[EL] Breaking news from Montana/more news

Wed Oct 3 15:06:05 PDT 2012

Rick wrote, "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."

The Plaintiffs in the Montana case challenged the aggregate limit on
political party contributions to their candidates. Those limits
are enjoined. What Plaintiffs did not challenge (and so, what is not
enjoined) is the aggregate limit on political committee (i.e., PAC)
contributions to candidates. That was a deliberate choice Plaintiffs
made. As Rick noted, this is the first time a court has struck limits on
contributions to candidates as being too low since the Court decided *Randall
v. Sorrell *(also brought by Jim Bopp). This is a big win for free speech.
NOTE: I assisted Jim Bopp with this case while I was with The Bopp Law
Firm.

Joe
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On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>   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 from the 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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>   Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
> Off
>   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 in pedagogy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=23> | Comments Off
>   “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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>   Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
> Off
>   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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>   Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments
> Off
>   “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 in election 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 in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off
>   “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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>   Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off
>   “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 in redistricting <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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>   Posted in electoral college <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=44> | Comments
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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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>   Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting
> Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
>   “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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>   Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
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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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>   Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
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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 in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter registration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>
> | Comments Off
>   “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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>   Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | Comments
> Off
>
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