[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/26/13

Wed Sep 25 20:52:40 PDT 2013

    "Lhota Backers Challenge Cap on Spending"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55489>

Posted on September 25, 2013 8:48 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55489>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT: 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/nyregion/lhota-backers-challenge-cap-on-spending.html>

    A new Republican group supporting the mayoral candidacy of Joseph J.
    Lhota sued New York election officials in federal court Wednesday to
    allow individuals to contribute more than the current $150,000
    annual maximum to independent political groups.

Unless the court believes that this comes too close to the election (a 
laches-type argument), a court could well grant an injunction against 
enforcing this limit in the mayoral election.

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

    "University of Alabama Faculty Senate to convene task force in light
    of sorority segregation, voter fraud controversies"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55487>

Posted on September 25, 2013 8:20 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55487>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest. 
<http://blog.al.com/tuscaloosa/2013/09/university_of_alabama_faculty.html>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, chicanery 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

    "Judicial Watch Announces New Team Member Robert D. Popper"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55485>

Posted on September 25, 2013 5:25 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55485>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release 
<http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-announces-new-team-member-robert-d-popper/>: 
"Judicial Watch announced today its newest team member, attorney Robert 
D. Popper.  As Deputy Chief of the Voting Section of the Department of 
Justice (DOJ), he led complex litigations involving the Voting Rights 
Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act, 
and he obtained favorable results in major lawsuits in Alabama, Arizona, 
Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and California.  Mr. 
Popper will help lead Judicial Watch's Election Integrity Project."

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Posted in election law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>

    Quote of the Day via Political Wire and Ralson Reports
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55483>

Posted on September 25, 2013 12:18 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55483>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Goddard, quoting Ralston quoting Hickey:

    Quote of the Day
    <http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/09/25/quote_of_the_day.html>

"A lot of minorities, a lot of younger people will not turn out in an 
non-presidential year. It's a great year for Republicans!"

-- Nevada Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey (R), in a radio interview 
<http://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/democratic-2014-turnout-machine-courtesy-pat-hickey#.UkMstCR55C->, 
predicting big GOP wins next year.

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Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voting 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>

    "The End of Contribution Limits? | Rules of the Game"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55481>

Posted on September 25, 2013 10:04 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55481>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Eliza's latest. 
<http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/the-end-of-contribution-limits-rules-of-the-game/>

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

    "Public Citizen Urges IRS to Investigate Tax Status of Freedom
    Partners" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55479>

Posted on September 25, 2013 8:05 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55479>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Public Citizen press release 
<http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/pressroomredirect.cfm?ID=3983>.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law 
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>

    "New CPA-Zicklin Index Reveals Surge in Number of Top Companies with
    Strong Political Disclosure Policies"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55477>

Posted on September 25, 2013 8:04 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55477>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Seethis press release 
<http://www.politicalaccountability.net/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/8051/pid/8051>.

Coverage fromBloomberg 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2013-09-25/reynolds-noble-energy-join-others-in-donation-disclosure.html>, 
WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/companies-beefing-up-their-political-spending-disclosures/2013/09/24/3531a21c-252b-11e3-b3e9-d97fb087acd6_print.html>.

Critique from CCP 
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2013/09/24/new-cpa-zicklin-index-flawed/>.

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

    Quote of the Day: FEC Edition <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55475>

Posted on September 24, 2013 9:31 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55475>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

"There is no nice way to say it: At some point McGahn will be an 
asshole...He'll insist he knows the better course on an issue and insist 
you go along. ... Make him explain himself, nonetheless."

---Steve Hoersting, 
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=36723861&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0e1z2r2w4&split=0> 
giving advice to FEC Commissioner Petersen (according to FOIA'ed documents)

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election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>

    "Documents Show Partisan Fights at FEC Encouraged by Advocates
    Outside Agency" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55473>

Posted on September 24, 2013 9:28 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55473>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg BNA 
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=36723861&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0e1z2r2w4&split=0>:

    Partisan battles at the Federal Election Commission over the last
    five years have not been unique to the agency but instead have
    reflected wider ideological warfare between Republicans and
    Democrats in Washington, according to longtime FEC observers.

    That conclusion appears to be supported by newly released internal
    documents reflecting contacts between commissioners and people
    outside the agency.
    The documents, released in response to Freedom of Information Act
    requests, show that FEC commissioners engaged in the recent partisan
    fights have been encouraged by Republican and Democratic lawyers and
    other outsiders, including at least one member of Congress and a top
    congressional staffer....
    The newly released documents revealed no apparent instances of
    improper attempts to influence commissioners, as the original
    requesters suspected might be the case. But, the messages did
    provide a glimpse of the internal workings of an agency viewed by
    critics as gridlocked along party lines and dysfunctional.

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