[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/27/14
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Feb 27 08:33:13 PST 2014
The Uniformity Question and Early Voting: Ohio and North Carolina
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59094>
Posted on February 27, 2014 8:29 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59094>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Via Doug Chapin
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/02/many_north_carolina_counties_s.php>
comes news today from WFAE
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/02/many_north_carolina_counties_s.php>that
some North Carolina want to cut back further on early voting. This comes
after Ohio SOS Husted announce <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59053>d
uniform rules for hours for early voting throughout Ohio. Husted's
announcement was controversial because he eliminated Sunday voting,
which has been used by some African-American organizations for a "souls
to the polls" push to go vote from church.
Doug cautions that it is easy to read the North Carolina cutbacks as a
partisan means of suppressing the vote, but that would be wrong in North
Carolina's case:
What might get lost in the fierce partisan debate is the fact these
requests are bipartisan and have far more to do with how much early
voting is costing some communities compared to the number of voters
using it...North Carolina's efforts to adapt to the new early voting
hours echoes similar disputes in Ohio, Georgia and elsewhere --
where tension has emerged between the desire to establish statewide
standards that are fair to all voters and the reality that different
communities have different resources and differing ideas of what
"convenience" means in the early voting context.
One might think that uniformity avoids issues of partisanship. So this
flips things on its head: uniformity might work to serve partisan goals
and lack of uniformity might have a good, non-partisan reason.
This is an issue we will have to think more closely about. Ohio SOS
Husted has long taken the position that he requires uniformity
throughout the state, and uniformity in at least some things could be
required by /Bush v. Gore/. But if some large urban (likely Democratic)
counties have more demand for early voting, and a desire for voting on
Sundays, maybe they should get more early voting time. And if some
small, rural (likely Republican) counties have less demand for early
voting, maybe they need not have the expense of early voting time that
few will use. But there's still the question of how to deal with
partisan bias: what if the small rural county wants to cut back on early
voting because it is rarely used except by students---students who may
tend to vote for Democrats?
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voting
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
"FEC deadlocks 3-3 on case regarding whether small political ads on
mobile devices must include disclaimers."
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59092>
Posted on February 27, 2014 7:59 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59092>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Dave Levinthal tweets
<https://twitter.com/davelevinthal/status/439066591926706176>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal
election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>
"Nonprofits spend money on campaigns despite benefactors' warnings;
Spending may run afoul of IRS rules, lawyers say"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59090>
Posted on February 27, 2014 7:56 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59090>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Extensive CPI report
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/02/27/14293/nonprofits-spend-money-campaigns-despite-benefactors-warnings>.
See alsoNonprofits' failure to report political activity to IRS raises
questions
<https://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/02/27/14295/nonprofits-failure-report-political-activity-irs-raises-questions> and
Transfers allow nonprofits to spend more money on campaigns, experts
say.
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/02/27/14294/transfers-allow-nonprofits-spend-more-money-campaigns-experts-say>
Must reads.
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"The Right to Do Politics and Not Just to Speak"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59088>
Posted on February 27, 2014 7:51 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59088>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The final version of Bob Bauer's pape
<http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1068&context=djclpp>r
has been published by the Duke Journal on Constitutional Law and Policy.
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campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
"Classifying Corruption" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59086>
Posted on February 27, 2014 7:47 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59086>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Yasmin Dawood has postedthis draft
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2401297> on SSRN
(forthcoming Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy). Here
is the abstract:
Why is corruption wrong? This article argues that there are two main
approaches to conceptualizing the "wrong" of corruption: first,
corruption as an abuse of power; and second, corruption as
inequality. In addition, I claim that there is a conceptual
convergence between these two approaches. As a result, many forms of
corruption can be framed as either an abuse of power and/or as a
violation of equality. I show that even quid pro quo corruption can
be framed in equality terms --- a surprising outcome given the
Supreme Court's acceptance of quid pro quo corruption and rejection
of equality-based corruption.
