[EL] Comptroller decision
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Mon Apr 7 08:28:32 PDT 2014
please use this thread if anyone responds to Sean.
On 4/7/2014 8:21 AM, Sean Parnell wrote:
>
> I highly recommend the /New York Times/ article Rick links to about
> New York Comptroller' DiNapoli's decision to opt out of the taxpayer
> financed campaign program in 2014, something he's been a longtime
> advocate for. It's hilarious, at least if you're a skeptic of these
> programs.
>
> DiNapoli's reasons, at least those stated in the article, boil down to
> the following:
>
> 1.It starts in 2014, not 2018
>
> 2.The Board of Elections is in charge (he apparently is not a fan of
> that body)
>
> 3.The funds come from the 'unclaimed property' account, which his
> office administers
>
> 4.He'd have to give back about $1.5 million of the $2.1 million he's
> already raised for the race
>
> The program, limited to the Controller's race in 2014 (as DiNapoli has
> long suggested), is generally modeled on New York City's, with a 6:1
> match for donations of $175 or less.
>
> Why am I reminded of Augustine's prayer, "Lord, make me chaste, but
> not yet!"?
>
> Sean Parnell
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> [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf Of
> *Rick Hasen
> *Sent:* Monday, April 07, 2014 10:32 AM
> *To:* law-election at uci.edu
> *Subject:* [EL] ELB News and Commentary 4/7/14
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>
> From the Man Who Brought You Shelby County, NAMUDNO, and Fisher...
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60158>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:30 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60158>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> ...comes a new attack
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/us/politics/edward-blum-one-man-organization-keeps-watchful-eye-on-college-race-admissions-policies-.html?ref=adamliptak&_r=0>on
> affirmative action at universities.
>
> Share
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> Posted inVoting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
>
>
> "The Only Form Of Corruption The Supreme Court Cares About Is
> Almost Impossible To Prosecute" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60156>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:29 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60156>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Ryan Reilly and Paul Blumenthal
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/supreme-court-corruption_n_5093485.html>
> report for HuffPo.
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> Breaking: Supreme Court Denies Cert in Corporate Contributions
> Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60154>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:26 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60154>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> This news
> <http://bigstory.ap.org/article/high-court-rejects-new-campaign-finance-case>
> is not surprising. This case, unlike most of the other campaign
> finance cases the Court has taken in recent years, comes up on a
> petition for cert. rather than on direct appeal. (This matters because
> a decision to deny cert. means nothing, while the summary affirmance
> of an appeal has precedential value). Plus, it is in line with
> Roberts'faux judicial restraint/go slow
> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/04/the_subtle_awfulness_of_the_mccutcheon_v_fec_campaign_finance_decision_the.html>
> approach.
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> Jost on McCutcheon <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60152>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:23 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60152>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Here.
> <http://jostonjustice.blogspot.com/2014/04/court-opens-door-to-yet-more-money-in.html>
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> "We Can Learn Something About 'Ingratiation and Access' from
> Journalists" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60150>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:21 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60150>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> City Ethics blog.
> <http://www.cityethics.org/content/we-can-learn-something-about-ingratiation-and-access-journalists>
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
> "Supreme Oligarchy" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60148>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:20 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60148>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> E.J. Dionne
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-supreme-oligarchy/2014/04/06/823f15ea-bc2e-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html>
> on /McCutcheon./
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> "A Novel Proposal from Heather Gerken: Plus One More, Also from
> Yale" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60146>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:18 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60146>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bauer blogs.
> <http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2014/04/novel-proposal-heather-gerken-plus-one-also-yale/>
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
> "In Politics, Money is Speech" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60144>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:10 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60144>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Robert Samuelson
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-j-samuelson-in-politics-money-is-speech/2014/04/04/075df4ec-bc18-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html?hpid=z5>WaPo
> column.
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> "Big Money's Grip Stronger Than Ever"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60142>
>
> Posted on April 7, 2014 7:09 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60142>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Politico reports
> <http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/mccutcheon-supreme-court-big-money-105328.html?hp=r13>.
>
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
> Dorf on McCutcheon <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60140>
>
> Posted on April 6, 2014 9:11 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60140>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Here <http://verdict.justia.com/2014/04/07/just-shy-bribery>, at Justia.
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> "Comptroller to Forgo Financing by Public"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60138>
>
> Posted on April 6, 2014 8:02 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60138>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT:
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/nyregion/comptroller-to-forgo-financing-by-public.html?_r=0>
>
> Thomas P. DiNapoli, the state comptroller, is the first to admit
> that what he plans to do is hypocritical.
>
> But it is true: After decades spent calling for the public
> financing of political campaigns, Mr. DiNapoli, a Democrat, says
> he will opt out of a public financing system that New York
> lawmakers have just enacted, in time for this fall's elections.
>
> Then again, Mr. DiNapoli says the new system is a badly written,
> sloppy piece of legislation that was obviously rushed into effect
> --- "a Frankenstein monster," he calls it --- and he fears that it
> may actually have been designed to fail, by lawmakers who either
> do not really believe in, or do not understand, public campaign
> financing at all.
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
> "Floyd Abrams on the 'Disturbing Recurring Reality' of Collective
> Liberty" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60136>
>
> Posted on April 6, 2014 7:55 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60136>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Josh Blackman blogs
> <http://joshblackman.com/blog/2014/04/06/floyd-abrams-on-the-disturbing-recurring-reality-of-collective-liberty/>.
>
> Share
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> A Little Late Dept: "Plaintiff in Campaign-Finance Case Supports
> Some Limits" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60134>
>
> Posted on April 6, 2014 12:10 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60134>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> WSJ reports.
> <http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/04/06/plaintiff-in-campaign-finance-case-supports-some-limits/?mod=WSJBlog&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>
>
> Of course, what Shaun McCutcheon thinks about this is totally
> irrelevant at this point.
>
> I expect next the attack on soft money rules (to the extent new "super
> committees" don't just lead to full soft money explosion) before full
> attack on the base limits.
>
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>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> Two Tiered Voting Could Come to Kansas This Year if Stay Granted
> in Kobach v. EAC Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60132>
>
> Posted on April 6, 2014 10:48 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60132>by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Lots of uncertainty.
> <http://m.ljworld.com/news/2014/apr/06/editorial-election-uncertainty/?templates=mobile&opinion=>
>
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>
> Posted inelection administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
> --
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