[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/19/11
Justin Levitt
levittj at lls.edu
Mon Jul 18 23:29:33 PDT 2011
"GOP scores early gains as redistricting plans emerge"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20581>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20581> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
The Washington Times
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/18/gop-scores-early-gains-as-redistricting-plans-emer/>
reports on a Brookings panel
<http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0718_redistricting.aspx> assessing
the latest political impact of congressional redistricting (video here
<http://www.c-span.org/Events/Brookings-Institution-Discussion-on-Congressional-Redistricting/10737422942-1/>).
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"FEC Audit Report Says Edwards Campaign Should Repay $2.4 Million in
Public Funds" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20579>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20579> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
BNA's report
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/display/link_res.adp?lt=email&fname=A0C8M2W0G7&lf=eml&emc=mpdm:mpdm:108>
(subscription required) begins:
"The 2008 presidential campaign of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.)
should have to repay over $2.4 million to the U.S. treasury from the
federal matching funds the campaign received, according to a draft audit
report set to be considered by the Federal Election Commission July 21.
The draft report by FEC staff auditors was included on an agenda of
items to be discussed at the commission's next open meeting July 21."
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, John
Edwards <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=17> | Comments Off
"Reince Priebus accuses Obama of 'an apparent crime'"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20574>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20574> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
The rhetoric gets ratcheted up
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59312.html> in Politico's
latest over Obama's fundraising video, apparently shot in the Map Room
of the White House.
More from The Hill
<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/172057-rnc-calls-for-investigation-into-obama-fundraising>
and the Wall St. Journal
<http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/07/18/gop-chief-seeks-probe-into-obama-video/>.
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Posted in Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>,
ethics investigations <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=42> | Comments Off
"Prisoner Census Data Likely to Shake Up Redistricting Efforts"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20570>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20570> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
More on New York's continuing battle
<http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2011/jul/18/ny-redistricting-committee-mulls-new-census-data-prisoners-placeholder/>
to implement last year's law correcting where incarcerated individuals
are counted for redistricting purposes.
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Spending money to rubbish political candidates
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20567>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20567> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Thanks to the Kiwis
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10738860>
for giving me a new favorite way to describe what super PACs may do.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
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"PACs Might Not Always Help" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20565>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20565> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Eliza's report on multiple ostensibly pro-Romney PACs
<http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_8/pacs-might-not-always-help-207379-1.html>.
It's a good reminder that PACs independently supporting a candidate
might actually not be "on message," even if the PAC isn't run by Stephen
Colbert <http://www.colbertsuperpac.com/>.
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No (c)(4) status for entities connected to parties
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20560>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20560> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
The IRS has released rulings denying 501(c)(4) status to three different
organizations, on the grounds that the organizations' activities are
"conducted primarily for the benefit of a political party and a private
group of individuals, rather than the community as a whole."
Though identifying information was redacted in the rulings, the IRS
determined that all three organizations sought, as their primary
activity, to train and recruit members of an (undisclosed) political
party to run for public office. The letters are here
<http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/1128032.pdf>, here
<http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/1128034.pdf>, and here
<http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/1128035.pdf>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>, Uncategorized
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"Ehrlich aides plead not guilty to robo-call charges"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20558>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20558> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Trial in the case
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/ehrlich-aides-plead-not-guilty/2011/07/18/gIQARKCsLI_blog.html>
is currently scheduled for September 22.
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"Did ethics staff taint Maxine Waters probe?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20556>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20556> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
That's what Politico
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59225.html> is asking.
*Update*: CREW wants to investigate the investigators
<http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0711/CREW_calls_for_investigation_into_House_Ethics_Committee.html>.
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NPR on voter ID <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20554>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20554> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
Pam Fessler reviews the latest
<http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/138160440/the-politics-behind-new-voter-id-laws>.
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Wiley Rein's latest Election Law News
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20551>
Posted on July 18, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20551> by Justin
Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
The latest issue
<http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=newsletters&id=8&issue_id=757>,
as usual, is chock-full of useful campaign finance and lobbying updates.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
lobbying <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28> | Comments Off
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