[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/6/14
Steve Hoersting
hoersting at gmail.com
Thu Feb 6 06:23:12 PST 2014
And two pieces on the threat to 501(c)(4)s...
First, from the *WSJ*:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304181204579365161576171176?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304181204579365161576171176.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
And from *National Review Online*:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/370454/high-court-crossroads-stephen-m-hoersting
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 11:31 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
> Off to Duke, ASU <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58572>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 8:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58572> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Heading off to Duke's symposium on The Future of Campaign Finance Reform<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58446>to present Super
> PAC Contributions, Corruption, and the Proxy War Over Coordination.
> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2383452>Looking
> forward to a great lineup of speakers.
>
> On Monday, I'm presenting my Race or Party? work<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2353068>to a faculty workshop at ASU.
>
> Blogging may be sporadic until Tuesday.
>
>
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> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
> "Tech Industry Flexes Muscle in California Race"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58570>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 8:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58570> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Very interesting congressional race i<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/us/politics/tech-industry-flexes-muscle-in-california-race.html?ref=politics>n
> the 17th district.
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> Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
> "Party Predictions Differ in Texas on Impact of New Voter ID Law"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58568>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 8:09 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58568> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/us/party-predictions-differ-in-texas-on-impact-of-new-voter-id-law.html?_r=2>
> .
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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>
> "Scott Walker still mum on secret campaign investigation"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58566>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 8:05 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58566> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The *Wisconsin State Journal* reports.<http://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/scott-walker-still-mum-on-secret-campaign-investigation/article_2a2baeb3-5012-5e13-a8d3-da8d25bb8cdc.html>
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> Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
> "Montana Supreme Court OKs voter registration referendum"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58564>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 8:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58564> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Missoulian<http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-supreme-court-oks-voter-registration-referendum/article_cf9e4bc8-8e9b-11e3-8803-001a4bcf887a.html>:
> "The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a legislative referendum
> to end Election Day voter registration can appear on the November ballot.
> However, the court ordered Attorney General Tim Fox to rewrite the ballot
> statement for the referendum to clarify that the proposed change is not
> required by the National Voter Registration Act. The original statement in
> the referendum incorrectly said the change was intended to ensure
> compliance with the federal law."
>
> You can read the opinion here. <http://supremecourtdocket.mt.gov/search/getDocument?documentid=82087>
>
> What does Tim Fox say<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE&feature=kp>
> ?
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
> NVRA (motor voter) <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=33>, voter
> registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>
> George Will Bemoans Early Voting<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58562>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 5:33 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58562> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> WaPo column<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-the-stakes-of-floridas-special-election/2014/02/05/e6fa8b58-8dd6-11e3-98ab-fe5228217bd1_story.html>
> :
>
> Sink will benefit from the national trend allowing early voting to
> obliterate Election Day. Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee
> ballot <http://www.longdistancevoter.org/florida#.UvFcC7S2wg8> henceforth
> gets one automatically. Seventy-seven percent of the Republican primary
> votes here were cast by mail in the Jan. 14 primary, and absentee ballots
> will be mailed <http://www.votepinellas.com/?id=13> Feb. 7. Furthermore,
> early voting at polling places begins March 1, so many -- perhaps most --
> votes will be cast before Jolly has raised much of the money necessary to
> communicate his message.
>
> Instead of a community deliberation culminating in a shared day of
> decision, an election like the one here is diffuse and inferior. If Sink
> wins, Republicans nationally can shrug; if Jolly wins, Democrats should
> tremble. But no matter who wins, the district loses because it has lost
> Election Day.
>
> I recently wrote <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58505>about the
> ideological and partisan trends of increasing Republican opposition to
> early voting. At least Will is consistent in also opposing no excuse
> absentee balloting.
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
> New Washington State Suit to Insure Ballot Secrecy<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58559>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 5:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58559> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See this pleading<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/18-White-Response-Brief_140130.pdf>in White v. Skagit County. There has been similar litigation in Colorado.
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
> voting technology <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>
> "The D'Souza Case and Big Data" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58556>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 4:57 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58556> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Rob Kelner<http://www.insidepoliticallaw.com/2014/02/05/the-dsouza-case-and-big-data/>on why a fourth-grade level algorithm and not selective prosecution may
> explain how D'Souza got indicted.
>
>
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
> "Cause of Action Sues IRS Over Proposed Regulations Affecting
> Nonprofits" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58554>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 2:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58554> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See here<http://causeofaction.org/cause-action-sues-irs-proposed-regulations-affecting-nonprofits/>
> .
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax
> law and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
> Google Thinks the NRCC is Phishing with Those Deceptive Campaign Ads<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58550>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 2:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58550> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Read. <https://twitter.com/jasonaabel/status/431188353002663936>
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> Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
> "ACLU contends California must let former prisoners vote"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58548>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 1:27 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58548> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> LA Times reports.<http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-ff-aclu-contends-california-must-let-former-prisoners-vote-20140204,0,5116420.story#axzz2sU9Yz7zc>
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> Posted in felon voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=66>
> "Rethinking The 17th Amendment: An Old Idea Gets Fresh Opposition"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58546>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 12:42 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58546> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NPR reports<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/02/05/271937304/rethinking-the-17th-amendment-an-old-idea-gets-fresh-opposition?ft=1&f=1014&utm_campaign=nprpolitics&utm_source=politics&utm_medium=twitter>
> .
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> Posted in voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
> "Kansas and Arizona Lose on Procedure, in Case Over Federal Voter
> Registration Form" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58544>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 11:21 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58544> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Richard Winger reports.<http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/02/kansas-and-arizona-lose-on-procedure-in-case-over-federal-voter-registration-form/>
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
> Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>, NVRA
> (motor voter) <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=33>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
> "The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document at Their Last Donor
> Conference--Read It Here" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58542>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 11:18 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58542> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Mother Jones scoop<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/02/koch-brothers-palm-springs-donor-list>
> .
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax
> law and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
> "Landmark Citizenship Case to Have Full Hearing Before D.C. Circuit"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58540>
> Posted on February 5, 2014 11:09 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58540> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Press release:<http://www.equalrightsnow.org/landmark_citizenship_case_to_have_full_hearing_before_d_c_circuit>"Leneuoti Tuaua and five other plaintiffs who are challenging federal laws
> that deny U.S. citizenship to people born in American Samoa will have their
> day in court, now that the D.C. Circuit has denied the Government's
> request
> <http://www.scribd.com/doc/204627432/Order-Motion-for-Summary-Affirmance-Denied>to
> summarily affirm a district judge's earlier dismissal of the case."
>
> New Judge Pillard is on the order.
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> Posted in voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
>
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