[EL] Corporations behind the Chamber of Commerce?

Fri Oct 19 08:29:37 PDT 2012

Am I the only one who found this headline funny: “Corporate donors fuel Chamber of Commerce’s political power”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41977>

Kind of like a headline reading "Armed forces fuel American military power," or "Unions donors fuel political power of organized labor," or "Democrats provide Obama a base of political support."

Seems to me like the bottom story of the day!

Bradley A. Smith

Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault

   Professor of Law

Capital University Law School

303 E. Broad St.

Columbus, OH 43215

614.236.6317

http://law.capital.edu/faculty/bios/bsmith.aspx

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“Voter Intimidation Fears Renewed As Election Day Nears”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42014>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:18 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42014> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

ABC News/Univision reports<http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/voter-intimidation-fears-renewed-election-day-nears/story?id=17512420#.UIFvGBhpZwY>.

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“Campaigns See Latino Voters as Deciders in 3 Key States”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42011>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:10 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42011> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports.<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/us/politics/in-3-crucial-states-both-campaigns-press-for-latino-voters.html?ref=politics>

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“Romney Super PAC Makes $12 Million Ad Buy”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42009>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:10 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42009> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/romney-super-pac-makes-12-million-ad-buy/?ref=politics>.

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“Missouri Political Donor Thrives with No Limits”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42006>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:08 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42006> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/us/politics/missouri-political-donor-thrives-with-no-limits-giving.html?hp&_r=0>: “Since 2008, when Missouri abolished contribution limits, Mr. Sinquefield<http://www.rexsinquefield.org/> has donated more than $20 million to local candidates and political action committees, driving the political debate on issues like education, upending the political world here and making him perhaps the most influential private citizen in the state. More than half of that money has gone to advance his signature cause: eliminating state and local income taxes in Missouri, a major source of government revenue, and replacing them with sales taxes.”

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“Panetta wants proof voting offices are working”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42004>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:07 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42004> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Air Force Times<http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/10/military-panetta-wants-proof-voting-offices-are-working-101712w/> reports.<http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/10/military-panetta-wants-proof-voting-offices-are-working-101712w/>

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“Nightmare election scenarios worry both parties”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42002>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:05 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42002> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports<http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121018/POLITICS01/210180488/Nightmare-election-scenarios-worry-both-parties?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs>.

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Colorado Secret Ballot Case to Be Appealed<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42000>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:04 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42000> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Details here<http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=h9bm7cjab&v=001_bti-hHe0Cy9Xs2R1JzvT1ObERa4_p4nx2dXRLBiUZWjSAfDyL4IhXE7hACdPttWNX-uLEVfstVFOcCrqrnAfQozHgl6x2RN35oEyeuwXe0%3D>.

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“The Guardian Interview with Paul S. Ryan Senior Counsel, Campaign Legal Center”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41998>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:03 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41998> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here.<http://www.clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=483:the-guardian-interview-with-paul-s-ryan-senior-counsel-campaign-legal-center->

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“Arizona campaign finance laws ruled unconstitutional”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41995>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:01 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41995> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports<http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=112000> on this disclosure-related ruling which won’t affect the current election.  More information on this case, which will be appealed, when i have it.

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“Playing to Donors, GOP Groups Spill Some Secrets”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41993>
Posted on October 19, 2012 7:59 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41993> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82613.html?hp=t1>: <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82613.html?hp=t1> “The reason is clear: Conservative super PACs and outside groups face the very real possibility they’ll have spent $1 billion <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76849.html> and failed to elect Mitt Romney or deliver a GOP Senate. That means professional political types could have a lot of explaining to do, especially to the rich donors who financed the record spending spree and are wondering if their investment was <http://theweek.com/article/index/233832/are-super-pacs-a-big-flop> squandered<http://theweek.com/article/index/233832/are-super-pacs-a-big-flop>.”

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“The Libertarian/Marijuana Conspiracy That Could Swing the Election; A perfect storm is brewing in Colorado.”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41990>
Posted on October 19, 2012 7:58 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41990> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Interesting AlterNet story<http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/libertarianmarijuana-conspiracy-could-swing-election> (via Richard Winger<http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/10/18/david-sirota-article-on-interplay-of-gary-johnson-campaign-in-colorado-and-the-colorado-marijuana-legalization-initiative/>).

