[EL] Law-election Digest, Vol 7, Issue 27
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Today's Topics:
1. Texas redistricting to SCOTUS; More News (Rick Hasen)
2. Frontiers of SuperPAC coordination? (Ben Smith)
3. Re: Texas redistricting to SCOTUS; More News (Rick Hasen)
4. Re: Texas redistricting to SCOTUS; More News (JBoppjr at aol.com)
5. Re: Frontiers of SuperPAC coordination? (JBoppjr at aol.com)
6. a post-thanksgiving thought about election law list
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Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:06:58 -0800
From: Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
Subject: [EL] Texas redistricting to SCOTUS; More News
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Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:51:50 -0500
From: Ben Smith <benpolitico at gmail.com>
Subject: [EL] Frontiers of SuperPAC coordination?
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Happy Thanksgiving all. I'm de-lurking in the hopes that somebody had an
opinion on what I think is a novel situation: Rick Perry's campaign is
openly using footage shot and used by an allied SuperPAC in a campaign
ad.
Is that allowed?
Here's the piece:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1111/Perry_ad_features_SuprPAC_fo
otage.html
Is that allowed?
Ben
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Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:47:02 -0800
From: Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
Subject: Re: [EL] Texas redistricting to SCOTUS; More News
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:38:20 -0500 (EST)
From: JBoppjr at aol.com
Subject: Re: [EL] Texas redistricting to SCOTUS; More News
To: rhasen at law.uci.edu, law-election at uci.edu
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Regarding this:
_?A rogue convention? How GOP party rules may surprise in 2012?_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 2:51 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen have written_ this Politico oped_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69048.html) .
This article is wrong about the RNC rules. The RNC Rules prohibit a
"unit rule." A unit rule is a term of art which does not mean a
winner-take-all primary. A unit rule mean allowing a delegation to vote
by majority vote to require all delegates in the delegation to vote a
certain way.
_Click here: unit rule - definition of unit rule by the Free Online
Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia._
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unit+rule)
We outlaw a unit rule, in Rule 38, not winner- take-all primaries.
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In a message dated 11/26/2011 7:07:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
_Breaking News: Texas Going to U.S. Supreme Court to Block
Congressional
Redistricting Plan_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25774)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 4:04 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25774) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The state?s press release is _here_
(http://txredistricting.org/post/13369705027/abbott-will-seek-stay-from-
supreme-court-on-monday) , and it
announces Paul Clement as part of Texas?s legal team. The three judge
court
adopted the congressional plan it announced as tentative on Wednesday
without any
changes. Judge Smith dissented. See the opinions _here_
(http://tinyurl.com/6oadgqh) . (There were also _opinions with a
dissen_
(http://txredistricting.org/post/13354018047/where-things-stand-as-of-sa
turday-morning) t on
the state legislative plans, and those too may get brought to SCOTUS in
the
near future.)
The congressional plan adopted by the three-judge court in San Antonio
(because of the Court?s failure to obtain preclearance in time from a
three-judge court in DC) is seen to benefit Democrats, and partisan
politics is the
subtext for this voting rights challenge.
Judge Smith in his dissent raises some meaty (and thorny) Supreme Court
questions, but I am not at all sure the Court would want to wade into
this
now, on such a truncated time frame (filing for the congressional seats
is
Monday, unless blocked by a Supreme Court stay) and for these lines
which will
just be used in these elections.
The Court majority also took a dig at Texas, explaining that it likely
would not have been in this mess had it applied to DOJ for preclearance
rather
than bypassing DOJ and going instead to a three-judge court.
To keep up on all things related to this case, follow _Texas
Redistricting_ (http://txredistricting.org/) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
774&title=Breaking%20News:%20Texas%20Going%20to%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court
%20to%2
0Block%20Congressional%20Redistricting%20Plan&description=)
Posted in _Department of Justice_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26)
,
_redistricting_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6) , _Supreme Court_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29) , _Voting Rights Act_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15) | Comments Off
_WaPo Profiles Americans Elect_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25772)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 3:51 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25772) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Here_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/moderate-americans-elect-group-h
oping-to-add-third-candidate-to-2012-election-ballot/2011/11/21/gIQAtPpM
t
N_story.html?tid=pm_pop) . And at least it makes a brief mention (near
the end of the article) of the potential_ democracy problems_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67965.html) with the group.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
772&title=<i>WaPo</i>%20Profiles%20Americans%20Elect&description=)
Posted in _third parties_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47) |
Comments
Off
_12 Charged with Absentee Ballot Fraud in Ga; Daily Caller Inexplicably
Ties this to Need for Voter ID_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25764)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 3:40 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25764) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Here_
(http://dailycaller.com/2011/11/24/12-charged-with-voter-fraud-in-georgi
a-election/) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
764&title=12%20Charged%20with%20Absentee%20Ballot%20Fraud%20in%20Ga;%20<
i>Daily
%20Caller</i>%20Inexplicably%20Ties%20this%20to%20Need%20for%20Voter%20I
D&de
scription=)
Posted in _election administration_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) ,
_voter id_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9) | Comments Off
_?House to Take Up New Bill to Repeal Presidential Campaign Funding,
EAC?
