[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/13/13

Fri Sep 13 08:27:40 PDT 2013

    "THE NEW DATA'S HERE! THE NEW DATA'S HERE! EAC Releases Report on
    2012 Election Survey" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55251>

Posted on September 13, 2013 8:25 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55251>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A ChapinBlog. 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2013/09/the_new_datas_here_the_new_dat.php>

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>

    Koch Bros. and the Use of the 501c(6) Over 501(c)(4) to Hide Donors
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55249>

Posted on September 13, 2013 8:23 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55249>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Nick Confessore follow-up 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/us/politics/tax-filings-hint-at-extent-of-koch-brothers-reach.html?ref=politics&_r=0> 
to yesterday's Politico report 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/behind-the-curtain-exclusive-the-koch-brothers-secret-bank-96669.html> 
makes the key point:

    But the returns also reflect a significant shift in the tax
    strategies the Koch operation deploys to avoid challenge from the
    Internal Revenue Service, which limits how much nonprofit groups can
    spend to aid or defeat candidates.

    Other donor clearinghouses, along with nearly all of the political
    groups they support, register with the I.R.S. as "social welfare"
    groups under Section 501(c)4
    <http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopici03.pdf> of the tax code.
    That has let such groups spend money on elections while keeping
    their donors secret --- drawing increasing regulatory and
    legislative scrutiny from critics who assert that some of the groups
    are violating campaign laws.

    But Freedom Partners established itself in November 2011 as a501(c)6
    <http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopick03.pdf> "business league,"
    typically a trade association of corporations, like the Chamber of
    Commerce, organized to promote a common business interest. Instead
    of donors, it has more than 200 "members," each making a minimum
    $100,000 contribution, which Freedom Partners classifies as member
    dues. The approach gives it many of the same advantages social
    welfare groups have, with one significant addition: Some
    contributions to the group may be tax deductible as business
    expenses
    <http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Other-Non-Profits/Tax-treatment-of-donations-501%28c%29%286%29-organizations>.

This is why I long been saying (see my testimony 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=32374> regarding DISCLOSE ACT II) that 
effective campaign finance disclosure reform must target the nature of 
the activity not the organizational form a group takes. Otherwise, as 
Roy Schotland argued <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=16127> a few years 
ago, the Koch Bros and others would just form a veterans group under 
501(c)(19) or take some other form.

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    "BOE: 78K Paper Ballots To Be Counted In Democratic Mayoral Primary"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55247>

Posted on September 13, 2013 8:16 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55247>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CBS NY reports 
<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/13/de-blasio-thompson-wait-for-news-of-possible-runoff-as-boe-begins-counting-primary-votes/>.

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    "D.C. Circuit Delays Hearing Contractor Case As Justices Consider
    Campaign Contributions" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55245>

Posted on September 13, 2013 8:08 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55245>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

D.C. Circuit will wait 
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=36450319&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0e1r2j7r3&split=0>on 
McCutcheon.

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    "After Contentious, Impromptu Debate on Enforcement Procedures, FEC
    Deadlocks on Two Advisory Opinion Requests, Approves a Third"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55242>

Posted on September 12, 2013 6:14 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55242>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Posted at (the aptly-named) In the Arena 
<http://www.lawandpoliticsupdate.com/2013/09/after-contentious-impromptu-debate-on-enforcement-procedures-fec-deadlocks-on-two-advisory-opinion-requests-approves-a-third/>.

Marc Elias <https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/378323962322628608>: 
"Today's FEC open meeting was not the agency's finest day."

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    "Chief Justice Roberts Holds Key in Campaign Finance Case"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55240>

Posted on September 12, 2013 4:54 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55240>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/USA Today / 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/12/supreme-court-roberts-campaign-finance-contribution-limit/2771655/>reports. 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/12/supreme-court-roberts-campaign-finance-contribution-limit/2771655/>

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    "Lessons from North Carolina's voting wars Be there. Be passionate.
    Ask tough questions. And focus on the facts"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55238>

Posted on September 12, 2013 1:41 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55238>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CJR reports 
<http://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/north_carolina_voting_laws_media_coverage.php?page=all>.

