[EL] CCP Emergency SCOTUS relief/more news
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri May 15 15:45:11 PDT 2015
CCP Seeks Emergency #SCOTUS Relief in CA Donor Disclosure Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72513>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 3:42 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72513>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Lyle Denniston
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2015/05/group-seeks-privacy-for-donor-list/>:
A Virginia-based political advocacy group asked the Supreme Court on
Friday to bar state officials in California from gaining access to
the lists of people who donate money or services to it. The Center
for Competitive Politics, a vigorous supporter of political
free-speech rights that does not get involved directly in election
campaigns, asked for the protection until it can file a formal
appeal to the Court on the constitutional dispute.
The Center’s plea (application 14A1179), along with the ruling by
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and other Circuit
Court orders, can be readhere
<http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/14A1179-Center-application.pdf>.
It was filed with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who handles emergency
matters from that geographic region. He can act on his own or share
the issue with his colleagues.The identity of those who give money
to the Center is provided in a document (Form 990) that it must file
with the Internal Revenue Service to qualify for tax-exempt status —
under tax code 501(c)(3) — as an educational organization.
Ordinarily, that document remains confidential with IRS — a
requirement imposed by federal law. However, a growing number of
state attorneys general — including California’s — have been
demanding access to organizations’ copies of that document in full
form, contending that they need the financial data as they enforce
state laws regulating groups that raise money within the state as
charities.
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“Lawmaker’s push to expand L.A. County board could add a Latino
supervisor” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72510>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 1:55 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72510>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
LAT reports.
<http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-county-supervisor-seats-20150514-story.html>
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Posted invoting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
“Exclusive: Wal-Mart improves lobbying disclosure after shareholder
push” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72508>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 12:46 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72508>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Reuters reports.
<http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0NY0AH20150513?irpc=932>
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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
“Denying a Dream: Charlotte voters snared in N.C. crackdown on
alleged non-citizens” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72506>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 12:28 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72506>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Important
read<http://www.southernstudies.org/2015/05/denying-a-dream-charlotte-voters-snared-in-nc-crac.html>over
at Facing South.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
“Cash is not king: Jeb Bush’s Super PAC problem”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72504>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 12:25 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72504>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Anthony Gaughan has writtenthis piece
<https://theconversation.com/cash-is-not-king-jeb-bushs-super-pac-problem-41009>for
The Conversation:
Thus, while Jeb Bush’s fund-raising numbers sound impressive by
previous standards, his campaign war chest doesn’t scare anyone
today. No candidate will monopolize Republican fund-raising in 2016.
The flood of money unleashed by Citizens United means there is
plenty to go around for everyone, including candidates openly
hostile to the GOP establishment.
If Jeb Bush is to win the nomination, he’s going to have to do it by
winning over rank-and-file Republican voters. The days when the
party establishment could use its fund-raising powers to control the
nomination process are long gone.
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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,campaigns
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
“Who Makes Voting Convenient? Explaining the Adoption of Early and
No-Excuse Absentee Voting in the American States”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72502>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 12:22 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72502>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Daniel Biggers and Michael Hanmer have writtenthis article
<http://spa.sagepub.com/content/15/2/192.abstract>for /State Politics &
Policy Quarterly/. Here is the abstract:
Recent elections have witnessed substantial debate regarding the
degree to which state governments facilitate access to the polls.
Despite this newfound interest, however, many of the major reforms
aimed at increasing voting convenience (i.e., early voting and
no-excuse absentee voting) were implemented over the past four
decades. Although numerous studies examine their consequences (on
turnout, the composition of the electorate, and/or electoral
outcomes), we know significantly less about the factors leading to
the initial adoption of these policies. We attempt to provide
insights into such motivations using event history analysis to
identify the impact of political and demographic considerations, as
well as diffusion mechanisms, on which states opted for easier
ballot access. We find that adoption responded to some factors
signaling the necessity of greater voting convenience in the state,
and that partisanship influenced the enactment of early voting but
not no-excuse absentee voting procedures.
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Posted inelection administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
“Election Laws and Agenda Setting: How Election Law Restrictiveness
Shapes the Complexity of State Ballot Measures”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72500>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 12:20 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72500>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Kerri Milita has writtenthis article
<http://spa.sagepub.com/content/15/2/119.abstract>for State Politics and
Policy Quarterly. Here is the abstract:
Recently, many U.S. states that allow citizen initiatives have
passed laws designed to make it more difficult for an initiative to
qualify for the ballot (e.g., by increasing the number of signatures
required to get on the ballot), thereby making it harder for
citizens to bypass the legislature and make direct changes to public
policy. Such laws have reduced both the number of measures that make
the ballot and the number that pass on Election Day. I show that
laws governing access of initiatives to the ballot also shape the
policy agenda; provisions making it harder for proposals to get on
the ballot decrease the complexity of the initiatives on the ballot.
