[EL] ELB News and Commentary 5/22/15
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri May 22 08:09:03 PDT 2015
FEC Commissioner Ravel Reponds to My Post About Commissioner Goodman
and Partisan Bias <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72709>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 8:02 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72709>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Yesterday I posted a link to an article quoting FEC Commissioner Goodman
claiming that there are many more complaints against Republican and
conservative campaign finance organizations than liberal and Democratic
ones. Ioffered three potential reasons
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72688> for the disparity. FEC
Commissioner Ravel has sent along the following response:
I think you did not mention the real import of what Goodman said on
the record. The FEC acts as the arbiters of all cases that come
before the Commission. The FEC itself makes no distinction – any
complaint which is filed will be reviewed. So for the Rs to refuse
to handle matters that relate to one side or the other for partisan
reasons is like a Judge refusing to handle cases because he or she
thinks that the docket is skewed because too many cases being
brought against men, or democrats, or whatever other distinguishing
factor that they wish to impose. This is at its heart turning the
decision making into a partisan function, which undermines the basic
function of the FEC.
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Fascinating Interview with Don Green on Faked Survey Data
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72707>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:57 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72707>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here.
<http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/05/co-author-of-the-faked-study-speaks-out.html>
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“Missouri secretary of state candidate files voter ID measure”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72705>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:52 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72705>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP reports.
<http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/missouri-secretary-of-state-candidate-files-voter-id-measure/article_a5bffcaa-008e-11e5-91d5-03c4a5bb4fe7.html>
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“A Court Failing the Nation” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72703>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:46 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72703>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Gene Nichol <http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/a-court-failing-the-nation>on
the Supreme Court and campaign finance at the ACS blog.
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“Gyrocopter pilot: I will take campaign finance reform fight to jury
if needed” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72701>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:42 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72701>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/gyrocopter-pilot-i-will-take-campaign-finance-reform-fight-to-jury-if-needed/2015/05/21/d221044a-ffeb-11e4-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html>
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“F.E.C. Member Says System Tilts Against Conservative Groups”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72699>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:40 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72699>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT.
<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/21/f-e-c-member-charges-bias-against-conservative-groups/?_r=0>
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“Hillary’s Supreme Court Litmus Test”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72697>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:39 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72697>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Wall Street Journal editorializes.
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillarys-supreme-court-litmus-test-1432250132>
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Response from the GAB on Adequacy of Wisconsin Voter ID Funding
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72694>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:32 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72694>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
In response to an earlier post,WI GAB Has Only Tiny Budget to Get Out
Word About New Voter ID Requirements
<http://wi%20gab%20has%20only%20tiny%20budget%20to%20get%20out%20word%20about%20new%20voter%20id%20requirements/>,
Reid Magney, public information officer for the GAB writes:
Your tweet about GAB generated a call from MSNBC.
FYI, we haven’t specifically asked the Legislature for funding. We
made them aware that if they want a campaign, it’s a policy decision
for them to make. And they have some time to make that decision.
The budget we have is adequate to update the campaign to be ready if
they want to spend money to put it on the air. If they don’t, we
can still use free and earned media to get the message out, just not
as widely.
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Best Wishes to Joe Trotter… <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72692>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:27 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72692>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
who is leaving the Center for Competitive Politics after 4 1/2 years
asmedia manager
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/about/staff/joe-trotter/>. Joe and I did
not always agree on substance (ok, we almost never agreed), but I always
found him to be courteous, helpful, and friendly. Not always true when
the ideological disagreements are this pronounced. Good luck Joe!
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“Kansas Legislation Moves Local Elections, Eliminates Presidential
Primary – and Gives SoS Prosecutorial Powers”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72690>
Posted onMay 22, 2015 7:25 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72690>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A ChapinBlog.
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2015/05/kansas_legislation_moves_local.php>
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“Goodman: FEC Backlog Mainly Includes Cases Against Republicans,
Conservatives” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72688>
Posted onMay 21, 2015 6:35 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72688>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=69161051&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0g7b0p2r1&split=0>:
Republican commissioners on the Federal Election Commission are
reluctant to approve new procedures to speed up resolution of
pending campaign finance enforcement matters because the backlog of
pending complaints at the FEC involves many more Republicans and
conservative groups than Democrats and liberal groups, according to
Republican FEC Commissioner Lee Goodman.