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    "Political Sins, More Than Guns, Drove Colorado Recall"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55236>

Posted on September 12, 2013 12:51 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55236>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

David Kopel: 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-12/political-sins-more-than-guns-drove-colorado-recall.html>

    The Colorado <http://topics.bloomberg.com/colorado/> vote to recall
    <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-11/colorado-senate-president-loses-seat-in-nra-backed-recall.html>
    two Democratic state senators is a major win for the Second
    Amendment and for responsible law-making. Although guns were the
    reason for the recall campaign, Senate President John Morse of
    Colorado Springs <http://topics.bloomberg.com/colorado-springs/> and
    Senator Angela Giron of Pueblo lost primarily because they misused
    their powers, not for any stand on principle. Their misjudgments may
    mean the end of the state's new gun control laws.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, recall elections 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=11>

    "No FEC Enforcement Vote Until New Commissioners Confirmed"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55234>

Posted on September 12, 2013 12:49 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55234>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg BNA breaking news: "The Federal Election Commission has put 
off considering a controversial proposal regarding enforcement 
procedures until after two new FEC commissioners have been confirmed by 
the Senate and take their seats on the commission, the current FEC 
commissioners indicated at an open FEC meeting Sept. 12."

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    "Edmund Corsi's political blog and activism that triggered Ohio
    election complaint now sits before U.S. Supreme Court"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55232>

Posted on September 12, 2013 12:04 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55232>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Mark Naymik writes. 
<http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2013/09/edmund_corsis_political_blog_a.html>

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    "Donors flooded state level PACs with big checks"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55230>

Posted on September 12, 2013 10:12 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55230>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Sunlight <http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2013/statepacs/>: "If 
you think the $6 billion spent during the last election cycle on federal 
races was a lot, consider this: Another $1.4 billion that up until now 
was nearly impossible to total up on a national level flowed into 
campaigns through political committees that don't report to the Federal 
Election Commission because they operate only at the state level."

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    "Voting Rights Struggles Face Legislative Hurdles"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55228>

Posted on September 12, 2013 10:11 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55228>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Release 
<http://www.projectvote.org/blog/2013/09/voting-rights-struggles-face-legislative-hurdles/>:

    In a report released today, voting rights organization Project Vote
    analyzes all of the voting related bills introduced, passed, or
    rejected across the country since the beginning of 2013, and finds
    that the trend towards disenfranchising legislation has not only
    continued but accelerated following the Supreme Court's recent
    ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

    According to the report, Election Legislation 2013: Legislative
    Threats and Opportunities
    <http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectvote.org%2Fcomponent%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F110-reports-and-analysis%2F1028-election-legislation-2013-legislative-threats-and-opportunities.html>,
    32 states introduced laws that restrict voting. With the June 2013
    Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which effectively
    removed a key protection of the Voting Rights Act, the next era in
    the struggle for voting rights begins now.

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    New CRS Report: "501(c)(3)s and Campaign Activity: Analysis Under
    Tax and Campaign Finance Laws" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55224>

Posted on September 12, 2013 9:55 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55224>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

You can now read this government document here 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/CRS-Report-on-IRS-Line-Between-Issue-Advocacy-and-Campaign-Activity-2013.pdf> 
(only because someone was nice enough to send it along to me. Time to 
grant 
<http://www.opensecrets.org/action/issues/access-to-CRS-reports/>full 
public access to these documents!).

Here is the abstract:

    The political activities of Section 501(c)(3) organizations are
    often in the news, with allegations made that some groups engaged in
    impermissible activities. These groups are absolutely prohibited
    from participating in campaign activity under the Internal Revenue
    Code (IRC). On the other hand, they are permitted to engage in
    nonpartisan political activities (e.g., distributing voter guides
    and conducting get-out-the-vote drives) that do not support or
    oppose a candidate.
    Determining whether an activity violates the IRC prohibition depends
    on the facts and circumstances of each case, and the line between
    impermissible and permissible activities can sometimes be difficult
    to discern.
    Due to the IRC prohibition, Section 501(c)(3) organizations
    generally are not permitted to engage in the types of activities
    regulated by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). However, the
    activities regulated under the IRC and FECA are not necessarily
    identical. An organization must comply with any applicable FECA
    provisions if engaging in activities regulated by FECA (e.g., making
    an issue advocacy communication under the IRC that constitutes an
    electioneering
    communication under FECA).
    A 2010 Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. FEC, has received
    considerable attention for invalidating several long-standing
    prohibitions in FECA on corporate and labor union campaign treasury
    spending. This case does not appear to significantly impact the
    political activities of Section 501(c)(3) organizations because they
    remain subject to the prohibition on such activity under the IRC.
    This report examines the restrictions imposed on campaign activity
    by Section 501(c)(3) organizations under the tax and campaign
    finance laws. For a discussion limited to the ability of churches
    and other houses of worship to engage in campaign activity, see CRS
    Report RL34447, Churches and Campaign Activity: Analysis Under Tax
    and Campaign Finance Laws, by Erika K. Lunder and L. Paige Whitaker.

