. I'm founder of Tracking Change, an advcocacy platform to promote data-driven models of civic engagement and accountability.
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