[EL] ELB News and Commentary 5/21/14
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Wed May 21 07:52:33 PDT 2014
"Conyers to invoke Nader case to get onto primary ballot"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61673>
Posted on May 21, 2014 7:49 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61673>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Important look
<http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140521/POLITICS03/305210027> at
the legal issues from the /Detroit News./
On the relevance of the /Nader/ case, Michigan is apparently taking the
position that it is unconstitutional to limit petition signature
gatherers to residents in presidential elections but not in state and
local elections. Wow.
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Posted in ballot access <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=46>, petition
signature gathering <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=39>, primaries
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32>
"Hillary Clinton's Speaking Circuit Payday: $5 Million (And
Counting)" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61671>
Posted on May 21, 2014 7:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61671>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Andy Kroll
<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/hillary-clinton-goldman-sachs-private-equity-white-house-2016>reports
for Mother Jones.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
Another Guilty Plea in a Straw Donors Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61669>
Posted on May 21, 2014 7:35 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61669>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This one
<http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140519/News/140519219#ixzz32LzEHgPH>
in Ohio.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, Department of Justice
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>
Ron Collins on Proposals to Amend the Constitution to Deal with
Campaign Finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61667>
Posted on May 21, 2014 7:34 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61667>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Useful.
<http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2014/05/fan-16-first-amendment-news-the-move-to-amend-leahys-upcoming-senate-hearing.html>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
CCP Letter Responds to Democracy21 and CLC on Crossroads GPS IRS
Status <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61665>
Posted on May 21, 2014 7:33 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61665>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Letter
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2014/05/21/application-for-section-501c4-status-by-crossroads-gps/>:
On May 6, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) wrote you
"to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to deny tax exempt
status as a 'social welfare' organization to Crossroads GPS." By the
authors' own accounting, this was the eleventh such letter submitted
to the Service.
The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) writes in response. CCP
takes no position on the granting or denial of tax-exempt status to
any particular organization, nor do we think it appropriate for us,
or others, to do so here. Consequently, we have not written you to
rebut any of the previous ten letters submitted by Democracy 21 and
the Campaign Legal Center. But because the most recent of these
letters misrepresents the significance of the Federal Election
Commission's First General Counsel Report in Matter Under Review
(MUR) 6396, we write now.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Second Circuit Says NYC Must Comply With Order to Address Polling
Place Accessibility" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61663>
Posted on May 21, 2014 7:30 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61663>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Doug Chapin reports.
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/05/second_circuit_says_nyc_must_c.php>
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
voters with disabilities <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=71>
"The Judicialization of Politics: The Challenge of the ALI
Principles of Election Law Project"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61661>
Posted on May 21, 2014 7:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61661>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Steve Huefner and Ned Foley have posted this draft
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2434164> on SSRN
(forthcoming, /Brooklyn Law Review/). Here is the abstract:
The American Law Institute's "Principles of Election Law" Project is
a clear example of the ALI tackling a new and perhaps difficult
field. This article elaborates on the main challenges and
opportunities that this Project presents. It begins with a brief
overview of some of the unique features of election law as a field
of American law. In light of these features, it then discusses the
Project's work on the subject of disputed elections, and the
Project's efforts to develop best practices concerning non-precinct
voting. It then offers some concluding thoughts about the
development of principles of election law.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
D'Souza Lawyer Hopes for No Jail Time in Campaign Finance Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61658>
Posted on May 20, 2014 8:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61658>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WSJ reports.
<http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/05/20/conservative-filmmaker-dinesh-dsouza-pleads-guilty-to-election-law-charges/>
Mr. D'Souza's attorney, Benjamin Brafman, had argued previously that
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office had engaged in
"selective" prosecution by targeting a Republican, a criticism also
echoed by retiring Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz.
Prosecutors pushed back against the claim. Law Blog noted earlier
that Mr. Bharara's office has won corruption convictions against
nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers in New York since President
Barack Obama <http://topics.wsj.com/person/O/barack,-obama/4328>
nominated him to the post in 2009.
Judge Berman ruled last week that prosecutors had not engaged in
selective prosecution.
Mr. Brafman said in a statement Tuesday there was no "viable
defense" for Mr. D'Souza because of the technical nature of the case.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>
"Singularity University disavows super PACs; But school won't
explain why school official formed committees in its name"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61656>
Posted on May 20, 2014 8:31 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61656>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
CPI: "S
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/05/20/14784/singularity-university-disavows-super-pacs>ingularity
University released a statement <http://ow.ly/i/5Dujp/original> to the
Center for Public Integrity <http://www.publicintegrity.org> this
evening indicating that Randi Willis, the school's managing director for
program operations, has filed termination paperwork with the Federal
Election Commission to shut down four super PACs she registered and
indicated were tied to the university."
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
WRTL Ads for Teaching Purposes <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61649>
Posted on May 20, 2014 2:29 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61649>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
When I teach campaign finance, I like to use the radio ads that were at
issue in the case. The ads used to be posted easily on the WRTL
website, but they are no longer in the spot they used to be. Thanks to
a listserv exchange, I've now been able to download the spots, and you
can click on the links below if you want to use this material for
teaching purposes.
Wedding ad <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Wedding_Spot.mp3>.