_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25761)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 3:36 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25761) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_BNA_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=23679558&vname
=mpebulallissues&fn=23679558&jd=a0c9u8r3g3&split=0) : ?The House is set
to take up new legislation the week of Nov. 28 that would seek cuts in
federal spending by repealing the 35-year-old federal law providing
public
funding for presidential campaigns and eliminating the Election
Assistance
Commission. The new measure (H.R. 3463) is sponsored by Rep. Gregg
Harper
(R-Miss.) and is set for consideration in the House Rules Committee on
Nov. 29.
House GOP leaders announced they plan to bring the bill to the floor as
soon as Dec. 1.?
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
761&title=?
House%20to%20Take%20Up%20New%20Bill%20to%20Repeal%20Presidential%20Campa
ign%20Funding,%20EAC?&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) ,
_election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) ,
_Election
Assistance Commission_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34) | Comments
Off
_?A rogue convention? How GOP party rules may surprise in 2012?_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 2:51 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen have written_ this Politico oped_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69048.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
758&title=?
A%20rogue%20convention?%20How%20GOP%20party%20rules%20may%20surprise%20i
n%202012?&description=)
Posted in _political parties_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25) ,
_primaries_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32) | Comments Off
_What Brings Ds and Rs Together?_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25755)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 2:48 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25755) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Concern about _election transparency_
(http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20111124/COLUMN/111129937/1021&parent
profile=1061) in Colorado and support
for _instant runoff voting_
(http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/nov/25/guest-column-next-elec
tion-use-instant-runoff/) in Memphis.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
755&title=What%20Brings%20Ds%20and%20Rs%20Together?&description=)
Posted in _alternative voting systems_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63) , _election administration_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) |
Comments Off
_?Walmart Wins Big with California Initiatives?_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25752)
Posted on _November 23, 2011 7:24 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25752) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
California Watch _reports_
(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/23/BA0O1M3DNR.
DTL) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
752&title=?Walmart%20Wins%20Big%20with%20California%20Initiatives?
&description=)
Posted in _direct democracy_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62) |
Comments Off
_?Political Disclosure Won?t Inhibit Corporate Speech?_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25750)
Posted on _November 23, 2011 6:00 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25750) by _Rick Hasen_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Bruce Freed has written _this letter to the editor_
(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240529702041905045770366011276296
04.html?mod=djemITP_h)
responding to a _recent WSJ oped_
(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240529702037162045770186235135964
32.html) by Brad Smith.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25
750&title=?Political%20Disclosure%20Won?t%20Inhibit%20Corporate%20Speech
?
&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) |
Comments Off
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:44:40 -0500 (EST)
From: JBoppjr at aol.com
Subject: Re: [EL] Frontiers of SuperPAC coordination?
To: benpolitico at gmail.com, law-election at uci.edu
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Lurker Ben, interesting question and my view is - no problem. A
coordinated expenditure has two elements -- content of the ad and
conduct of the
candidate and spender. If a spender uses a candidate's campaign
material, it
meets the content requirement. But the opposite does not. Thus, if the
allied superPAC's material is in the public domain, then anyone can use
it,
including the candidate. Jim Bopp
In a message dated 11/26/2011 7:52:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
benpolitico at gmail.com writes:
Happy Thanksgiving all. I'm de-lurking in the hopes that somebody had an
opinion on what I think is a novel situation: Rick Perry's campaign is
openly
using footage shot and used by an allied SuperPAC in a campaign ad. Is
that allowed?
Here's the piece:
_http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1111/Perry_ad_features_SuprPAC_f
ootage.html_
(http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1111/Perry_ad_features_SuprPAC_f
ootage.html)
Is that allowed?
Ben
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:32:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com>
Subject: [EL] a post-thanksgiving thought about election law list
To: law-election at uci.edu
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Many of us have said it before, but it never hurts to repeat, that the
election law list is a real benefit and we owe continuing gratitude to
the people who brought it into existence and keep it going.
Richard Winger
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