[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/15/12

Thu Jun 14 21:02:48 PDT 2012

    Back Monday <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35746>

Posted on June 14, 2012 9:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35746> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See you then.

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    "Aetna Confirms It Gave $7.8 Million To Chamber, American Action
    Network" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35744>

Posted on June 14, 2012 9:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35744> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tip of a very large iceberg, I suspect.

Must-read 
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=27071457&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0d3d5m7n5&split=0> 
Bloomberg BNA: "The insurance company Aetna confirmed June 14 that it 
donated about $7.8 million to two major Republican-leaning 
organizations---the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Action 
Network---which have sponsored tens of millions of dollars worth of 
political ads but have never disclosed their funding sources. The 
revelation---which came due to an accidental filing by Aetna---was 
significant because few, if any, political donations from large, public 
corporations have been revealed previously....'We support organizations 
and candidates who share our views on how to fix the problems facing our 
health care system, as well as our country,' [Aetna President] Bertolini 
said. 'We fully comply with all federal and state disclosure 
requirements.'...The Chamber spent over $30 million on television ads in 
the 2010 congressional elections---nearly all of it backing Republican 
candidates or attacking Democrats."

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    "Let Them Give Millions" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35741>

Posted on June 14, 2012 8:54 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35741> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Andrew Rosenthal 
<http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/let-them-give-millions/?ref=politics> 
on Newt Gingrich's campaign finance complaints.

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    "FEC Deadlocks On Attempted Evasion of Disclosure Laws"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35738>

Posted on June 14, 2012 5:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35738> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This item 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1766:june-14-2012-fec-deadlocks-on-attempted-evasion-of-disclosure-laws&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61> 
appears at the CLC Blog.

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election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24> | Comments Off

    "Florida governor mistaken for dead in 2006 vote"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35736>

Posted on June 14, 2012 5:27 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35736> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Reuters 
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/14/us-usa-voting-florida-idUSBRE85D15R20120614>: 
"Florida's governor, who is leading a disputed purge of voter 
registration rolls, had to cast a provisional ballot in 2006 because 
officials mistakenly thought he was dead, election officials said on 
Thursday."

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The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off

    "WyLiberty Attorneys File Lawsuit to Stop FEC Chill on Free Speech"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35733>

Posted on June 14, 2012 2:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35733> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release 
<http://wyliberty.org/feature/wyliberty-attorneys-file-lawsuit-to-stop-fec-chill-on-free-speech/>: 
"Wyoming Liberty Group attorneys filed a lawsuit 
<http://wyliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Free-Speech-v-FEC-Verified-Complaint.pdf> 
in the Wyoming federal district court today against the Federal Election 
Commission (FEC) on behalf of Free Speech, a Wyoming grassroots 
organization...The suit, Free Speech v. Federal Election Commission, 
argues that vague and overbroad FEC regulations, which require 
grassroots groups to register as 'political committees' (PACs), 
effectively shut down much speech in the heartland."

It is not clear how much this complaint overlaps with the recent 4th 
Circuit decision <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35602> in the /Real 
Truth About Obama/ case.

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    "Law & Order: Election Administration Unit; News Roundup: 2012 has
    been a litigious year" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35730>

Posted on June 14, 2012 12:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35730> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That's the lead story in this week's Electionline Weekly. 
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>

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    Justice Kennedy Issues Temporary Stay in Arizona Voter Registration
    Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35727>

Posted on June 14, 2012 12:11 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35727> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

SCOTUSBlog 
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/06/new-arizona-election-plea/>: "FINAL 
UPDATE Thursday 2:20 p.m.   Justice Kennedy has issued a temporary order 
<http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Kennedy-order-11A1189.pdf> 
delaying the Ninth Circuit Court's ruling, at least until further briefs 
are filed in the case.  The Circuit Court mandate was due to be issued 
tomorrow, but now will be delayed until at least next Wednesday 
afternoon.  The challengers to the Arizona citizenship proof requirement 
are to file a brief by Monday afternoon, with a state reply due by noon 
Wednesday. Earlier today, this post was updated to provide a link to the 
application, here 
<http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/11A1189-AZ-applic.pdf>."

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