[EL] KY Legislative Ethics proposal to require reporting of grassroots lobbying

Fri Aug 23 12:57:27 PDT 2013

Seems to me that Chief Justice Rehnquist's approval of broad disclosure 
in McConnell, coupled by disclosure discussions in WRTL and Citizens 
United, could well allow for such disclosure if applied across the 
board.  I believe Marty Lederman wrote a lot of listserv posts on this 
around the time of McConnell.

On targeting lobbyists 
<http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/print/article/lobbying-rent-seeking-and-constitution>, 
I address such targeting in my Stanford piece and question targeting for 
contribution bans etc. after Citizens United.  I think disclosure rules 
would have an easier constitutional road.

On 8/23/13 12:48 PM, Eric Lycan wrote:
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> *A KY political newspaper reports that the Legislative Ethics 
> Commission (which regulates lobbyists, gift rules, etc.) has made 
> recommendations to adopt new legislation.  Much of it is unsurprising, 
> but it also includes the following language:*
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> */"Recommendation: Require reporting of the Cost of advertising which 
> appears during a session of the General Assembly, and which supports 
> or opposes legislation, if the cost is paid by a lobbyist's employer 
> or a person affiliated with an employer."/*
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> *This seems of very dubious constitutionality (see, e.g., Citizens 
> Against Rent Control v Berkeley, WRTL, Citizens United, etc.).  If the 
> state cannot prohibit independent, express candidate advocacy, it is 
> hard to justify significant regulation of pure grassroots advocacy.  I 
> would like to read other thoughts, though, on the extent to which the 
> reporting requirement might survive challenge as a justifiable speech 
> restriction.  Does the fact that is applies only to employers of 
> lobbyists alter the corruption rationale analysis?  Is mere reporting 
> an insignificant burden?  Is anyone aware of similar legislation 
> elsewhere, or a challenge to such? *
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> *Thanks.*
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> *From:*law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu 
> [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf Of 
> *Rick Hasen
> *Sent:* Friday, August 23, 2013 1:04 AM
> *To:* law-election at UCI.edu
> *Subject:* [EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/23/13
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>
>     Law and Political Process Study Group Panel at APSA on Shelby
>     County <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54746>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 8:03 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54746> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> I hope to see many of you in Chicago:
>
> Law and Political Process Study Group
> *Panel 1   The Future of the Voting Rights Act After the Shelby County 
> Case*
>
> Date:
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> Thursday, Aug 29, 2013, 2:00 PM-3:45 PM
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>  [ ]
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> Location:
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> Hilton 4A, 4th Floor
> *Subject to change.* Check the /Final Program/ at the conference.
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> Chair(s):
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> Bruce E. Cain
> Stanford University
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> Author(s):
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> Regional Differences in Racial Polarization in the 2012 Presidential 
> Election: Implications for the Constitutionality of Section 5 of the 
> Voting Rights Act
>
> Charles Stewart
>
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
>   Stephen D. Ansolabehere
>
>   Harvard University
>
> Racially Polarized Voting, Dilution, and Preclearance: Post-Shelby County
>
> Richard L. Engstrom
>
> Duke University
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> Shelby County and the Illusion of Minimalism
>
> Richard L. Hasen
>
> University of California-Irvine
>
> The Constitutional Structure of Voting Rights Enforcement
>
> Franita Tolson
>
> Florida State University
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> Discussant(s):
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> Luis Ricardo Fraga
> University of Washington,
> Guy-Uriel Charles
> Duke University School of Law
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>
>     "U.S. Is Suing in Texas Cases Over Voting by Minorities"
>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54743>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 5:50 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54743> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Charlie Savage reports 
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/us/politics/justice-dept-moves-to-protect-minority-voters-in-texas.html?hp>for 
> the /NYT./
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> Posted inDepartment of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, 
> election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
> redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, Supreme Court 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, The Voting Wars 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>, Voting Rights Act 
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>
>     "Prosecutors charge 2 campaign aides for Miami mayoral candidate
>     Francis Suarez in absentee-ballot probe"
>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54740>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 5:48 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54740> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Miami Herald 
> <http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/22/3580232/prosecutors-charge-2-campaign.html>: 
> "Miami-Dade prosecutors on Thursday charged two political operatives 
> for Miami mayoral candidate Francis Suarez --- including his campaign 
> manager --- with unlawfully submitting absentee-ballot requests online 
> on behalf of voters....Francis Suarez, a sitting city commissioner and 
> lawyer, was cleared of any wrongdoing during the investigation, 
> according to the Miami-Dade state attorney's office. His only 
> involvement was advising his campaign to seek legal advice to make 
> sure any online requests did not run afoul of the law."
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> campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, chicanery 
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>     "Justice Department Sues Texas Over Voter ID Law"
>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54737>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 5:45 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54737> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> WaPo reports 
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/justice-department-sues-texas-over-voter-id-law/2013/08/22/ac654a68-0b4b-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html>.
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> Posted inDepartment of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, 
> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>, Voting Rights Act 
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>
>     More Analysis of DOJ Filings Against Texas
>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54734>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 4:29 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54734> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Zack Roth 
> <http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/22/justice-department-sues-to-block-texas-voter-id-law/>
>
> Lyle Denniston 
> <http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/08/u-s-sues-texas-over-voter-id/>
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> Posted inDepartment of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, 
> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting Rights 
> Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
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>
>     "Campaign Finance and the Cost of Doing Business"
>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54732>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 4:26 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54732> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Steve Klein 
> <http://wyliberty.org/feature/campaign-finance-and-the-cost-of-doing-business/>on 
> the McCain campaign conciliation agreement.
>
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>
>     And We're Back to the "Messes with Texas" Headlines
>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54730>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 4:18 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54730> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> /The Week/ 
> <http://theweek.com/article/index/248642/the-justice-department-messes-with-texas-over-its-voter-id-law> 
> on today's DOJ move.
>
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> Posted inDepartment of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, 
> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>, Voting Rights Act 
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>
>     "Eric Holder Sues Texas Over Voter ID. Here's Why It's a Long
>     Shot." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54727>
>
> Posted on August 22, 2013 4:16 pm 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54727> by Rick Hasen 
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> TNR reports 
> <http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114436/eric-holder-sues-texas-over-voter-id-law-why-he-might-lose>.
>
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> -- 
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