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“Man registering voters for GOP accused of tossing forms in trash”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41988>
Posted on October 19, 2012 7:55 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41988> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The LA Times reports.<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-voter-registration-gop-arrest-20121018,0,5352175.story?track=rss>

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“Digital democracy: the joys and perils of voting for president via email”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41986>
Posted on October 19, 2012 7:54 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41986> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Global Post reports.<http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/politics/elections/121018/digital-democracy-email-voting-hackers>

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“Unlocked Front Door? Questions Arise About Security of Online Voter Registration”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41984>
Posted on October 19, 2012 7:53 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41984> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important questions from Doug Chapin<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/10/unlocked_front_door_questions.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HHHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>.

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“Bullock wants court to find that Hill broke donation law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41980>
Posted on October 18, 2012 9:52 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41980> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News<http://helenair.com/news/local/56db04b8-1973-11e2-9cb6-001a4bcf887a.html> from Montana: “Democratic governor candidate Steve Bullock went to court Thursday to ask a district judge to order his opponent, Rick Hill, to return a recent $500,000 donation from the Montana Republican Party.”

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“Corporate donors fuel Chamber of Commerce’s political power”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41977>
Posted on October 18, 2012 9:47 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41977> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports.<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/corporate-donors-fuel-chamber-of-commerces-political-power/2012/10/18/96ad666a-1943-11e2-bd10-5ff056538b7c_story.html>

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Arrest in Alleged Republican Voter Registration Dumping in Virginia<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41973>
Posted on October 18, 2012 4:00 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41973> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

More to come.<http://notlarrysabato.typepad.com/doh/2012/10/arrest-made-in-harrisonburg-voter-registration-scandal.html>

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“Swing-State Billboards Warning Against Voter Fraud Stir Backlash”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41970>
Posted on October 18, 2012 3:20 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41970> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Pam Fessler reports<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/18/163158185/swing-state-billboards-warning-against-voter-fraud-stir-backlash> for NPR.

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“Off to the races: Top elections spot up for grabs in several states”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41967>
Posted on October 18, 2012 3:17 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41967> 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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Seton Hall Election Law Symposium<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41965>
Posted on October 18, 2012 3:14 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41965> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Some info here<http://law.shu.edu/Students/academics/journals/law-review/symposium/2012/index.cfm> about the symposium, with Rick Pildes as keynote.

Here’s the schedule:

The Changing Landscaping of Election Law

Seton Hall Law Review Symposium Schedule

October 26, 2012

8:30 – 9:00am:  Registration / Breakfast

9:00 – 9:05am:  Opening Remarks

9:05 – 10:25am:  Panel I:Rise of Super PACs: Changes in Campaign Finance and Its Impact of Future Elections

  1.  Laurence D. Laufer, Partner, Genova Burns Giantomasi & Webster: State of Campaign Finance Law 2012: A Question of Values
  2.  Joel M. Gora, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School: In Defense Of “Super PACs” – And of the First Amendment
  3.  Adam Lioz, Counsel, Demos: Political Equality in the Super PAC Era

10:25 – 10:40am:  Coffee Break

10:40 – 12:00pm:  Panel II: Power to the People: Public Lawmaking and Direct Democracy in Theory and in Practice

  1.  Mickey Edwards, Vice President, Aspen Institute and Director of Aspen Institute’s Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership: The Parties Versus the People:How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans
  2.  Reed Gusciora, Assemblyman, New Jersey General Assembly, District 15: Queer Eye for the Civil Rights Guy: Why Romer v. Evans is Applicable to Marriage Equality in New Jersey
  3.  Glen Staszewski, A.J. Thomas Faculty Scholar, Associate Dean for Research, and Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law: Contestatory Democracy and the Interpretation of Popular Initiatives

12:15 – 1:45pm:  Lunch at The Newark Club

  1.  Keynote Address: Professor Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law:  The 2012 Presidential Election and Election Law

Synopsis: On the eve of the 2012 Presidential Election, we can make a preliminary assessment of where our election system now stands, given the resolution of many disputed issues in the courts.  This talk will focus on what this election cycle has taught us about issues ranging from campaign finance to early voting, access to the ballot box for eligible voters, the role of political parties, and related issues.

