[EL] ELB News and Commentary 12/3/12

Mon Dec 3 08:02:22 PST 2012

    "Saudi-Led Oil Lobby Group Financed 2012 Dark Money Attack Ads"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44967>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:57 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44967> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Nation reports 
<http://www.thenation.com/blog/171529/saudi-led-oil-lobby-group-financed-2012-dark-money-attack-ads#>.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law 
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    "2016 Contenders Court Mega-Donors"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44963>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44963> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/2016-contenders-courting-mega-donors-84497.html>: 
"A week after Election Day, three Republican governors mentioned as 2016 
presidential candidates --- Bobby Jindal, John Kasich and Bob McDonnell 
--- each stopped by the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino to meet privately 
with its owner Sheldon Adelson, a man who could single-handedly 
underwrite <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81588.html> their 
White House ambitions."

See also HuffPo 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/sheldon-adelson-2012-election_n_2223589.html>'s 
"Sheldon Adelson Spent Far More On Campaign Than Previously Known."

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    "Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center Charge the IRS With
    Indefensible Abdication of Responsibility"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44960>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:46 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44960> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release: 
<http://www.democracy21.org/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7B91FCB139-CC82-4DDD-AE4E-3A81E6427C7F%7D&DE=%7B25C118EC-BE85-4FC6-86A6-5DCF9443DB8B%7D> 
"In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service today 
<http://www.democracy21.org/vertical/sites/%7B3D66FAFE-2697-446F-BB39-85FBBBA57812%7D/uploads/IRS_LETTER_PRIORITY_GUIDANCE_PLAN__12_3_12.pdf>, 
Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center charged the IRS with an 
'indefensible abdication of responsibility" in failing' 'to include the 
section 501(c)(4) regulations dealing with political activity on the 
agency's Priority Guidance Plan' for the next twelve months."

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    "Drug lobby donation went to pro-Democratic nonprofit"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44958>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:43 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44958> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Center for Public Integrit 
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/11/30/11878/drug-lobby-donation-went-pro-democratic-nonprofit>y 
reports on how the search for PhRMA campaign money recipients takes an 
unexpected turn.

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    "Legislative bipartisanship may not last through the holidays"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44955>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44955> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/Orlando Sentinel/ 
<http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-12-01/news/os-capview-column-deslatte120212-20121130_1_foreign-law-general-election-elections-bills>: 
"Election-law changes and health-care fights could start as soon as this 
week, when lawmakers are in town for the first round of committee 
meetings since the Nov. 6 election. So, the message here is to soak up 
the season's greetings and yuletide cheer before the natural order of 
Tallahassee sours the eggnog and spikes the punch."

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Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | 
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    "Hard Math: Small Errors Plus One-Vote Margin Equals Big Problems in
    Alexandria" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44952>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:35 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44952> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A ChapinBlog. 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/12/hard_math_small_errors_plus_on.php>

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | 
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    "The Dark Money Forerunner Of Secret California Millions"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44949>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:32 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44949> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

TPM 
<http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/americans_for_job_security_california.php>: 
"You could say Americans for Job Security has been keeping donors 
anonymous since before it was cool."

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    "Editorial Mr. Cuomo's Next Big Task"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44947>

Posted on December 3, 2012 7:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44947> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT editorial: 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/opinion/sunday/gov-cuomo-and-campaign-finance-reform.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1354511572-r2uCQPmEZ+1DeX3O2LNaPw>"Here's 
one way Gov. Andrew Cuomo can match the acclaim he achieved by getting 
same-sex marriage approved 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/nyregion/gay-marriage-approved-by-new-york-senate.html> 
in New York State: persuade the State Legislature to make New York's 
system of electing legislators the fairest and most transparent in the 
country."

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    "Do Filibusters Stall the Senate or Give It Purpose?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44944>

Posted on December 2, 2012 9:51 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44944> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A new NYT Room for Debate 
<http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/12/02/do-filibusters-stall-the-senate-or-give-it-purpose/?ref=politcs>, 
including the thoughts of the incomparable Barbara Sinclair. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/12/02/do-filibusters-stall-the-senate-or-give-it-purpose/for-filibusters-make-sure-the-burden-is-on-the-minority>

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    "Editorial: Voter fraud gets another spin"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44941>

Posted on December 2, 2012 9:47 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44941> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Will Va.'s voter i.d. law <http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/317416> 
be narrowed?

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Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id 
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    "Senate OKs Bill to Allow Most State, Local Government Employees to
    Seek Elected Office" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44938>

Posted on December 2, 2012 4:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44938> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg BNA: 
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=28707663&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0d5n3c1z3&split=0> 
"Most state and local government employees would be permitted to run for 
partisan political office without violating the Hatch Act under 
legislation (S. 2170 <http://op.bna.com/gr.nsf/r?Open=llbe-92jumm>) 
approved by the Senate Nov. 30 by unanimous consent."

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    "Numbers whiz becomes one-man election clearinghouse"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44935>

Posted on December 2, 2012 4:15 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44935> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

LA Times: 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-david-wasserman-results-20121130,0,852127.story> 
"For most Americans, interest in the results of the 2012 presidential 
campaign ended somewhere around the first election night projections for 
President Obama 
<http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics/government/barack-obama-PEPLT007408.topic> 
and the brief, stunned concession speech delivered by a gobsmacked Mitt 
Romney 
<http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics/government/mitt-romney-PEPLT007376.topic>. 
But for a small group of obsessives, the political equivalent of those 
who devour box scores for breakfast, a fascinating and welcome service 
has come from David Wasserman, a youthful and whip-smart campaign 
analyst with the Cook Political Report, who has become a one-man 
clearinghouse for presidential tabulations across the country."

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    "Beyond Black and White in the Mississippi Delta"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44932>

Posted on December 2, 2012 2:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44932> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Fascinating NYT opinion piece 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/opinion/sunday/beyond-black-and-white-in-the-mississippi-delta.html?ref=opinion> 
by Gene Dattel, with implications for the Voting Rights Act challenge 
before the Supreme Court.

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