[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/14/14

Fri Feb 14 07:36:41 PST 2014

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    Quote of the Day: Federal Government as Gestapo Edition
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58760>

Posted on February 14, 2014 7:31 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58760>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

"It's like a boot's been lifted off the back of our neck."

--Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp 
<http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/02/14/two-billionaires-line-up-behind-michelle-nunn/>, 
speaking of what it has been like since Voting Rights Acr preclearance 
disappeared after the Supreme Court's /Shelby County /decision.

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Posted in Voting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

    "Obama ambassador nominees prompt an uproar with bungled answers,
    lack of ties" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58758>

Posted on February 14, 2014 7:25 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58758>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-ambassador-nominees-prompt-an-uproar-with-bungled-answers-lack-of-ties/2014/02/14/20fb0fe4-94b2-11e3-83b9-1f024193bb84_story.html>

The Daily Show: Diplomat Buyers Club 
<http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-february-12-2014/diplomat-buyers-club?xrs=share_copy>

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

    "Tom Perkins' big idea: The rich should get more votes"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58756>

Posted on February 14, 2014 7:18 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58756>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

>From the man 
<http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/14/investing/tom-perkins-vote/index.html> 
who brought you the Kristallnacht on the rich....

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Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

    "Did Harry Reid steal 2010 election? Sharron Angle calls it 'a
    rhetorical question,' suggests dead people vote in U.S. elections"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58754>

Posted on February 13, 2014 8:02 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58754>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Sigh 
<http://blogs.rgj.com/politics/2014/02/13/did-harry-reid-steal-2010-election-sharron-angle-says-its-a-rhetorical-question/>.

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Posted in fraudulent fraud squad <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>

    "Wanted: A Sugar Daddy to Fund My 2016 Presidential Campaign"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58752>

Posted on February 13, 2014 8:31 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58752>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

National Journal reports 
<http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/wanted-a-sugar-daddy-to-fund-my-2016-presidential-campaign-20140212>.

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

    "'Citizens United' Critics Fight Money With Money"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58750>

Posted on February 13, 2014 8:12 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58750>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Peter Overby reports 
<http://www.npr.org/2014/02/13/276028474/citizens-united-critics-fight-money-with-money>for 
NPR.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme 
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

    "Preview: Lawrence Lessig's March to End Corruption"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58748>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:55 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58748>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bill Moyers 
<http://billmoyers.com/segment/preview-lawrence-lessig%E2%80%99s-march-to-end-corruption/> 
on Larry Lessig's march for political equality in campaign finance.

I had the pleasure of hearing Larry's keynote at the Duke conference, 
where he portrayed himself and the NH marchers as the modern day 
descendants of those who walked to end the white primary in Texas. If 
that's not a telegraphing that the concern here is about political 
equality, I'm not sure what is.

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

    "Tea party groups are making and spending millions, but not on
    candidates" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58746>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:47 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58746>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Daily Caller 
<http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/13/tea-party-groups-are-making-and-spending-millions-but-not-on-candidates/>: 
"Two well-known tea party groups spent more than 80 percent of the money 
they raised in 2013 not on the causes and candidates that they say it is 
their mission to support, but on operating expenditures, like paying 
consultants, companies who produce mailing materials and renting mailing 
lists."

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, 
campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

    It's Time <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58744>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:45 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58744>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Electionline is back, and you can sign up right here 
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-today> to get your 
Electionline updates each morning.

What are you waiting for?

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

    "Senate Rules Committee Hearing Followup"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58742>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:42 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58742>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

ChapinBlog 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/02/senate_rules_committee_hearing.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HHHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>

    "Arizona AG: I broke no campaign finance laws"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58740>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:40 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58740>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Coordination 
<http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/12/4818768/horne-i-did-no-wrong-in-campaign.html> 
is the question.

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

    Is OK OK with Electoral College Reform?
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58738>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:37 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58738>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Oklahoma Senate votes 
<http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/183751/0e1b558bd5/TEST/TEST/> in 
favor of National Popular Vote plan to circumvent electoral college.

This is the first red state legislative body to vote in favor.  We'll 
see if it actually passes in Oklahoma.

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Posted in Elections Clause <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=70>

    Smith on Bauer on Hasen on Smith on Super PAC Coordination
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58736>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58736>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Brad Smith blogs 
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2014/02/13/solicitation-and-coordination/>.

(Musical accompanimen <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfwN0X8YnWo>t)

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

    "'Soft lobbying' war between sugar, corn syrup shows new tactics in
    Washington influence" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58734>

Posted on February 13, 2014 7:32 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58734>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/soft-lobbying-war-between-sugar-corn-syrup-shows-new-tactics-in-washington-influence/2014/02/12/8123da00-90dd-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html>:

    No longer content to rely on traditional lobbyists, companies are
    investing in other messengers, such as nonprofit groups or
    academicians, that can provide expert testimony, shape news media
    coverage and change public opinion in ways that ultimately affect
    decisions in the nation's capital.

    The new approach lacks the transparency that comes from traditional
    lobbyist registration rules that provide a visible trail of
    corporate contact with lawmakers and regulators. Nonprofit
    organizations, now playing an increasing role in lobbying and
    electoral politics, are not required to publicly reveal their donors.

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Posted in legislation and legislatures 
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>

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