[EL] ELB News and Commentary 4/28/15

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Apr 28 07:50:06 PDT 2015 

    "Federal Appeals Court to Scrutinize Voter ID Law”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72075>

Posted onApril 28, 2015 7:40 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72075>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Texas Tribune reports 
<http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/appeals-court-scrutinize-voter-id-law/>. 
More fromKuff’s World 
<http://blog.chron.com/kuffsworld/2015/04/fifth-circuit-to-hear-voter-id-appeal/>, 
linking to this Tim Eaton piece 
<http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/texas-voter-id-law-to-be-heard-by-federal-appeals-/nk39w/#eddbac90.3702414.735715>(in 
which I’m quoted) behind the Statesman paywall.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars 
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>,Voting Rights Act 
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    “Clarifying the Problems in the Political Reform Debate: Lee Drutman
    on Lobbying” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72073>

Posted onApril 28, 2015 7:37 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72073>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bauer blogs. 
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2015/04/clarifying-problems-political-reform-debate-lee-drutman-lobbying/>

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    “How Jeb Bush Is Thumbing His Nose At Voters With His Super PAC
    Scheme” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72071>

Posted onApril 28, 2015 7:37 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72071>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

HuffPo talks 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/jeb-bush-super-pac_n_7154030.html>to 
Fred Wertheimer.

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    “More Than 55 Organizations and Investors Call on the Securities and
    Exchange Commission to Require Disclosure of Corporate Political
    Spending” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72069>

Posted onApril 28, 2015 7:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72069>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Release <http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/pressroomredirect.cfm?ID=5483>.

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    “Legal fight over voter IDs in Wisconsin continues; ACLU fights to
    have technical college, veteran IDs accepted for voting in
    Wisconsin” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72067>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 7:15 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72067>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports. 
<http://www.news8000.com/news/politics/legal-fight-over-voter-ids-in-wisconsin-continues/32597088>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>,Voting Rights Act 
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    “Fact Check: Is The Clinton Foundation ‘The Most Transparent’?”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72065>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 3:44 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72065>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Peter Overby 
reports<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2015/04/27/402625347/fact-check-is-the-clinton-foundation-the-most-transparent?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social>for 
NPR.

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    “Ethics Watch Files Complaint Against Citizens United”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72063>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 3:41 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72063>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Release 
<http://www.coloradoforethics.org/co-legal/entry/ethics-watch-files-complaint-against-citizens-united>:

    On Friday, Colorado Ethics Watch filed a complaint with the Colorado
    Secretary of State against Citizens United for failure to file an
    electioneering disclosure report in connection with their television
    ads mentioning Governor John Hickenlooper, then a candidate for
    re-election, in the last days before the 2014 general election.

    On October 20, 2014, Citizens United purchased $168,651 of
    advertising time on Comcast to run ads promoting their “documentary
    film” called “Rocky Mountain Heist.” The ads specifically identified
    Governor Hickenlooper. Under Colorado law, spending on ads that
    identify a candidate for office within sixty days of a general
    election must be disclosed, regardless of whether the ads expressly
    urge a vote for or against a candidate.

    This is not the first time Citizens United has attempted to avoid
    disclosure of TV ads for a “documentary film” that was little more
    than a thinly veiled attack ad. In 2010, the United States Supreme
    Court ruled that Citizens United could be required to disclose
    spending on TV ads promoting “Hillary: The Movie,” about
    then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

    Last year, Citizens United filed a federal suit against the Colorado
    Secretary of State seeking to be exempted from Colorado
    electioneering disclosure requirements. The Tenth Circuit Court of
    Appeals ruled that while spending on the film itself was not subject
    to disclosure, electioneering communications laws disclosure laws
    could be enforced against Citizens United if it failed to disclose
    spending on TV ads touting the “documentary.”

    Under Colorado law, Ethics Watch’s complaint will be referred to an
    administrative law judge for a hearing. Citizens United faces
    penalties of $50 per day from the date its disclosure was due,
    October 27, 2014. Those fines total $8,950 as of the date the
    complaint was filed.

    Click here
    <http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/COLORADO/pdfs/OAC/Citizens%20United%20Complaint.pdf>to
    read the complaint.

    Click here
    <http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/COLORADO/pdfs/OAC/Exhibits%20to%20CU%20Complaint.pdf>to
    read the exhibits.

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    “How Record Spending Will Affect 2016 Election”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72061>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 3:39 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72061>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Al Hunt. 
<http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-26/how-record-spending-will-affect-2016-election>

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    Summary Judgment Motion Filed on Remand in Alabama Redistricting
    Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72059>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 3:37 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72059>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

View the documents. <http://goo.gl/RGBeI6>

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    “Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID
    Law?” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72057>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 3:35 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72057>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ari Berman 
writes<http://www.thenation.com/blog/205401/will-courts-finally-block-texass-worst-nation-voter-id-law>for 
The Nation.

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    “Return the Right to Vote for ‘Missing Men'”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72055>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 3:33 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72055>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Allegra Chapman blog. 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allegra-chapman/return-the-right-to-vote_b_7152032.html>

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Posted infelon voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=66>


    Amazon Offering 28% Off Preorders of My “Plutocrats United” Campaign
    Finance Book <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72053>

Posted onApril 27, 2015 8:00 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72053>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here. <http://www.amazon.com/dp/0300212453/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_C2Kpvb07TP4S8>

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