2:00 – 4pm:  Panel III: Modernization of the Ballot Box: Voter Registration and Ballot Access in the Modern Era

  1.  Myrna Pérez, Senior Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice: Voting Restrictions in 2012: Ensuring Every Voter Has a Voice
  2.  John C. Fortier, Director of Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center: Why Conservatives (As Well as Liberals) Should be Interested in Modernizing Voter Registration
  3.  Donna Kelly, Assistant Attorney General, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety: Enforcing Election Laws in New Jersey
  4.  Ryan P. Haygood, Director of the Political Participation Group, NAACP Legal Defense Fund: The Past as Prologue: Defending Democracy on the Eve of the 2012 Elections

4:00 – 4:05 pm:  Closing Remarks

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“Alburtis councilman allegedly drove through farm field, stole political signs – UPDATE”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41962>
Posted on October 18, 2012 11:29 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41962> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News from PA<http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2012/10/alburtis_teen_allegedly_drove.html>: “Alburtis<http://topics.lehighvalleylive.com/tag/alburtis/index.html> Councilman Kyle Bower<http://topics.lehighvalleylive.com/tag/kyle%20bower/index.html> faces criminal charges after allegedly driving through a Lower Macungie Township<http://topics.lehighvalleylive.com/tag/lower%20macungie%20township/index.html> farm field and stealing Republican political signs from the yard of another house.”

He’s not even old enough to legally drink.

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NYT Article on Millionaires Funding CA Ballot Measures — Is This Really Something New?<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41959>
Posted on October 18, 2012 10:30 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41959> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here is a guest post from USC’s John Matsusaka,<http://www-bcf.usc.edu/%7Ematsusak/> one of the very best people working in the direct democracy area:

Yesterday the New York Times reported<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/us/politics/california-ballot-initiatives-dominated-by-the-very-rich.html?ref=politics&_r=0> that rich individuals were heavily involved in funding California ballot propositions, and at a rate unlike any “ballot in modern history.”  The article gave no information from previous elections to support the claim, though. To satisfy my own curiosity, I spent a few minutes online looking at the 2006 election cycle, and found that Reed Hastings spent $5 million on Prop 88, venture capitalist John Doerr spent $2 million on Prop 88, Steve Bing spent $48 million on Prop 87, and James Holman spent $2 million on Prop 85. I have a feeling it would not be difficult to find other years like this that don’t look so different from 2012 (a good research topic for election law scholars). David Broder spent an entire chapter in his 2000 book Democracy Derailed discussing rich individuals who were active in proposition campaigns in the late 1990s — back then it was Ron Unz on bilingual education, Paul Allen on a football stadium for the Seahawks football team, Reed Hastings on charter schools, and George Soros on medical marijuana, among others. It may be noteworthy that the wealthy are active in initiative politics, but I am not sure it is anything new.

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“Dem convention used corporate cash, despite pledge”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41956>
Posted on October 18, 2012 9:38 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41956> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CBS News reports.<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57534902/dem-convention-used-corporate-cash-despite-pledge/>

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“Professors donate to Obama, opine about election in news articles”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41954>
Posted on October 18, 2012 9:37 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41954> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Hill: <http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/262157-professors-donate-to-obama-opine-about-election-in-news-articles> “At least a half-dozen professors who gave political donations to President Obama have been quoted in news articles opining about his administration and the 2012 race for the White House.”

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“Campaign watchdogs say Arizona group’s $11 million donation exploits loophole in California law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41951>
Posted on October 18, 2012 9:19 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41951> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

California better fix this<http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/18/4920421/campaign-watchdogs-say-arizona.html>, or its well-deserved reputation for good disclosure will be in jeopardy.

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“Pennsylvania governor benefited from untraceable $1.5 million donation”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41948>
Posted on October 18, 2012 8:58 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41948> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Center for Public Integrity reports.<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/10/18/11498/pennsylvania-governor-benefited-untraceable-15-million-donation>

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“Times Co. criticized for McKenna, gay-marriage ad campaigns”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41945>
Posted on October 18, 2012 8:56 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41945> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Seattle Times: “<http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019458942_adcampaign18m.html>The Seattle Times Co. jumped into two of the state’s hottest political contests Wednesday, launching a $75,000 independent-expenditure campaign promoting Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and announcing a similar effort in support of gay marriage. The move — which company executives described as an experiment to show the power of newspaper political advertising — drew harsh criticism from Democrats and from opponents of gay marriage, as well as from journalism and political experts.”

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“Early Voting Reform: A Ticking Time Bomb”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41943>
Posted on October 18, 2012 8:54 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41943> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Robert Kelner blogs<http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/early-voting-reform-ticking-time-bomb_654876.html> atThe Weekly Standard.

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