[EL] more news 2/22/12
JBoppjr at aol.com
JBoppjr at aol.com
Wed Feb 22 14:05:26 PST 2012
Oh, double please!
_Montana Supreme Court Campaign finance Decision Affront to the “Rule of
Law”?_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30349)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 11:06 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30349) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
That’s _Allen Dickerson’s claim_ (http://bit.ly/yKlU2z) . Oh please.
The Montana Supreme Court _took Justice Kennedy at his word _
(http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/01/montana_supreme_court
_citizens_united_can_montana_get_away_with_defying_the_supreme_court_.html)
and looked at the state’s evidence of corruption to justify its law. That
might be wrong—but it is not defying the rule of law.
Even Justice Ginsburg and Breyer voted to stay the Montana Supreme Court
decision "Because lower courts are bound to follow this Court’s decisions
until they are withdrawn or modified," So the Montana Supreme Court was bound
to strike the statute under CU and they refused. This is an affront to
the rule of law. Jim Bopp
In a message dated 2/22/2012 4:33:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
_“Michigan Democratic Party encourages crossover voting in GOP
presidential primary”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30361)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 1:31 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30361) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_The Fix_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/michigan-democratic-party-encourages-crossover-voting-in-gop-presidential-primary/2012/02/2
2/gIQA1qjoTR_blog.html) : “Operation Chaos in Michigan? Again? The Michigan
Democratic Party sent an e-mail to supporters Wednesday encouraging them
to take part in the state’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday.”
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30361&title=“
Michigan%20Democratic%20Party%20encourages%20crossover%20voting%20in%20GOP%20presidential%20primary”&description=)
Posted in _chicanery_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12) , _political
parties_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25) , _primaries_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32) | Comments Off
_“Federal Appeals Court Rules That N.M. Violated Federal Law, Failing to
Provide Voter Registration Applications to Public Assistance Clients”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30358)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 1:28 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30358) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
See _this press release_
(http://projectvote.org/newsreleases/798-federal-appeals-court-rules-that-nm-violated-federal-law-failing-to-provide-voter-reg
istration-applications-to-public-assistance-clients.html) about _this new
opinion._ (http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/11/11-2063.pdf) From the
release:, “The federal Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that
the State of New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) violated Section 7
of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) by improperly
withholding voter registration applications from certain public assistance
clients. The decision came in a federal lawsuit brought against state officials
by a coalition voting rights groups and attorneys, including the Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Project Vote, and Dēmos; the
Albuquerque law firm of Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Ives & Duncan, and the law
firm of DLA Piper, on behalf of Albuquerque resident Shawna Allers. This
major development concerned the HSD policy of providing a voter registration
application to a public assistance client only if the client specifically
requests an application. Section 7 requires New Mexico and most other states
to offer voter registration to public assistance clients when they apply
for benefits, periodically recertify their benefits eligibility, or submit a
change of address for receipt of benefits. Along with HSD officials, the
New Mexico Secretary of State shares responsibility for ensuring that State
agencies comply with the NVRA.”
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Federal%20Appeals%20Court%20Rules%20That%20N.M.%20Violated%20Federal%20Law,%20Failing%20to%20Provide%20Voter%20Registration%20Applications%20to%
20Public%20Assistance%20Clients”&description=)
Posted in _election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) ,
_NVRA (motor voter)_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=33) , _voter
registration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37) | Comments Off
_“88% of Obama’s Itemized Donors in January Were Repeaters; 40% of Romney’
s Donors Have Maxed Out; Santorum, Gingrich, Paul, and Obama Strong with
Small Donors”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30355)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 1:19 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30355) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Must-read_ (http://cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/12-02-22/88_of_Obama’
s_Itemized_Donors_in_January_Were_Repeaters_40_of_Romney’
s_Donors_Have_Maxed_Out.aspx) CFI press release.
