[EL] Corporate/labor donations for official election expenses

[Edward Still]

Do (or will) "naming rights" go along with these donations?

"This satellite voting center brought to you by the UAW -- Organize, Build
Power, Win Justice."

"Extended hours of this voter registration office brought to you by
MyCokeRewards.com. [QR code]"

Ed

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On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Justin Levitt <levittj at lls.edu> wrote:

>  Given increasingly tight election budgets, I'm surprised there's not more
> of this.
>
> Speaking of which, I've been interested in 11 CFR 114.4(c)(iii) -- "A
> corporation or labor organization may donate funds to State or local
> government agencies responsible for the administration of elections to help
> defray the costs of printing or distributing registration or voting
> information and forms" -- for a while now.   Does anyone know of such
> donations actually being made, in the past?  Off-list replies are welcome.
>
> Justin
>
> On 9/9/2011 1:33 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
>
>  “GOP is sour on UAW’s satellite voting donation”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22938>
> Posted on September 9, 2011 1:14 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22938>
> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Fascinating issue<http://www.indystar.com/article/20110909/NEWS05/109090410/GOP-sour-UAW-s-satellite-voting-donation?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CIndyStar.com>:
> Can/should election officials take private donations to fund aspects of the
> voting process, aspects which may help the donors’ political cause?
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>   Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, election
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>
>
> --
> Justin Levitt
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> Loyola Law School | Los Angeles
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