Loan ad <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Wedding_Spot.mp3>.
UPDATE: Justin has posted the WRTL video ad up here
<http://redistricting.lls.edu/other/WRTL%20TV%20ad.mpg>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
pedagogy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=23>, Supreme Court
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
"Prosecutors consider 29 possible cases of felons voting"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61647>
Posted on May 20, 2014 2:15 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61647>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
News
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/prosecutors-consider-29-possible-cases-of-felons-voting-b99274585z1-260000991.html>
from Wisconsin: "Of the 29 cases that have gone to prosecutors, one has
been dropped. In that instance, the district attorney found the felon
and voter had the same name (or perhaps alias), address and birth date,
but not the same driver's license number. The two are not the same
person but may be twins, according to the accountability board's memo."
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
felon voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=66>
"The Voter ID law takes effect; questions raised"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61645>
Posted on May 20, 2014 2:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61645>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Arkansas Times
<http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/05/20/the-voter-id-law-takes-effect-questions-raised>:
"Two readers of the Arkansas Blog have reported that, after presenting a
valid *voter ID* at polls this week, an election clerk held the ID and
then asked the voter to recite vital information, including address and
birth date. Fail the test and they couldn't vote, the readers said. This
isn't how the law is supposed to work."
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
voter id <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
"Technology Makes Voting Less Private"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61643>
Posted on May 20, 2014 2:12 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61643>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
McClatchy reports
<http://www.govtech.com/local/Technology-Makes-Voting-Less-Private.html>.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
voting technology <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>
"Should bipartisan/nonpartisan committees redraw districts? An
example from the midwest" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61641>
Posted on May 20, 2014 2:06 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61641>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Interesting post at Explaining Elections
<http://www.explainingelections.com/projects-blog/2014/5/7/should-bipartisan-committees-redraw-districts-an-example-from-the-midwest>.
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Posted in citizen commissions <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=7>,
redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>
"N.J. ELEC Allows Christie Campaign to Fund Subpoena Response,
Prompting Uncertainty and Structural Questions"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61639>
Posted on May 20, 2014 2:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61639>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Kevin Miller has writtenthis commentary
<http://www.rutgerslawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/commentaries/2014/MillerCommentary.pdf>
for the /Rutgers Law Review./
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
"Turnout for Voters with Disabilities Suffers"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61637>
Posted on May 20, 2014 1:31 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61637>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
That's the lead story in this month's issue of NCSL's The Canvass.
<http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/state-and-election-reform-the-canvass-may-2014.aspx?utm_source=Canvass&utm_campaign=9dbbfb0740-Canvass_April_20134_25_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c27fe8f428-9dbbfb0740-111828865http://>
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
voters with disabilities <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=71>, voting
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
David Firestone on OFA's Breather/Demise
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61635>
Posted on May 20, 2014 12:14 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61635>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Taking Note
<http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/not-enough-room-at-the-democratic-cash-trough/?smid=tw-share&smv2>:
It would have been refreshing if the group acknowledged that its
very existence was a stain on the executive branch, and that its
willingness to exploit the post-Citizens-United world by accepting
unlimited donations set a terrible precedent for all future
administrations.
Instead, it's simply taking a breather on the bench while other
Democratic bag men run the field. After this year's elections it
will be back, with hands out and lessons unlearned.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
"Campaign Bitcoins Proliferate, but FEC Rules Unclear"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61633>
Posted on May 20, 2014 11:01 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61633>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Roll Call reports
<http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/campaign-bitcoins-proliferate-but-fec-rules-unclear/?dcz=>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal
election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>
"How much longer will Organizing For Action survive?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61631>
Posted on May 20, 2014 9:57 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61631>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Fix reports
<http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/05/20/how-much-longer-will-organizing-for-action-survive/>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, tax law and election law
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"N.C. voting law opponents file for preliminary injunction; state
asks lawsuits be thrown out" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61629>
Posted on May 20, 2014 9:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61629>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Winston-Salem Journal:
<http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/n-c-voting-law-opponents-file-for-preliminary-injunction-state/article_d07e9924-e037-11e3-b193-0017a43b2370.html>"The
U.S. Department of Justice and a group of plaintiffs, including the N.C.
NAACP, are seeking to block provisions of North Carolina's voting laws
that they say will keep blacks from voting in the Nov. 4 general
election. Attorneys filed motions for a preliminary injunction late
Monday night in U.S. District Court in Winston-Salem. At the same time,
attorneys representing the state filed a motion asking a federal judge
to throw out three lawsuits challenging the state's new voting laws."
Keep your eye on this one.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting Rights Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
"Early Voting Shapes Scandal in Oregon Senate Race"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61627>
Posted on May 20, 2014 9:33 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61627>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Frank Wilkinson
<http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-05-20/early-voting-shapes-scandal-in-oregon-senate-race>
for Bloomberg View.
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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, voting
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
"Vote buying complaints in six Kentucky counties; turnout remains
light" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61625>
Posted on May 20, 2014 9:32 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61625>by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ah
<http://www.kentucky.com/2014/05/20/3250059/polls-open-for-voting-in-kentucky.html>,
Kentucky.
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Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, vote buying
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=43>
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