This article also raises two queries about Lawrence Lessig's theory
of dependence corruption. My first claim is that dependence
corruption is not fully consistent with an originalist understanding
of corruption, and my second suggestion is that the "wrong" at issue
in dependence corruption is ultimately a concern about representation.
In addition to developing a conceptual map of corruption, this
article focuses on the theoretical puzzles and challenges posed by
corruption. For corruption as inequality, I identify seven forms
that it could take, and I show how some of these forms have
manifested in the Court's campaign finance decisions. For corruption
as the abuse of power, I identify three conceptual challenges
(involving corrupt political gain, the public interest, and
legislative independence). I argue that these conceptual challenges
make it difficult to distinguish corruption from ordinary democratic
politics.
I read an earlier draft of this. Highly recommended!!
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Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
"GOP Revives Focus on Lois Lerner"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59084>
Posted on February 27, 2014 7:36 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59084>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Politico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/lois-lerner-irs-contempt-republicans-104019.html?hp=r6>:
"House Republicans are gearing up to take their IRS tea party-targeting
investigation to a whole new level next week --- potentially even
holding former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress."
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Connecting the Dots in the IRS Scandal: The 'smoking gun' in the
targeting of conservative groups has been hiding in plain sight."
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59082>
Posted on February 27, 2014 7:29 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59082>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Brad Smith WSJ oped
<http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303426304579401513939340666>.
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Comments on Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on
Candidate-Related Political Activities"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59079>
Posted on February 26, 2014 8:15 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59079>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Brian Galle and Donald Tobin have posted their comments
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2399315> on the IRS
Rulemaking to SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The Notice is a good first step. It creates bright-line standards
that are easy to apply and that will eliminate much of the gray area
regarding permissible political activity. Clearer lines will reduce
the discretion on the part of the IRS. By decreasing the IRS's
discretion, the regulation will reduce the opportunity for the IRS
to be used as a political tool in an Administration's tool box.
However, the Notice does not go far enough. Congress has established
a regulatory regime that has as its central purpose the disclosure
of any significant campaign contributions by individuals or firms.
In recent years many organizations have exploited the
confidentiality rules of § 501(c)(4) to evade that regime, to the
detriment not only of U.S. political discourse but also the
non-profit sector. The Final Rule should ensure that groups with
significant partisan political activity cannot obtain exemption
under § 501(c)(4), or indeed under any parallel provision of § 501.
We believe, however, that groups carrying out "substantial"
electioneering activities should generally be eligible for exemption
under § 527, and that the IRS should make that clear in the Final
Rule. The main consequence of any ruling denying § 501(c)(4) status
based on the political activity of the organization, therefore,
would simply be to require the disclosure of an organization's
donors, and to ensure that the organization's political expenditures
are disclosed contemporaneously with the election they seek to
influence.
Accordingly, the Final Rule should be designed in a way that
channels organizations with any substantial amount of undisclosed
electioneering activity into § 527. For example, we propose a strong
presumption that any group with candidate-related political activity
of more than 10% of its budget, or of more than an overall cap of
some amount, such as $1 million, whichever is lesser, should be
recognized as a § 527 political organization and not as a § 501c(4)
social welfare organization. The final rule should interpret
"electioneering" broadly to include facially non-partisan activities
that can be used to partisan advantage, including candidate-related
advertising that falls outside the window immediately surrounding an
election. Groups that voluntarily disclose their donors could retain
c(4) status.
Additionally, we suggest that the IRS seriously consider developing
rules to limit the use of for-profit entities to evade § 527. We
urge the IRS to take a clearer stand on its enforcement plans and
legally dubious Forms 990. And we argue that nothing in the Notice,
or in what we additionally suggest here, would raise serious First
Amendment concerns.
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Conflicting Signals on Finalizing the Proposed Treasury Regulations
for 501(c)(4)s" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59077>
Posted on February 26, 2014 7:48 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59077>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Inside Political Law reports
<http://www.insidepoliticallaw.com/2014/02/26/conflicting-signals-on-finalizing-the-proposed-treasury-regulations-for-501c4s/>.
