[EL] more news 5/20/13

Mon May 20 12:14:49 PDT 2013

    "Senior W.H. staff knew of IRS investigation, did not tell Obama"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50717>

Posted on May 20, 2013 12:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50717> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico reports 
<http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/05/senior-wh-staff-knew-of-irs-investigation-did-not-164378.html>.

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    Ellen Aprill PowerPoint Slides on Political Activities and Tax
    Status <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50714>

Posted on May 20, 2013 11:42 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50714> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

  * Primer on Political Activity by 501(c) and 527 Organizations
    <http://taxprof.typepad.com/files/primer-on-political-activity-by-501c-and-527-organizations.pptx>
  * Section 501(c)(4) and Private Benefit
    <http://taxprof.typepad.com/files/section-501c4-and-private-benefit.pptx>

(Via TaxProf. 
<http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2013/05/aprill-powerpoint.html>)

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    Sens. Hatch and Baucus Send Letter to Get IRS Mess Docs for Finance
    Committee <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50710>

Posted on May 20, 2013 11:03 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50710> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg BNA posts 
<http://op.bna.com/dt.nsf/id/sdoe-97vmch/$File/IRS_Tax_Exempt_May_20_2013%20pdf%20-%20Adobe%20Acrobat%20Pro.pdf> 
the letter.

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    "Crossroads GPS believes it is under IRS scrutiny"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50707>

Posted on May 20, 2013 10:44 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50707> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

LAT 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-crossroads-gps-irs-scrutiny-20130520,0,7421747.story>:

    Crossroads GPS, the behemoth conservative advocacy group behind some
    of the most robust attacks against President Obama's administration,
    said Monday that it believes it is among those organizations
    subjected to special scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service.

    The statement by the group comes as campaign finance reform
    advocates and congressional Democrats have claimed that the IRS
    failed to examine the activities of Crossroads and other major
    political players
    <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_OUTSIDE_GROUPS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>,
    even as agents in Cincinnati were inappropriately flagging
    conservative groups
    <link:%20http:/www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-irs-conservatives-20130519,0,4833667.story>
    based on terms such as "tea party" and "patriot."

    But on Monday, a spokesman for Crossroads said the group's
    experience with the IRS indicates that it was also caught in the
    dragnet.

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    "Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50704>

Posted on May 20, 2013 10:36 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50704> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP 
<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEMOCRATS_VOTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>:

    In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the
    Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to
    register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots.

    It's the latest -- and most substantial -- development in a
    nationwide Democratic Party effort to strike back at two years of
    Republican success in passing measures to require identification at
    polling places and purge rolls of suspect voters.

    Democratic-controlled states like California, Connecticut and
    Maryland also all have sought to make it easier to cast a ballot as
    late as possible. They recently passed versions of same-day voter
    registration measures, which traditionally help younger and poorer
    voters -- the sort who lean Democratic.

    Undaunted, the GOP is aggressively fighting the efforts.

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    "Republican National Hispanic Assembly expected to file formal
    complaint for suspicious votes" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50701>

Posted on May 20, 2013 10:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50701> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Absentee ballot fraudalleged in Bakersfield. 
<http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/republican-national-hispanic-assembly-expected-to-file-formal-complaint-monday>

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    "Voting Rights Institute to Train New Generation of Voting Rights
    Lawyers" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50699>

Posted on May 20, 2013 10:26 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50699> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Wish I could be in D.C. for this 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2136:may-20-2013-voting-rights-institute-to-train-new-generation-of-voting-rights-lawyers&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>:

    The Campaign Legal Center and American University's Washington
    College of Law will jointly launch a new Voting Rights Law Institute
    this summer to help train the next generation voting rights
    litigators.  The four-night Institute will be held June 24 -- 27, to
    train and update law students and practitioners on enforcement of
    voting rights law, particularly cases brought to enforce Section 2
    of the Voting Rights Act, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
    Amendments to the Constitution.   The Voting Rights Institute is
    believed to be the first of its kind.

    Experts in the field will provide background on the Voting Rights
    Act and relevant Supreme Court cases and will then focus on teaching
    participants the litigation mechanics of voting rights litigation. 
    Participants will gain detailed knowledge of the Voting Rights Act
    and how it impacts voting rights laws state-by-state.  Institute
    instructors will teach the skills needed to litigate voting rights
    cases.  J. Gerald Hebert, the Legal Center's Executive Director will
    serve as the Institute's lead instructor and each night he will be
    joined by seasoned voting rights litigators, appellate advocates,
    and scholars in the field.

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    Really? with Seth and Amy on IRS Scandal
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50696>

Posted on May 20, 2013 10:14 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50696> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Via TaxProf 
<http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2013/05/the-irs-2.html>.

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    "The Good News About Race and Voting"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50693>

Posted on May 20, 2013 9:25 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50693> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Andrew Kohut 
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323716304578483174116481426.html>in 
WSJ:

    In the next several weeks the Supreme Court is expected to rule on
    the constitutionality of the requirement that several states, mostly
    in the South, get "pre-clearance" from the Justice Department before
    they make any changes to their election laws. The requirement was
    part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was an emergency
    measure to outlaw the profound racial discrimination that was
    disenfranchising African-Americans.

    The justices won't necessarily find a rationale for their decision
    based on current election polling data. Nevertheless, the experience
    of voters in recent elections will no doubt be illuminating to the
    justices, and to all Americans who are concerned with voting rights.

    In the past three presidential elections, very few Americans
    reported having problems or difficulties voting according to Pew
    Research Center surveys. In its Nov. 8-12 poll in 2012, just 4% of
    whites answered yes to the question: "Did you have any problems or
    difficulties voting this year, or not." Only 2% of African-Americans
    responded affirmatively.

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