As less complex initiatives are more likely to be understood by
voters and voters are reluctant to vote for measures they do not
understand, more restrictive laws actually increase the likelihood
that an initiative will pass.
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Posted inballot access <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=46>,direct
democracy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62>
“Democrats Play Hardball on Voting Laws Ahead of 2016″
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72497>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 10:26 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72497>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
TIME: <http://time.com/3858135/early-voting-ohio/>
The current legal challenge in Ohio is an early glimpse into some of
the Democratic-led fights that will unfold over the next 18 months
before the general election, as attorneys begin to aggressively
challenge restrictive voting laws enacted and implemented
predominantly by Republicans.
“You’re going to see an increase in the number of lawsuits
challenging restrictive voting laws because there is a concerted
effort by some on the right to make it harder to vote,” Elias,
Clinton’s campaign lawyer who filed the case, told TIME. “You will
see more lawsuits because there are more bad laws.”
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
“Alphabetically Ordered Ballots and the Composition of American
Legislatures” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72495>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 8:09 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72495>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Barry Edwards has writtenthis article
<http://spa.sagepub.com/content/15/2/171.abstract>for the State Politics
and Policy Quarterly. Here is the abstract:
Although research demonstrates that favorable ballot position can
deliver candidates a small windfall of votes in local, nonpartisan,
and primary elections, it is not clear whether ballot order laws
have had any impact on the composition of U.S. legislatures. In this
article, I estimate the substantive significance of ballot order
rules by comparing the legislators of states that alphabetically
order ballots to those elected by states that randomize or rotate
ballot order. I also compare legislators elected by states that
started or stopped alphabetically ordering ballots in recent
decades. I find that states that alphabetically order ballots
disproportionately elect candidates with early alphabet surnames. My
research challenges the prevailing belief that ballot order affects
only minor elections and suggests that seemingly innocuous rules
have altered our political landscape. I conclude that arbitrary
ballot ordering rules should be reformed to remedy their substantial
impact on political representation.
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“Voting Rights for Whom? Examining the Effects of the Voting Rights
Act on Latino Political Incorporation”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72493>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 8:06 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72493>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Melissa Marschall and Amanda Rutherford have writtenthis article
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajps.12182/abstract;jsessionid=BED281F96B0A6D734131B7B2C9B8F66E.f03t03?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+disrupted+on+16th+May+from+12%3A00-14%3A00+BST+%2807%3A00-09%3A00+EDT%29+for+up+to+two+hours+for+essential+maintenance.++Apologies+for+the+inconvenience.#.VVYKRasdld8.email>for
AJPS. Here is the abstract:
This study applies insights from principal-agent models to examine
whether and how the language assistance provisions of the Voting
Rights Act, Sections 203 and 4(f)(4), affect Latino representation.
Using panel data from 1984–2012, we estimate two-stage models that
consider the likelihood and extent of Latino board representation
for a sample of 1,661 school districts. In addition, we examine how
policy design as well as federal oversight and enforcement shape
implementation and compliance with the language assistance
provisions. Our findings not only provide the first systemic
evidence that the language assistance provisions have a direct
effect on Latino representation, but also link the efficacy of the
language assistance provisions to the duration and consistency of
coverage and the presence of federal elections observers. Overall,
our study underscores the continued need for federal government
involvement in protecting the voting rights of underrepresented
groups, in this case, language minority citizens.
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Big News: Florida to Have Online Voter Registration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72491>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 7:59 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72491>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here is the letter
<http://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Transmittal-Letter-5.15.15-SB-228.pdf>from
Gov. Scott.
Though the bill had bipartisan support, it had been opposed by Scott SOS
appointee Detzner.
This is the sort of commonsense reform that should not be mired in
partisan politics. But alas….
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voting technology
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>
“Mississippi election of new Member of Congress with Louisiana form
of Top Two makes case for ranked choice voting”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72489>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 7:58 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72489>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Rob Richie.
<http://www.fairvoteblog.com/2015/05/mississippi-election-of-new-member-of.html>
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Posted inUncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
“Hillary Rodham Clinton Ups the Super PAC Ante”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72487>
Posted onMay 15, 2015 7:48 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72487>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT’s Taking Note ed blog item.
<http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/hillary-rodham-clinton-ups-the-super-pac-ante/?_r=0>
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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,Supreme
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