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Bob Packwood's Redemption Story: How Bob Packwood and other
disgraced former members of Congress found salvation as lobbyists"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59075>
Posted on February 26, 2014 7:14 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59075>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Politico magazine reports
<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/02/bob-packwood-lobbying-politics-103966.html#.Uw6tW17VgZx>.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, lobbying
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>
CA Court Blocks Sacramento Arena Initiative
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59072>
Posted on February 26, 2014 5:34 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59072>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Following up on this post <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58423>, a trial
court has issued this ruling
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/34-2014-80001748.pdf>
holding that the arena measure may not go on the ballot. The court
offers two reasons: (1) the proposal must be made as an amendment to the
city charter, not done, as this purports to do, through an initiative;
(2) the circulation of the measure did not substantially comply with the
requirements for circulating initiatives and the problems could have
misled voters.
We will see if there will be an appeal, but on first read the opinion
seems persuasive.
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Posted in direct democracy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62>
"The Other Side of Corporate Speech"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59070>
Posted on February 26, 2014 2:24 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59070>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Howard Wasserman
<http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2014/02/the-other-side-of-corporate-speech.html>:
There are
<http://deadspin.com/anti-gay-bill-could-cost-arizona-the-super-bowl-1531409894>
reports
<http://www.azcentral.com/business/arizonaeconomy/articles/20140225business-leaders-fear-loss-of-super-bowl-over-sb-lm.html?nclick_check=1>
that the NFL is monitoring Arizona's SB 1062
<http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20140224an-overview-controversy-around-sb.html>,
which gives private businesses the right to refuse service to anyone
if providing service would violate their religious beliefs. Phoenix
is scheduled to host next year's Super Bowl, but the league stated
that such a bill would be inconsistent with the league's (stated and
purported) policies of tolerance, inclusiveness, and
non-discrimination for all sorts of reasons, including sexual
orientation. ...But isn't this corporate speech? Isn't the NFL, a
powerful entity, engaging in First Amendment expressive activities
by using its economic influence to affect public policy? Isn't this
exactly what critics of the "corporations have First Amendment
rights" meme object to? (The NFL is not a corporation but an
unincorporated association of associations, but I doubt that matters
much for most arguments). Liberals and progressives and supporters
of LGBT rights--the very groups most likely to be critical of
/Citizens United/, are now quite pleased with, and supportive of,
the NFL's stance and the (hoped-for) effect it could have on this
horrific piece of public policy. But other than the valence of the
political position at issue, how is this different than a large
company trying to affect environmental policy or elections (which,
in turn, will define policy)?
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
Nevada Supreme Court Wants Response to Petition for Rehearing in
Term Limits Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59067>
Posted on February 26, 2014 2:20 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59067>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Las Vegas Review Journal:
<http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2014/02/25/are-you-sure-supreme-court-yn/>
In the law, a motion for reconsideration is the longest of shots,
the least hale of Hail Marys, the 60-yard field-goal attempt with
less than a minute on the clock, the full-court jump shot at the
buzzer, the ... well, you get the idea. It almost never works.
But there are those extremely rare cases where it's successful,
where a court will cop to having made a mistake, overlooked a
material fact, or misapplied past precedents. And that's precisely
what former Reno Councilwoman *Jessica Sferrazza* is counting on
with her latest legal effort.
Last week, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a person's service on
a local government body --- such as the Reno City Council --- is
limited to 12 years under the state's term-limits law, regardless of
whether one is serving as a council member or the mayor
<http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-justices-term-limited-council-members-can-t-run-mayor>.
Thus, having served 12 years on the council, Sferrazza and all
similarly situated officials throughout the state, are now banned
for life from running for mayor. (Sferrazza and Reno Councilman
*Dwight Dortch* contended --- quite correctly, in my view
<http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/steve-sebelius/term-limits-lawsuit-asks-whether-mayors-are-unique>
--- that mayor was a separate office
<http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/steve-sebelius/lawsuit-council-member-doesnt-equal-mayor>,
and thus a person could run and serve another 12 years, just as a
person can serve 12 years in the Assembly and then run for and serve
another 12 in the state Senate.)