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s%20Itemized%20Donors%20in%20January%20Were%20Repeaters;%2040%%20of%20Romney’
s%20Donors%20Have%20Maxed%20Out;%20Santorum,%20Gingrich,%20Paul,%20and%20Obama%20Strong%20with%20Small%20Donors”
&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) |
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_“Does Money Corrupt the Political Process?”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30352)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 11:36 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30352) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Kevin Drum _blogs_
(http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/does-money-corrupt-political-process) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30352&title=“Does%20Money%20Corrupt%20the%20Political%20Process?”&description=)
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_Montana Supreme Court Campaign finance Decision Affront to the “Rule of
Law”?_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30349)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 11:06 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30349) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
That’s _Allen Dickerson’s claim_ (http://bit.ly/yKlU2z) . Oh please.
The Montana Supreme Court _took Justice Kennedy at his word _
(http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/01/montana_supreme_court
_citizens_united_can_montana_get_away_with_defying_the_supreme_court_.html)
and looked at the state’s evidence of corruption to justify its law. That
might be wrong—but it is not defying the rule of law.
Want to talk about defying the rule of law? Look at the _district court
decision_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18848) in the Danielczyk case (now
on appeal to the 4th Circuit), defying Supreme Court precedent on the
constitutionality of limits on corporate contributions to candidates. (_Here_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26906) ‘s the 2d Circuit on that opinion: The
Court is aware of United States v. Danielczyk, No. 1:11cr85 (JCC), 2011 WL
2161794 (E.D. Va. May 26, 2011), which struck down a ban on corporate
contributions, based on what it called an ‘inescapable’ expansion of Citizen
United’s logic. Id. at *18; Danielczyk, 2011 WL 2268063 (E.D. Va. June 7,
2011) (denying reconsideration). The role of an appellate court is to apply
to law as it exists. Since the Supreme Court reaffirmed the validity of the
100-year old corporate ban just 8 years ago, Beaumont, 539 U.S. at 154-55,
and declined to overrule this holding in Citizens United, this Court will
not do so here. Indeed, Citizens United confirms that the anti-corruption
interest is a legitimate justification for campaign contribution
restrictions. Citizens United also does not disturb the validity of the
anti-circumvention interest. See Thalheimer v. City of San Diego, Nos. 10-55322, 10-55324,
10-55434, 2011 WL 2400779, at *13 (9th Cir. Jun. 9, 2011) (concluding that
‘nothing in the explicit holdings or broad reasoning’ of Citizens United
invalidates the anti-circumvention interest in the context of contribution
limits)”)
In the end, it will be up to the Supreme Court to weigh in in both the
Montana case and the question in Danielczyk.
[Disclosure: I am an attorney for the City of San Diego in the Thalheimer
case, where the corporate contribution issue is presented.]
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_“Election law changes are ‘in really uncharted territory’”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30344)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:58 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30344) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_The latest_ (http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/5159744) from
the voting wars in Ohio. _MORE_
(http://www.alternet.org/story/154190/backfired!_4_ways_the_ohio_gop_tilts_voting_rules_but_ends_up_helping_democrats/)
from Jennifer Brunner at AlterNet.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30344&title=“Election%20law%20changes%20are%20‘
in%20really%20uncharted%20territory’”&description=)
Posted in _election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) ,
_The Voting Wars_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60) | Comments Off
_Murphy and von Spakovsky Debate Voter ID at National Press Club_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30341)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:39 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30341) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Laura Murphy of the ACLU _debates_
(http://www.press.org/events/status-and-impact-new-state-voter-id-laws) Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage
Foundation at the National Press Club tomorrow. [No webcast.]
