[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/27/12

[Tokaji, Daniel]

DCCC Using Voting Rights Appeal from Rep. Lewis to Raise Funds<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36258>



Posted on June 27, 2012 8:26 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36258> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

USA Today reports<http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/06/john-lewis-voter-suppression-democrats-fundraising-/1> here that “[t]he campaign arm for House Democrats has turned to Rep. John Lewis to make the pitch for money to stop voter suppression tactics,” with an email that reads: “I’ve been marching and preaching and fighting for voting rights for over 50 years. Today, we’re seeing a deliberate and systematic effort on the part of Republican officials to prevent minorities, seniors, the young, and the poor from casting their ballots….”

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Posted in The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>|Comments Off|
Florida Wants Voter Registration Group to Stop Sending Forms<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36254>
Posted on June 27, 2012 8:19 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36254> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The Miami Herald reports here<http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/26/2869358/state-moves-to-block-voter-registration.html> that the Florida Secretary of State is seeking to stop the Voter Participation Center from sending out registration forms to Floridians, to avoid confusing and misleading voters. The group, which is based in Washington State, claims to have registered 200,000 Florida voters in the past eight years and to have sent out 420,000 more forms already this year.

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Posted in voter registration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>|Comments Off|
Mondale, Carlson to Lead Opposition to Minnesota Voter ID<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36251>
Posted on June 27, 2012 8:04 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36251> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Minnesota Public Radio reports here<http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2012/06/mondale_carlson.shtml> on the effort to defeat a state constitutional amendment to require photo ID.

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“Redistricting: Are You Smarter than a 3rd Grader?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36247>
Posted on June 27, 2012 7:47 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36247> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Plunderbund has this post<http://www.plunderbund.com/2012/06/26/redistricting-are-you-smarter-than-a-3rd-grader/> on the Voters First<http://votersfirstohio.com/> proposal to create an independent redistricting commission in Ohio. (Dislosure: I’m part of this coalition.)

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“Hispanics Looking for November Gains in US House”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36244>
Posted on June 27, 2012 7:40 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36244> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The AP has this story<http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hispanics-looking-for-November-gains-in-US-house-3664103.php>, reporting that the current number of Hispanic-held seats is “virtually guaranteed to increase by at least three or four seats because of once-a-decade redistricting that’s created new Hispanic-majority districts in California and Texas” and that “Hispanics could win more seats in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Florida.”

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NY State AG Investigating Chamber’s Campaign Spending<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36241>
Posted on June 27, 2012 7:35 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36241> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The NYT reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/us/politics/new-york-attorney-general-enters-campaign-finance-fray.html> that: “Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has begun investigating contributions to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns, focusing on a case involving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been one of the largest outside groups seeking to influence recent elections but is not required to disclose its donors.”

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“Campaign Money Case Could Propel More Deregulation<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36239>"
Posted on June 27, 2012 7:32 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36239> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The AP reports here<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57461647/campaign-money-case-could-propel-more-deregulation/> on potential fallout from Montana.

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“High Court Ruling Throws State Campaign Law into Doubt”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36236>
Posted on June 27, 2012 7:29 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36236> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports here<http://www.startribune.com/local/160326235.html> on the Swanson case, pending before the en banc Eighth Circuit since September<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=23468>.

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“Obama Prepping Thousands of Lawyers for Election”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36232>
Posted on June 27, 2012 7:16 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36232> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The AP has this report<http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/06/26/3343318/obama-prepping-thousands-of-lawyers.html>.

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Hearing on Alaska Section 5 Case<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36222>
Posted on June 26, 2012 12:51 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36222> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The three-judge district court in Samuelson v. Treadwell (Kozinski, Beistline, and Singleton) has issued this order<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Alaska_Order-Re-Hearing.pdf> setting forth the issues to be addressed at Thursday’s hearing. The complaint<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Alaska_Sec5Complaint.pdf> challenges the use of an as-yet unprecleared state legislative redistricting plan. Alaska’s argument that Section 5 is unconstitutional – noted here<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36120> — is not among the issues to be addressed Thursday.

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“After Winning Right to Spend, Political Groups Fight for Secrecy”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36216>
Posted on June 26, 2012 11:34 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36216> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The LA Times has this report<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-disclosure-challenge-20120626,0,2730713.story>.

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New Challenge to Federal Contribution Limits<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36204>
Posted on June 26, 2012 8:04 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36204> by Dan Tokaji<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

A big new case filed Friday in D.C. federal district court: Plaintiffs in McCutcheon v. FEC, represented by Jim Bopp and Steve Hoersting, seek a preliminary injunction against:

a. the limits on contributions to non-candidate committees at 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(3)(B), as applied to contributions to national party committees and facially, and

b. the limit on contributions to candidate committees at 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(3)(A).

The moving papers may be found here<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/mccutcheon_mccutcheon_mpi.pdf>. Plaintiffs have requested a three-judge court per BCRA.

Update: BNA has this report<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/display/link_res.adp?lt=email&fname=A0D3H3P3Z3&lf=eml&emc=mpdm:mpdm:109>.

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Daniel Tokaji
Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law
The Ohio State University | Moritz College of Law
55 W. 12th Ave. | Columbus, OH 43210
614.292.6566 | tokaji.1 at osu.edu

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