[EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/14/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Wed Nov 13 21:34:19 PST 2013
"Political Participation and Civic Courage: The Negative Effect of
Transparency on Making Small Campaign Contributions"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56736>
Posted on November 13, 2013 9:16 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56736>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ray LaRaja has written this article
<http://polsci.umass.edu/uploads/profiles/sites/la-raja_ray/Disclosure_and_Small_Donors_POBE-2013.pdf>
for /Political Behavior/. Here is the abstract:
This study assesses whether public disclosure of campaign
contributions affects citizens' willingness to give money to
candidates. In the American states, campaign finance laws require
disclosure of private information for contributors at relatively low
thresholds ranging from $1 to $300. Drawing on social influence
theory, the analysis suggests that citizens are sensitive to
divulging private information, especially those who are surrounded
by people with different political views. Using experimental data
from the 2011 Cooperative Congressional Election Studies, it
demonstrates how individuals refrain from making contributions or
reduce their donations to avoid disclosing their identities. The
conclusion discusses the implications of transparency laws for
political participation, especially for small donors.
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"Ballot measure money not political under IRS loophole"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56734>
Posted on November 13, 2013 9:13 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56734>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
John Myers reports
<http://www.news10.net/news/article/262992/2/Ballot-measure-money-not-political-under-IRS-loophole>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
A Good Lesson that the FEC Split is Ideological Not Partisan
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56731>
Posted on November 13, 2013 5:36 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56731>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=38148068&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0e3f4z5g3&split=0>:
"The Federal Election Commission deadlocked in votes taken before the
arrival of two new commissioners regarding two enforcement cases
targeting the House Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC that spent more
than $30 million in the 2012 election, according to newly released FEC
documents <http://eqs.nictusa.com/eqs/searcheqs>....Although the cases
supported Democratic candidates, voting to pursue enforcement action
were the two FEC commissioners holding Democratic seats---Steven Walther
and Ellen Weintraub. The two FEC Republican commissioners---Caroline
Hunter and Matthew Petersen---voted against the staff recommendations to
pursue the cases."
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal
election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>
"University of Denver Strategic Issues Program Uses Consensus-Based
Model to Address Campaign Finance Reform"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56728>
Posted on November 13, 2013 5:33 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56728>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The following press release arrived via email:
University of Denver Strategic Issues Program Uses Consensus-Based
Model to Address Campaign Finance Reform
/Reaching Practical Solutions for Money and Elections Post Citizens
United/
DENVER -- Nov. 12, 2013 -- The University of Denver Strategic Issues
Program (SIP) today releases its report on campaign finance. The
report, /Money, Elections and Citizens United: Campaign Finance
Reform for Colorado/
<http://www.du.edu/issues/media/documents/CampaignFinanceReportFinal.pdf?utm_source=Strategic+Issues+Program&utm_medium=Colorado+News+Release&utm_term=CO+Release&utm_content=Campaign+Finance+Report&utm_campaign=Campaign+Finance+Report+-+CO+Release>,
represents a year of study by a non-partisan panel of 19
accomplished business, community and academic leaders drawn from
across the state. The SIP Panel worked to find practical solutions
and provide recommendations dealing with reforms designed to improve
the electoral marketplace in Colorado and at the national level. The
work was funded by the University as part of its ongoing commitment
to support the public good.
During its process, the panel received 13 presentations from state,
national and international campaign finance experts, including
Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Former Speaker of the Colorado
House of Representatives Andrew Romanoff, Senior Legal Counsel for
the Campaign Legal Center Paul Ryan and Legal Director for the
Center for Competitive Politics Allen Dickerson. In addition to
receiving presentations, panel members reviewed a wide range of
written materials and held extensive discussions on the impact of
money on elections in Colorado and the nation.
True to the panel's mission of setting partisan viewpoints aside,
the enclosed report reflects the consensus of the University of
Denver Strategic Issues Panel on campaign finance reform. The
panel's 14 recommendations provide a practical approach to campaign
finance policy in Colorado and nationally, and focus on three key
areas: money in elections, expanded disclosure and leveling the
playing field.
"When addressing the issue of campaign finance, reforms need to
accommodate an environment where unlimited political contributions
and spending are the dominant reality," said panel chair James
Griesemer.
A copy of the full report, along with video presentations from
experts who provided information to the panel, is available online
at www.du.edu/issues <http://www.du.edu/issues>.
"We hope that the work of the panel and the ideas presented in this
report will stimulate an informed discussion among citizens and
their elected representatives, one that can improve the electoral
marketplace and strengthen our democracy," said University of Denver
Chancellor Robert Coombe.
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TPM Sits Down for Q&A with New FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56726>
Posted on November 13, 2013 5:29 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56726>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Read.
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/tpm-interview-california-s-campaign-finance-watchdog-comes-to-washington>
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election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>
"Groups Oppose Arizona and Kansas Laws Regarding
Proof-of-Citizenship for Voter Registration"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56724>
Posted on November 13, 2013 5:24 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56724>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release
<http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/newsroom/press_releases?id=0371>:
A council of 21 Indian tribes in Arizona, two Arizona citizen
groups, and an Arizona state senator filed a motion
<http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/admin/voting_rights/documents/files/ITCA-Motion-to-Intervene.pdf>
today in federal court in Kansas to intervene in /Kobach v. U.S.
Election Assistance Commission /(EAC), to oppose a renewed effort by
the States of Arizona and Kansas (and their Secretaries of State) to
impose these States' proof-of-citizenship laws on persons applying
to register to vote using the federal mail-in registration form.
