[EL] ELB News and Commentary 3/17/14

Sun Mar 16 20:28:41 PDT 2014

    "Cincinnati case garners attention before SCOTUS hearing"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59459>

Posted on March 16, 2014 8:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59459>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/USA Today 
<http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/03/16/cincinnati-case-garners-attention-scotus-hearing/6509175/>/on/Susan 
B. Anthony/ case.

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

    "Hollywood Conservatives Are Granted Tax-Exempt Status"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59456>

Posted on March 16, 2014 4:34 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59456>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT 
<http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/hollywood-conservatives-are-granted-tax-exempt-status/?hp>: 
"Friends of Abe, a loose fellowship of Hollywood conservatives, will be 
recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization, 
a lawyer for the group confirmed on Sunday. "Friends of Abe was 
recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity effective as of the date of its 
formation," the lawyer, Ofer Lion, said in response to an email query."

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

    "League of Women Voters draws critics for nonvoting work"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59454>

Posted on March 16, 2014 1:36 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59454>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Tampa Tribune /reports. 
<http://tbo.com/news/politics/league-of-women-voters-draws-critics-for-nonvoting-work-20140316/>

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

    Sen. Mitch McConnell's B-Roll Meant for Super PAC Ads Gets Internet
    #McConnelling Mockery <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59452>

Posted on March 15, 2014 9:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59452>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

National Journal explains 
<http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-actual-intention-behind-that-awkward-mitch-mcconnell-video-20140312>.

WaPo curates 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/03/14/how-mcconnelling-came-to-be/?tid=pm_politics_pop>. 
I can't decide if I like it better with the Senator on "Full House" or 
against "Pretty Fly for a White Guy."

UPDATE: #*McConnelling* 
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23McConnelling&src=hash> jumps the 
shark--er--goat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWQKWv772Hw ... 
<https://t.co/GMvOcq4Bd4> via @*AshleyRParker* 
<https://twitter.com/AshleyRParker> 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/us/politics/mcconnelling-video-turns-senator-into-a-silent-comedy-star.html?ref=politics&_r=0 ... 
<http://t.co/qj2033FY6C>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, 
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    "As viewing habits change, political campaigns must change their
    habits, as well" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59450>

Posted on March 15, 2014 8:57 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59450>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Dan Balz reports 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-viewing-habits-change-political-campaigns-must-change-their-habits-as-well/2014/03/15/8e2a0b56-ac54-11e3-b8ca-197ef3568958_story.html>.

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

    "Ohio Distrusts Democracy" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59448>

Posted on March 15, 2014 8:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59448>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT oped. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/opinion/sunday/ohio-mistrusts-democracy.html?ref=opinion> 
"Ohio Republicans must not think their political candidates can win a 
fair fight against Democrats. They've decided to rig the state's 
election system in their favor, deliberately making voting harder for 
people who tend to vote Democratic, particularly minorities and the poor.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    "Shaheen asks Brown to agree to limit outside cash in Senate race;
    Brown calls her hypocritical" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59446>

Posted on March 15, 2014 7:50 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59446>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports. <http://www.therepublic.com/w/NH--NH-Senate>

It sounds like Brown won't play this time.

I was very skeptical that the agreement to minimize Super PAC influence 
would work in the Brown-Warren MA Senate race, but it did.

The best study is Ganesh Sitaraman's 
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2322453>"Contracting 
Around Citizens United: Private Ordering, Political Dynamics, and 
Third-Party Campaign Spending"

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

    "Bills should fix problems, not elections"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59444>

Posted on March 15, 2014 7:47 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59444>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett oped 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/bills-should-fix-problems-not-elections-b99225377z1-250400231.html>: 
"Wisconsin has, for decades, achieved one of the highest rates of voter 
participation in the country during presidential elections. That's 
something we should celebrate. Unfortunately, since 2011, Republicans in 
the Wisconsin Legislature have rewritten election laws with the primary 
purpose of ensuring that they remain in power."

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    "End the sham, gov: Cuomo must deal a decisive blow against the
    state's Independence Party" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59442>

Posted on March 15, 2014 5:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59442>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NY Daily News editorial. 
<http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/sham-gov-article-1.1722274>

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Posted in ballot access <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=46>

    Why Didn't ACLU File a Brief in the McCutcheon Case?
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59440>

Posted on March 14, 2014 5:56 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59440>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here 
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/03/the-aclu-the-mccutcheon-case/#more-206365>.

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

    "Utah Officials Call on Feds to Investigate Senators Reid, Lee"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59438>

Posted on March 14, 2014 5:55 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59438>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

ABC News reports 
<http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/utah-officials-call-feds-investigate-senators-reid-lee/story?id=22905068&singlePage=true>.

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

    Clinton Library Papers on 2000 Presidential Election/Bush v. Gore
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59436>

Posted on March 14, 2014 10:22 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=59436>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Doesn't look like much interesting in these sets of documents released 
today:

2006-0221-F -- 2000 Presidential Election Vote Count in Florida
<http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/assets/storage/Research%20-%20Digital%20Library/formerlywithheld/batch2/2006-0221-F.pdf> 
2006-0226-F -- Vice President Gore's 2000 Presidential Campaign 
<http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/assets/storage/Research%20-%20Digital%20Library/formerlywithheld/batch2/2006-0226-F.pdf>

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Posted in Bush v. Gore reflections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=5>

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