[EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/8/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri Nov 8 07:38:00 PST 2013
Lobbying Advice: Cultivate the CRS and CBO
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56579>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:35 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56579>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See here
<http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/who-does-congress-listen-to-most-k-street-files/>.
CRS and CBO? Yes, as I note in this /Stanford/ piece
<http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/print/article/lobbying-rent-seeking-and-constitution>
from a few years ago, lobbyists, like mushrooms, thrive in low light.
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Posted in lobbying <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>
"Initiative spending booms past $1 billion as corporations sponsor
their own proposals" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56577>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:33 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56577>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo reports.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/11/08/initiative-spending-booms-past-1-billion-as-corporations-sponsor-their-own-proposals/>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
Nov. Issue of NCSL's "The Canvass" Now Available
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56575>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:32 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56575>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-canvass-for-november-2013.aspx?utm_source=Canvass&utm_campaign=15f1daa632-Canvass_April_20134_25_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c27fe8f428-15f1daa632-111828865>.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
"Libertarian Robert Sarvis Drew Record High Votes in Virginia"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56573>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:28 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56573>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Daily Beast/ reports.
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/08/libertarian-robert-sarvis-drew-record-high-votes-in-virginia.html>
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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, third parties
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47>
"Number of lobbyists taking jobs in Congress plummets"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56571>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:26 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56571>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
USA Today reports
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/07/k-street-congress-revolving-door/3467977/>.
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Posted in legislation and legislatures
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, lobbying
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>
If You Can't Beat Em, Join Em Dept
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56569>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:24 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56569>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Open Secrets Blog: Liberal Dark Money Dominating 2014 Elections
<http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/11/liberal-dark-money-dominating-2014-elections.html?utm_source=CRP+Mail+List&utm_campaign=c080135e92-Newsletter_11_7_201311_7_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9df8578d78-c080135e92-206469445>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
Torres-Spelliscy on Money in Judicial Races
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56567>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:21 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56567>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/yes-virginia-money-matters-judicial-races%E2%80%A6>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
judicial elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>
Georgia GOP Wants Investigation of Democrat-Leaning 501(c)(4) Group
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56565>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:20 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56565>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See the press release
<http://zpolitics.com/gagop-demands-an-irs-audit-of-better-georgia/>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Voting Rights At Risk in Georgia; After the Supreme Court's
controversial decision, civil rights advocates say voting in the
state is under attack" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56563>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:18 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56563>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Rolling Stone reports
<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/voting-rights-at-risk-in-georgia-20131104>.
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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>
"Campaign Finance and the Court's Role in Lowering the Political
Temperature" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56561>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:17 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56561>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bauer's latest.
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2013/11/campaign-finance-and-the-courts-role-in-lowering-the-political-temperature/>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
"Possible discrepancy in Fairfax absentee votes could affect count
in AG race" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56559>
Posted on November 8, 2013 7:14 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56559>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/possible-discrepancy-in-fairfax-absentee-votes-could-affect-count-in-ag-race/2013/11/07/65108ad0-4825-11e3-bf0c-cebf37c6f484_story.html>:
"The Fairfax County Electoral Board is investigating a possible
irregularity in the number of absentee ballots cast in Virginia's
largest jurisdiction that Democrats say could shift votes in the
still-unresolved race for Virginia attorney general
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/obenshain-herring-in-dead-heat-in-virginia-attorney-generals-race-recount-expected/2013/11/06/f3d49976-46b0-11e3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html?tid=auto_complete>....
According to state numbers, Fairfax reported an unexplainably lower
number of absentee ballots cast in the 8th District than in the other
two congressional districts."
The best way to follow this issue in real time is on Twitter, following
Dave Wasserman (@redistrict), Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) and Chris
Ashby (@ashbylaw).
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Posted in absentee ballots <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53>,
election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, recounts
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>
Americans for Prosperity Found Not to Have Engaged in Express
Advocacy under Nevada Law <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56557>
Posted on November 7, 2013 4:07 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56557>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Via Ralston Reports
<http://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/judges-ruling-allows-dark-money-stay-secret-undermines-transparency-imperative#.UnwqUiTLE4k>
comes this opinion
<http://www.ralstonreports.com/sites/default/files/AFP%20decision.pdf>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
"Do Political Campaigns Even Matter?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56555>
Posted on November 7, 2013 3:41 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56555>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ezra Klein reviews
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-07/do-political-campaigns-even-matter-.html>
Double Down and The Gamble, reaching the conclusion I expect to reach
when done with both books:
There's no better book than ''Double Down" for reliving that
excitement. But there's no better book for understanding it --- and
the political structures that will continue shaping U.S. elections
in 2016 and beyond --- than "The Gamble." For campaign journalism,
the book is a game-changer.
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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
The Whigs Are Back in Town <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56550>
Posted on November 7, 2013 11:06 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56550>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
What took
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/07/whigs-win-for-first-time-in-150-years.html>
so long?
(musical accompaniment) <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FmPhJkdTwU>
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Posted in third parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47>
"Robert Sarvis didn't cost Ken Cuccinelli the Virginia governor's
race" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56548>
Posted on November 7, 2013 10:49 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56548>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Interesting analysis
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/11/07/robert-sarvis-didnt-cost-ken-cuccinelli-the-virginia-governors-race/>based
on exit polls, but can we trust these exit polls given the discrepancy
with actual vote totals?
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BU Conference on Political Polarization
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56543>
Posted on November 7, 2013 9:44 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56543>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Details
<http://balkin.blogspot.com/2013/11/conference-on-americas-political.html>
via Jack Balkin.
I am awaiting the Drake Law Review symposium on the same topic to post
soon. You can now read the final version of my contribution to that
symposium,Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Change
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2243798>.
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Posted in political polarization <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>
"Voter Suppression Backfires in North Carolina, Spreads in Texas"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56541>
Posted on November 7, 2013 9:08 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56541>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ari Berman writes
<http://www.thenation.com/blog/177048/voter-suppression-backfires-north-carolina-spreads-texas#>.
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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>
On President Obama Attending a Super PAC Fundraiser
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56539>
Posted on November 7, 2013 8:57 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56539>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/11/06/elite-obama-donor-event-in-2012-shows-blurry-line-separating-candidates-and-super-pacs/>
dives in.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
Quadratic Voting and Campaign Vouchers
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56537>
Posted on November 7, 2013 7:50 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56537>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Eric Posner and E Gley Weyl have posted a paper on SSRN,Voting Squared:
Quadratic Voting in Democratic Politics
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2343956>. They
recommend quadratic voting as a way to solve preference aggregation
problems by taking intensity of preference into account.
Quadratic voting has long interested me. Back in 1996 (before campaign
finance voucher proposals became fashionable) I proposed campaign
finance vouchers in a California Law Review article, Clipping Coupons
for Democracy: An Egalitarian/Public Choice Defense of Campaign Finance
Voucher <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1961263>s,
84 California Law Review 1 (1996). I proposed that voters each be given
$100 in voucher dollars to give to candidates, parties, or interest
groups, but the groups would receive only the square root of the value.
(Thus, one could give $10 if given to one group or party, but if spread
among four the total value would be $20 (four $25 contributions each
worth $5.) I offered a detailed defense of this proposal.
In retrospect, enacting vouchers would be complicated enough without
having voters figure out square roots. But I still think the idea is sound.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=41>
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