[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/15/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri Jun 14 18:26:36 PDT 2013
"2012 State Elections Snapshots" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51652>
Posted on June 14, 2013 6:14 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51652> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Great Pew data and graphics
<http://www.pewstates.org/research/data-visualizations/2012-state-elections-snapshots-85899483212>
(they look like report cards to me).
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"National Popular Vote Plan Poised to Pass Halfway Mark with New
Win" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51650>
Posted on June 14, 2013 6:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51650> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This item
<http://www.fairvote.org/national-popular-vote-plan-poised-to-pass-halfway-mark-with-new-win#.Ubu_Heuc9JI>
appears at FairVote.
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National Right to Life Committee Agrees to Pay $40K Civil Fine for
FEC Reporting Inaccuracies <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51646>
Posted on June 14, 2013 5:51 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51646> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See here. <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/130443335401.pdf>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal
election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24> | Comments Off
"FEC Deadlocks on Case From 2008 Race Involving 'American Issues
Project' Group" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51643>
Posted on June 14, 2013 5:46 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51643> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA:
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=32328982&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0d9j2q6f6&split=0>
The Federal Election Commission has deadlocked on an enforcement
case dating back to the 2008 presidential campaign involving
allegations that a group opposed to President Obama's election
violated the law by failing to register as a political action
committee, the FEC revealed June 14.
The group, known as American Issues Project or AIP, was largely
funded by Harold Simmons, a major donor to Republican and
conservative causes. It made headlines during the 2008 race when the
Obama campaign charged the group and its backers should face a
criminal investigation for campaign finance violations.
You can read the Genral Counsel's report recommending a finding of a
violation here <http://eqs.nictusa.com/eqsdocsMUR/13044333743.pdf>. BNA:
"Documents released in the case indicated that the FEC's three
Republican commissioners voted against the recommendation in a report
from the FEC general counsel's office to pursue enforcement action. The
FEC's two Democrats voted for the counsel's recommendations. It requires
the votes of four FEC commissioners for any final legal action to be taken."
One campaign finance attorney writes to me to claim that this will
create a "mammoth loophole" by allowing 501c4 groups to manipulate the
date of their "fiscal year" to avoid classifications as a political
committee.
We are awaiting the Statement of Reasons to be posted by the
partisan-split FEC Commissioners.
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election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24> | Comments Off
"Christie's Special Election Plan Heads NJ Supreme Court"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51640>
Posted on June 14, 2013 4:41 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51640> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-14/christie-s-special-election-plan-heads-nj-supreme-court.html>:
New Jersey's Supreme Court
<http://topics.bloomberg.com/supreme-court/> will weigh in on
Governor Chris Christie
<http://topics.bloomberg.com/chris-christie/>'s decision to hold a
special election Oct. 16 to replace deceased U.S. Senator Frank
Lautenberg <http://topics.bloomberg.com/frank-lautenberg/>.
The justices put the case on a fast track today, ordering briefs by
June 17 and final responses by June 18, acting state courts
administrative director Judge Glenn Grant said in a statement
<http://www.njcourts.com>. The move follows a lower appeals court
decision yesterday that there's no legal obstacle to holding the
vote 20 days before the general election, when Christie's on the
ballot seeking a second term.
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245% Increase in Independent Spending on Presidential Election from
2008 to 2012 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51636>
Posted on June 14, 2013 2:37 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51636> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Adjusting for inflation, the figure is a /mere/ 224% increase.
That's a tidbit I've just calculated for the upcoming 2013 Supplement
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49406>to Lowenstein, Hasen, & Tokaji
<http://www.cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781611631784/Election-Law-Fifth-Edition>,
Election Law--Cases and Materials (5th ed. 2012).
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campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59> | Comments Off
11th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Disclosure and Disclaimer
Requirements for Groups Running Ads About Ballot Measures
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51633>
Posted on June 14, 2013 12:08 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51633>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See Worley v. Florida Secretary of State
<http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/201214074.pdf>, in line with
the great bulk of authority in this area.
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Chart of the Day: Conservative and Liberal 501(c)(4)s Which Don't
Disclose Donors <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51628>
Posted on June 14, 2013 11:21 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51628>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
From the Center for Responsive Politics
<https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/nonprof_summ.php?cycle=All&type=viewpt>:
Untitled2 <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled2.png>
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