[EL] ELB News and Commentary 5/12/15

Tue May 12 07:26:46 PDT 2015

    “State Supreme Court to release hundreds of pages in Doe probe on
    Wednesday’ <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72393>

Posted onMay 12, 2015 7:19 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72393>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 
<http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/303346111.html>: “The Wisconsin 
Supreme Court will release hundreds of pages of filings on Wednesday in 
three cases it is considering over an investigation into Gov. Scott 
Walker’s campaign and conservative groups backing him.”

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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,chicanery 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

    “Court filing is latest turn in squabble over Wisconsin chief
    justice” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72391>

Posted onMay 12, 2015 7:16 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72391>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/court-filing-is-latest-turn-in-squabble-over-wisconsin-chief-justice-b99498402z1-303346291.html>:

    Soon after she was elected chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme
    Court, Patience Roggensack demanded her pay be raised by $8,000 a
    year and tried to move into another justice’s office, according to a
    court filing Monday.

    The filing is the latest sign of a squabble between Roggensack and
    Shirley Abrahamson, whomaintains she is still chief justice
    <http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/wisconsin-supreme-court-divided-over-chief-justice-b99493638z1-302435651.html>and
    has sued in federal court to hold that job until 2019. The
    allegations come from Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, a close ally of
    Abrahamson, the court’s leading liberal.

    Roggensack and her attorney did not respond to requests for comments
    Monday, but Roggensack has said she is looking to build more
    consensus on the court and restore its reputation. The court has
    faced criticism from around the country for infighting, name-calling
    and an altercation in which Justice David Prosserput his hands on
    Bradley’s neck.
    <http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/judicial-panel-told-prosser-ethics-prosecutor-to-put-case-in-neutral-v48pjrd-191306381.html>

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Posted injudicial elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>

    “Sometimes, Election News Feels Like Groundhog Day”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72389>

Posted onMay 12, 2015 7:12 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72389>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A ChapinBlog 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2015/05/sometimes_election_news_feels.php>.

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

    “Arizona redistricting case could shake up Valley congressional
    districts'” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72387>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 6:21 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72387>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

John Ellis reports 
<http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/05/09/4516841_arizona-redistricting-case-could.html?rh=1>for 
the Fresno Bee.

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Posted inElections Clause 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=70>,redistricting 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

    “The promise of super PACs outweigh the perils for Hillary Clinton”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72385>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 4:53 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72385>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

MSNBC reports. 
<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/the-promise-super-pacs-outweigh-the-perils-hillary-clinton>

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

    Clinton’s Lawyer Marc Elias Files New Voting Rights Lawsuit in Ohio
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72382>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 3:31 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72382>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Dispatch 
<http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/05/11/0511-hillary-lawsuit.html>:

    A federal lawsuit against Ohio’s voting setup has been filed by
    Hillary Clinton’s top campaign lawyer and others.

    The Ohio Organizing Collaborative and three individuals asked for an
    injunction because otherwise they “and thousands of other residents
    of Ohio will have their right to vote and/or related rights, such as
    the right to participate in voter registration and get-out-the-vote
    activities, wrongfully burdened, abridged and/or denied.”…

    The lawsuit noted the recent settlement with the NAACP, ACLU and
    League of Women Voters, only partially restored the early voting
    hours in place for the 2012 presidential election, and applies the
    same standard to big and small counties alike – whether it’s the
    9,000 voters in Noble County or the 800,000 of Franklin County. That
    hurts people in the big counties because, like their smaller
    counterparts, they are limited to only one early voting location,
    the suit contended.

You can find the complainthere 
<http://www.dispatch.com/content/downloads/2015/05/Filed_Complaint.pdf>.

I address some of the issues posed by this lawsuit in a forthcoming 
draft, When is Uniformity of People, Not Counties, Appropriate in 
Election Administration? The Cases of Early and Sunday 
Voting,/University of Chicago Legal Forum/(forthcoming 2015) (draft 
available <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2497192>).

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

    Jeb Bush Not Only Outsourcing to SuperPAC-Also Using Secret Donor
    501c4 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72380>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 3:14 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72380>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bush-leans-on-nonprofit-group-as-he-prepares-likely-presidential-run/2015/05/11/db20d700-f81b-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html?postshare=7201431382177068>:

    A nonprofit group allied with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is
    playing a more expansive role in his current political operation
    than previously known, housing several top policy advisers expected
    to join his eventual campaign, according to people familiar with the
    structure.

    At least four people with expertise on energy issues, foreign
    affairs and communications are working with Right to Rise Policy
    Solutions,a nonprofit advocacy group
    <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-secret-donors-could-play-a-big-role-boosting-jeb-bush/2015/03/31/05647310-d7cd-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html>that
    can accept secret, unlimited donations from individuals and
    corporations.

    Bush’s reliance on the nonprofit as he prepares for a likely
    presidential bid puts him on untested legal ground, cloaking who is
    paying the salaries of his expected advisers. But a polarized
    Federal Election Commission is unlikely to scrutinize the maneuver,
    campaign finance experts said.

Jeb the 
Destroyer<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/04/jeb_bush_destroying_campaign_finance_rules_his_tactics_will_be_the_future.html>is 
destroying even more.

Even if he does not get the nomination, he is blazing a very dangerous 
trail for others.

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

    “Democrats Eased Way for GOP Mega-Donors”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72378>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 2:54 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72378>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jeanne Cummings 
<http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-05-11/democrats-eased-way-for-gop-mega-donors>:

    More than half
    <http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/14/1351689/-Which-32-Senate-Democrats-Just-Sold-You-Out-to-Give-Wall-Street-a-CRomnibus-Christmas#>of
    Senate Democrats voted with Republicans in December to increase
    fundraising limits for the political parties. The change was tucked
    in the 1,599^th page of a 1,603-page budget deal. Given how
    aggressively Republicans are taking advantage of the new rules, and
    how little they seem to be benefiting Democrats, Senate Democratic
    leader Harry Reid may regret his support.

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

    “Why is it corporate lobbyists are the only ones heard?”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72376>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 11:00 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72376>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Former Sen. Ted Kaufmanoped. 
<http://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/2015/05/09/corporate-lobbyists-ones-heard/27042001/>

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Posted inlobbying <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>

    Chutzpah Dep’t: Donors Get Special Call-in Number to Tx. Lt. Gov.
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72374>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 7:55 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72374>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP. 
<http://news.yahoo.com/call-line-helps-business-leaders-shape-texas-laws-140332557--politics.html>

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

    “The struggle to regulate big money in 2016″
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72372>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 7:54 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72372>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ellen Weintraub 
<http://www.msnbc.com/up/watch/the-struggle-to-regulate-big-money-in-2016-442830915788>on 
Up with Steve.

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election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>

    “The FEC’s Problems Aren’t with the GOP”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72370>

Posted onMay 11, 2015 7:28 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72370>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

FEC Commissioner Lee Goodman has writtenthis 
oped<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/the-fecs-problems-arent-with-the-gop-117798.html#.VVC8StNVhHz>for 
Politico.

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