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    "NRO's 'Latest Evidence Of Voter Fraud' Lacks Any Actual Evidence"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55222>

Posted on September 12, 2013 8:27 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55222>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

MMFA 
<http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/09/10/nros-latest-evidence-of-voter-fraud-lacks-any-a/195817> 
on the usual hucksters.

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    "Mich. chief justice won't comment on judge's donations but jokes,
    'I want to marry his wife'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55220>

Posted on September 12, 2013 8:16 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55220>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports 
<http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/edf328501a1d48b5bdd028478debfb49/MI--Judge-Donations/#.UjHagrz1sjE>.

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    "The Shrinking House Map: A Regional Breakdown"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55218>

Posted on September 12, 2013 8:00 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55218>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Roll Call 
<http://atr.rollcall.com/the-shrinking-house-map-a-regional-breakdown/>:

    Republicans and Democrats are getting ready to spend 14 months and
    hundreds of millions of dollars on a House campaign that is likely
    to end in a split decision with a small gain for one party or the other.

    The likelihood that only a handful of incumbents from either side
    will lose may in the end give the winning party a pickup as small as
    a single seat.

    Because redistricting has given the parties --- primarily
    Republicans --- lopsided control of many districts and a working
    majority in many others, this is one of the narrowest fields of
    competitive races in recent memory. Twenty-six Democratic seats and
    23 Republican seats are currently considered less than safe,
    according to ratings compiled by the Rothenberg Political Report and
    used by CQ Weekly and Roll Call. Of those, only 14 are regarded as
    highly competitive. (View ratings map
    <http://media.cq.com/pub/2013/race-ratings/>.)

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    "Brazen Voting Fraud Alleged Among Ultra-Orthodox In Williamsburg"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55216>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:56 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55216>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

including allegations 
<http://gothamist.com/2013/09/11/voter_fraud_attempts.php> of 
impersonation fraud. The investigation will be worth watching.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>

    "When Bloggers Irritate Judges" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55214>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:50 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55214>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Howard Bashman: Profile in courage 
<http://herculesandtheumpire.com/2013/09/12/when-bloggers-irritate-judges/>.

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    "3 elections in Erie County hinge on votes still be counted"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55212>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:46 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55212>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News 
<http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/3-elections-in-erie-county-hinge-on-votes-still-be-counted-20130911> 
from Buffalo and claims 
<http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/erie-county/erie-county-democrats-target-dissident-fund-raising-group-20130907>of 
illegal coordination.

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    "New Election Academy Course on Voter Eligibility"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55210>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:45 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55210>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Sign up 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2013/09/new_election_academy_course_on.php>.

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    "Opponents Of Arizona Election Reform Law File 60,000 More
    Signatures Than Necessary For Referendum To Go To Ballot; Supporters
    Of Law 'Wait and See'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55208>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:42 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55208>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Worth watching 
<http://arizonaspolitics.blogspot.com/2013/09/opponents-of-arizona-election-reform.html>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    Bauer on Corporate Contributions, Beaumont, and the Albuquerque Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55206>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:38 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55206>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2013/09/breaking-bad-in-albuquerque-or-the-question-of-corporate-contributions-after-citizens-united/>.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

    Wertheimer on McCutcheon <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55204>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:37 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55204>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/the-supreme-courts-democracy-test-96640.html?hp=l14>, 
in /Politico/.

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    "D.C. executive linked to secret 2008 aid to Hillary Clinton"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55202>

Posted on September 12, 2013 7:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55202>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-charge-in-campaign-finance-investigation-into-dc-businessman-jeffrey-thompson/2013/09/11/c89cb2e2-1af6-11e3-82ef-a059e54c49d0_story.html>: 
"The D.C. businessman at the center of an ongoing city corruption 
investigation secretly spent more than a half-million dollars on 
get-out-the-vote efforts for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential 
campaign, according to interviews and court documents filed Wednesday."

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