[EL] Breaking news from Montana/more news
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Wed Oct 3 14:19:17 PDT 2012
What's striking here is that the judge issued the decision without
explaining his reasoning for a complex set of constitutional questions
(not all so simple as "apply Randall"--itself a highly fact intensive
inquiry) right in the midst of the election season. And made it
effective immediately. This is going to get the Ninth Circuit's attention.
On 10/3/12 2:09 PM, Sean Parnell wrote:
>
> I think there was a case in Kentucky regarding contributions to school
> board candidates that relied in part on /Randall/, the ACLU
> represented the plaintiff if I recall correctly. But you’re generally
> right, /Randall/ applications have been pretty nonexistent.
>
> Sean Parnell
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> *From:*Rick Hasen [mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 5:07 PM
> *To:* Sean Parnell
> *Cc:* law-election at uci.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [EL] Breaking news from Montana/more news
>
> Having litigated a Randall issue in San Diego, I can tell you that I
> was unable to find a single case since Randall where a court struck
> down a general contribution limit as too low.
> Striking down a $160 limit is not surprising, but there are other
> parts of that statute which were also struck down and it is very
> surprising (to me).
> Rick
>
> On 10/3/12 1:59 PM, Sean Parnell wrote:
>
> It’s a pretty straightforward decision and the reasoning is clear,
> it’s based on /Randall/. For those of you unfamiliar with Montana
> campaign contribution limits, they were I believe the lowest in
> the country for state office, $160 for state legislative
> candidates and $630 for Governor/Lt. Governor. In the interests of
> disclosure, the plaintiff American Tradition Partnership is a
> client of mine, although obviously I didn’t represent them in court.
>
> Looks like /Randall/ will finally get the respect it deserves.
>
> Sean Parnell
>
> President
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> Impact Policy Management, LLC
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> 6411 Caleb Court
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> sean at impactpolicymanagement.com
> <mailto:sean at impactpolicymanagement.com>
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> [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf
> Of *Rick Hasen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 4:51 PM
> *To:* law-election at UCI.edu <mailto:law-election at UCI.edu>
> *Subject:* [EL] Breaking news from Montana/more news
>
>
> Breaking: Federal Court Strikes Down Many Montana Contribution
> Limits, Says Explanation Coming Later
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41076>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 1:47 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41076> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Wow. See this 5 page order,
> <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/district-court-order.pdf>
> striking down Montana Code Annotated 13-37-216
> <http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/13/37/13-37-216.htm> in its
> entirety. The judge did note that plaintiffs did not challenge the
> aggregate limits on political party contributions in 13-27-218
> <http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/13/37/13-37-218.htm> which
> remains in effect.
>
> It seems quite unusual for a judge to do this right before the
> election, and to do so without giving any reasoning (just a
> promise of reasoning to come later). I expect Montana will go
> immediately to the Ninth Circuit for emergency relief, and judging
> fromthe last time a judge decided an important election question
> just before the election without giving any reasoning
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39602>, there could well be an
> order staying this result, at least for this election.
>
> Below the fold you can read the text of what’s now enjoined.
>
> Continue reading → <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41076#more-41076>
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>
> Updated Election Law Teacher Database
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41072>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 12:26 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41072> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> You can find it here.
> <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/database.xls> And
> it will be available later on the right side of this blog under
> “Election Law Resources.”
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> Posted inpedagogy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=23> | Comments Off
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>
> “Obama Victory Fund’s Online Ads Push Campaign Finance Law”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41069>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 12:22 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41069> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Interesting HuffPo report.
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/barack-obama-online-advertising_n_1932755.html>
>
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>
> You Can Now Listen to My KQED Forum Interview about “The
> Voting Wars” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41066>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:56 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41066> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Here. <http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201210030900>
>
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>
> “Pa. voter ID ruling mirrors trend across U.S.”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41062>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:51 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41062> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The /Pittsburgh Post-Gazette /reports.
> <http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/pa-voter-id-ruling-mirrors-trend-across-us-655898/>
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting Rights Act
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
>
>
> “Future of Voter ID in Other States Unclear”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41060>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:50 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41060> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Philly.com reports.
> <http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/elections/20121003_Future_of_voter_ID_in_other_states_is_unclear.html>
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id
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>
>
> “Pa. court rules voters can cast regular ballots without ID”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41058>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:49 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41058> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> AP reports
> <http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1510378>.
>
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> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars
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>
>
> “New York’s Proposed Council Map Is Called Unfair to Minority
> Groups” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41055>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:28 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41055> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT reports.
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/nyregion/new-york-city-redistricting-map-is-called-unfair.html?_r=0>
>
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> Posted inredistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, Voting
> Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
>
>
> “Electoral College 101’” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41053>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:27 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41053> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The latest NYT op-doc
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/opinion/electoral-college-101.html>
> from Mo Rocca.
>
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>
> One of 12 Reasons to Pay Attention to the Supreme Court This
> Year: The Voting Rights Act Could Be Declared Unconstitutional
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41051>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:26 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41051> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See Reason 10.
> <http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/12-reasons-to-pay-attention-to-the-supreme-court-t>
>
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>
> “EXCLUSIVE: How Much Does It Cost To Buy A Senate Seat? Less
> Than You Think” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41049>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:24 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41049> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Think Progress
> <http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/10/03/886121/senate-seat-90-million/>:
> “Could David Koch buy a United States senator for less than 0.3
> percent of his personal fortune
> <http://www.forbes.com/profile/david-koch/>?”
>
> I would answer this question “no.”
>
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>
> “Federal Judge in Wyoming Upholds FEC Disclosure Rules”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41046>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:21 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41046> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg BNA breaking news report: “A federal judge in Wyoming
> rejected a bid for an injunction Oct. 3 to block enforcement of
> Federal Election Commission disclosure rules for groups sponsoring
> political messages (Free Speech v. FEC, D.Wyo., Civil No. 12-127,
> 10/3/12).”
>
> See this statement
> <http://wyliberty.org/feature/wyliberty-attorneys-continue-fight-for-free-speech/>from
> the plaintiffs.
>
> UPDATE: Statement from CLC
> <http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1907:october-3-2012-federal-court-in-wyoming-sides-with-campaign-legal-center-a-democracy-21-rejects-latest-disclosure-challenge&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>.
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>
> “Not Dead Yet―Purging Voters from the Rolls in Texas”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41044>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:20 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41044> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> A Pew data dispatch.
> <http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/not-dead-yetpurging-voters-from-the-rolls-in-texas-85899421031>
>
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter registration
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>
> “Elections and the Courts: A Busy Year”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41042>
>
> Posted on October 3, 2012 11:19 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41042> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> That’s the lead story in the new issue of NCSL’s “The Canvass.”
> <http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/the-canvass-october-2012.aspx>
>
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> UC Irvine School of Law
> 401 E. Peltason Dr., Suite 1000
> Irvine, CA 92697-8000
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