I tell some amusing stories about Hans von Spakovsky’s research and
scholarship in this area in the “Fraudulent Fraud Squad” _sneak preview_
(http://www.amazon.com/Fraudulent-Fraud-Squad-Understanding-ebook/dp/B00795X5XI/ref=
zg_bs_157417011_9) chapter of my forthcoming book, _The Voting Wars_
(http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/ref=sr
_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr) . You can also take a
trip down memory lane with other members of the squad, including Thor
Hearne, John Fund, Matthew Vadum, Dick Armey, Michelle Malkin, and Bradley
Schlozman.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30341&title=Murphy%20and%20von%20Spakovsky%20Debate%20Voter%20ID%20at%20National%
20Press%20Club&description=)
Posted in _chicanery_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12) , _election
administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) , _fraudulent fraud
squad_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8) , _The Voting Wars_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60) , _voter id_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9) |
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_“The Supreme Court and Citizens United II”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30339)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:35 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30339) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
An NYT _editorial._
(http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/opinion/the-supreme-court-and-citizens-united-take-2.html?_r=1) _My Slate piece_
(http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/02/justice_ruth_bader_gin
sburg_is_ready_to_speak_out_on_the_danger_of_super_pacs_.html?fb_ref=sm_fb_p
lugin_activity) (which now has 1,000 “likes” on Facebook [I don't think
that's happened before]) expresses similar sentiments about the Montana
case.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30339&title=“The%20Supreme%20Court%20and%20Citizens%20United%20II”
&description=)
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_“Only sensible campaign reform: Real-time reporting”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30337)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:29 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30337) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Jon Ralson has written _this column_
(http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/22/only-sensible-campaign-reform-real-time-reporting/?hpp) . If only
_those people _ (http://mcconnell.senate.gov/public/) who _used to say_
(http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/08/03/111030/mcconnell-disclose/) they
supported full, instant disclosure and no limits would not have abandoned
their position after Citizens United, we might be able to fix the disclosure
problem.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30337&title=“Only%20sensible%20campaign%20reform:%20Real-time%20reporting”
&description=)
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_“Super PAC Money Getting More Scrutiny, Complaints”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30334)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:25 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30334) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Eliza Newlin Carney _reports_
(http://www.rollcall.com/news/super_pac_money_getting_more_scrutiny_complaints_rick_santorum-212571-1.html?pos=htmbtxt)
for Roll Call.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30334&title=“Super%20PAC%20Money%20Getting%20More%20Scrutiny,%20Complaints”
&description=)
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_“Postal cutbacks and the voting process”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30332)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:24 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30332) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The SF Chronicle _reports_
(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/18/INLN1MNT7G.DTL) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30332&title=“Postal%20cutbacks%20and%20the%20voting%20process”&description=)
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_“Secretary of State Mark Ritchie offers Voter ID alternative: electronic
poll books”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30330)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:23 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30330) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
MinnPost _reports._
(http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2012/02/secretary-state-mark-ritchie-offers-voter-id-alternative-electronic-poll-bo)
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30330&title=“
Secretary%20of%20State%20Mark%20Ritchie%20offers%20Voter%20ID%20alternative:%20electronic%20poll%20books”&description=)
Posted in _election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) ,
_voter id_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9) | Comments Off
_“Justice Kennedy Unlikely to Budge on ‘Citizens United’”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30328)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:22 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30328) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Matt Taylor _reports_
(http://nationalmemo.com/article/justice-kennedy-unlikely-budge-citizens-united) for the National Memo.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30328&title=“Justice%20Kennedy%20Unlikely%20to%20Budge%20on%20‘Citizens%20United
’”&description=)
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_“The Electoral College Explained”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30325)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:20 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30325) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
ABC News _reports_
(http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/electoral-college-is-explained-by-author-kenneth-c-davis-15482102) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30325&title=“The%20Electoral%20College%20Explained”&description=)
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_“Juvenile judge race goes back to court”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30323)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:19 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30323) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_The Hunter case_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?s=hunter) , a significant
Bush v. Gore sequel, _heads back_
(http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201202211849/NEWS0106/302210150) to the Sixth Circuit, thanks
to a partisan tie broken by Ohio SOS Jon Husted.
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_“Campaign Finance in the 2012 Elections: The Rise of Super PACs”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30320)
Posted on _February 22, 2012 7:16 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30320) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Brookings is holding _this event_
(http://www.brookings.edu/events/2012/0301_super_pacs.aspx) March 1 with Tom Mann, Tony Corrado, and Trevor Potter.
It will be webcast as well.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30320&title=“
Campaign%20Finance%20in%20the%202012%20Elections:%20The%20Rise%20of%20Super%20PACs”&description=)
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