Today, Sferrazza's attorney --- *Bradley Schrager* of Wolf, Rifkin,
Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin --- filed a motion for reconsideration
with the Nevada Supreme Court, contended that justices had
overlooked relevant precedents in their ruling
<http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/steve-sebelius/intent-precedent-and-charters-undercut-term-limits-ruling>.
And now the Court wants a response
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/14-06295.pdf>.
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"The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled
Campaign Finance Law" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59065>
Posted on February 26, 2014 1:56 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59065>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Brennan Center blogs
<http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/pro-money-supreme-court>.
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US Does Not Score Well in Cross-National Study of Election Integrity
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59063>
Posted on February 26, 2014 1:54 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59063>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Pippa Norris blogs
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/02/26/where-are-the-flawed-elections/>.
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"Voter Suppression, Equal Rights, and the Promise of Democracy"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59061>
Posted on February 26, 2014 12:06 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59061>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Great event
<http://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/event/voter-suppression-equal-rights-and-promise-democracy>coming
to Harvard March 6.
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The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
"Tom Perkins Is Winning: The Rich Already Vote More"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59059>
Posted on February 26, 2014 12:03 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59059>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Franko, Kelly, and Witko oped
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/tom-perkins-is-winning-the-rich-already-vote-more>
at TPM.
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Bloomberg BNA Quotes IRS Official: No Final 501c4 Regs Before 2014
Election <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59057>
Posted on February 26, 2014 11:44 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59057>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Links to come.
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"Wisconsin Supreme Court justices raise concerns about voter ID law"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59055>
Posted on February 26, 2014 10:08 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59055>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/state-voter-id-law-goes-before-wisconsin-supreme-court-b99213099z1-247038401.html>
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices expressed concerns Tuesday about
the state's requirement --- halted since soon after it was enacted
--- that voters show photo identification at the polls.
Among those raising questions was Justice Patience Roggensack,
widely viewed as a leader of the conservative bloc that makes up a
majority of the court. She said she was bothered that to get state
ID cards for voting, people would have to provide a birth
certificate or pay $20 to get one.
"I'm troubled by having to pay the state to vote," she said during
three hours of arguments.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
"Early voting eliminated on Sundays across Ohio; Democrats decry
ruling by GOP secretary of state" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59053>
Posted on February 26, 2014 7:24 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59053>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Cincinnati Enquirer reports
<http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201402252302/NEWS010602/302250052>.
Money quote:
State Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, in a General Assembly committee
discussion this month about early voting, dismissed Sunday voting.
"There's that group of people who say, 'I'm only voting if someone
drives me down after church on Sunday.' ... Really? Is that the
person we need to cater to when we're making public policy about
elections?" Huffman said. "A lot of those people would have voted
anyway, except they waited till Sunday because it's convenient for
them."
Yeah. Why make voting convenient for voters anyway? Let's make it
harder for everyone,
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/02/the_new_conservative_assault_on_early_voting_more_republicans_fewer_voters.html>
but especially people who will vote against our party.
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"House approves bill to change access to Utah voter rolls"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59051>
Posted on February 26, 2014 7:20 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59051>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Wonder if this
<http://www.heraldextra.com/legislature/house-approves-bill-to-change-access-to-utah-voter-rolls/article_41bdfea7-0841-5db1-ab1d-8cc00d59e4a4.html>
will be challenged as unconstitutional.
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"Your 'Um ... Wow' of the Day: Dallas Voters Put on Inactive List
Because Postal Employee Didn't Feel Like Delivering Mail"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59049>
Posted on February 26, 2014 7:08 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59049>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A ChapinBlog.
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/02/your_um_wow_of_the_day_dallas.php>
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