The federal form was created by Congress as part of the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), and was developed by a
federal agency, the EAC, pursuant to that statute.
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Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>,
Elections Clause <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=70>, The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter registration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>
"Herring, Obenshain dig in for a fight in tight Va. attorney general
race as the lawyers move in" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56722>
Posted on November 13, 2013 5:22 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56722>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo reports.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/herring-obenshain-dig-in-for-a-fight-in-tight-va-attorney-general-race-as-the-lawyers-move-in/2013/11/13/2533ab74-4bde-11e3-ac54-aa84301ced81_print.html>
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
recounts <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>
"Video: Trevor Potter on the State of Money & Politics"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56720>
Posted on November 13, 2013 11:35 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56720>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here.
<http://clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=539:video-trevor-potter-on-the-state-of-money-a-politics>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
"Sawant pulls ahead of Conlin by 41 votes; As the vote count
continues in the Seattle City Council race, the Socialist candidate
takes the lead. A recount could be ahead. "
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56718>
Posted on November 13, 2013 11:14 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56718>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The latest
<http://crosscut.com/2013/11/12/politics-government/117437/sawant-pulls-ahead-conlin-41-votes/?utm_source=Crosscut+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d4583509fe-Crosscut_Daily_Newsletter_Nov_13_201311_13_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_efe7a35aed-d4583509fe-261887410>
from Seattle.
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"Why I Expect Nothing Out of Bauer-Ginsberg"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56716>
Posted on November 13, 2013 7:55 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56716>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Jonathan Bernstein blogs
<http://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-i-expect-nothing-out-of-bauer.html>.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
Romney Wants Fewer Caucuses <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56714>
Posted on November 13, 2013 7:52 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56714>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Boston Globe
<http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/11/13/romney-prescription-for-gop/OsQk5TRJm5tIYTdZMGdpzK/story.html>(via
Political Wire
<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/11/13/romney_wants_fewer_caucuses.html>).
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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, primaries
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32>
Controversy in Minnesota Over Online Voter Registration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56712>
Posted on November 13, 2013 7:50 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56712>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
MPR reports.
<http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/11/13/politics/online-voter-registration>
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter registration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>, voting technology
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>
"The McCutcheon Case: Hard money, soft money and now something in
between?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56710>
Posted on November 13, 2013 7:47 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56710>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bauer blogs.
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2013/11/the-mccutcheon-case-hard-money-soft-money-and-now-something-in-between/>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
PUSH Voting Rights Panel <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56708>
Posted on November 13, 2013 7:46 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56708>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Full Program
http://rainbow.3cdn.net/a556f4096b56b58efc_zvm6bxkjl.pdf
* Full Registraqtion
https://secure.rainbowpush.org/page/contribute/2013-rainbow-push-coalition-citizenship-education-fund
FRIDAY FORUM AT 2 PM, CAPITOL HILTON 1001 16th Street, NW
VOTING RIGHTS AMENDMENT PANEL: "In A Democracy Voting Is Fundamental"
The fundamental individual "right to vote" is not in the United States
Constitution. The United States has a "states' rights and local control"
voting system that operates in 13,000 "separate and unequal" election
jurisdictions. The panel will discuss the need and the effort to add a
Voting Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution in order to
provide every American with the fundamental individual right to vote.
The Supreme Court in Heller said the Constitution guarantees every
American the fundamental individual right to a gun. In our democracy,
surely the "right to vote" ought to be at least as important as the
"right to a gun."
MODERATOR
Donna Brazile, Vice Chair, Voter Registration and Participation -- the
DNC's Advo- cate for Voting Rights
PANELISTS
Dr. Alexander Keyssar, Harvard Professor, will discuss the history of
the right to vote in the United States
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan will discuss the status of H.J. Res. 44,
a bill to add a Voting Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, along
with the arguments or concerns he is running into in trying to gain
co-sponsors.
Rob Richie, Executive Director of FairVote, will discuss the need to add
a Vot-ing Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- as well as
certain other changes to improve our democracy.
Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin will discuss the implications of
adding a Voting Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Ohio State Representative Alicia Reece will discuss her grassroots
effort to gain support for adding a Voting Rights Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
WHEN
Friday, November 15, 2013
TIME
2-3:30pm
WHERE
Capitol Hilton Hotel 1001 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
202.393.1000 <tel:202.393.1000>
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Voting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
Ohio Christian Alliance Report on Voting Issues in Ohio
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56706>
Posted on November 13, 2013 7:45 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56706>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release
<http://ohioca.org/cmsAdmin/uploads/press-release-statewide-citizens-audit-of-boards-of-elections.pdf>:
One year ago today, the Ohio Christian Alliance, along with a
network of citizen volunteers, began an investigative research of
more than 40 boards of elections, a combination of urban, rural and
suburban counties, requesting poll worker notes and incident reports
from Election Day November 6, 2012 Presidential Election. In
response to reports of irregularities, problems at polling
locations, and suspected voter fraud, the citizens audit was
conducted by volunteers in counties across the state. Other citizens
stepped forward to provide sworn statements which are included in
this report, detailing some of the problems that they experienced,
including problems with voting machines, problems with provisional
ballots, suspicious activity and irregularities at polling locations.
*Click here for the report *
<http://ohioca.org/cmsAdmin/uploads/citizens-audit-report.pdf>
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"Tweets Alert Virginia Vote-Counters to Mistakes in Race"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56704>
Posted on November 13, 2013 7:41 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56704>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg reports.
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-13/tweets-alert-virginia-vote-counters-to-mistakes-in-race.html?alcmpid=politics>
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
social media and social protests <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=58>
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UC Irvine School of Law
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