Of 73 cases that have been analyzed by agency staff but not yet been
acted on by the FEC commissioners, about three-quarters of the
matters with a partisan respondent involve Republicans or
conservatives, Goodman said May 21 at an FECopen meeting
<http://www.fec.gov/agenda/2015/agenda20150521.shtm>.
While FEC Republicans are hesitant to go along with new procedures
on enforcement matters, Goodman suggested they might consider more
informal agreements to move matters along more speedily.
This is a very interesting development, because even though the FEC has
been splitting in hard cases along party lines, the argument has been
made, with some force, that the split is primarily ideological, not
partisan, with Republican commissioners supporting less regulation and
Democratic commissioners supporting more. (Thoughas I’ve noted before
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72257>, the ideological position of the
parties could help each of their parties in the long run.) But now this
comment by Commissioner Goodman threatens to turn this into a more
conventional partisan battle.
Here are three reasons why there might be more complaints against
Republican-allied groups:
1. Republican groups are more opposed to campaign restrictions than
Democratic groups, and are more apt to do things of questionable
legality under the law out of the belief they have a constitutional
right to do so or because they think they can get away with it thanks to
a deadlocked FEC.
2. Democratic groups are more reluctant to push the envelope on campaign
restrictions, and hence draw complaints, because they are ideologically
opposed to loose campaign finance rules. (Though Hillary Clinton’s
recent actions with Correct the Record undermine that to some extent.)
3. Democrats are more willing to use the FEC as a political weapon.
I suppose one’s views on whether it is a problem that more
Republican-allied groups are the subject of complaints at the FEC
depends upon whether you believe the problem is 1, 2, or 3.
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“Department of Justice Proposes Legislation to Improve Access to
Voting for American Indians and Alaska Natives”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72686>
Posted onMay 21, 2015 6:24 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72686>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release
<http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-proposes-legislation-improve-access-voting-american-indians-and-alaska>:
Today the Department of Justice proposed legislation that would
require states or localities whose territory includes part or all of
an Indian reservation, an Alaska Native village, or other tribal
lands to locate at least one polling place in a venue selected by
the tribal government.
“The Department of Justice is deeply committed to ensuring that
every eligible individual is able to exercise his or her fundamental
right to vote,” said Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch. “That’s
why, today, I am calling on Congress to help remove the significant
and unnecessary barriers that for too long have confronted American
Indians and Alaska Natives attempting to cast their ballots. The
legislation we recommend today will make this nation stronger by
extending meaningful voting opportunities to native populations, by
encouraging full participation in our democratic institutions, and
by bringing us closer to our most cherished ideals.”
“As citizens of a nation founded upon the principles of liberty and
equality, Native Americans have faced unacceptable barriers to
participating in the franchise, a situation aggravated by a history
of discrimination, poverty and — significantly — great distances
from polling places,” said Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart
Delery. “In spite of many reforms made possible by the Voting
Rights Act and other measures, voting rates among Native Americans
remain disproportionately low. The legislation proposed today would
address this unacceptable gap and we look forward to working with
Congress to see it enacted.”
American Indians and Alaska Natives have faced significant obstacles
that have prevented them from enjoying equal access to polling
places and equal opportunities to cast a ballot. In addition to
suffering from a long history of discrimination, the distance many
American Indian and Alaska Native citizens must travel to reach a
polling place presents a substantial and ongoing barrier to full
voter participation. Following formal consultations with Indian
tribes, the Department of Justice believes that there is a pressing
need for federal legislation to ensure equal access to voting by
Native American voters.
Today, the Department of Justice sent a letter to Congress with a
legislative proposal, which would ensure that American Indian and
Alaska Natives have access to at least one polling place in their
communities to cast their ballots and require a number of additional
obligations to ensure parity with other polling places.
This legislative proposal, a stand-alone bill, would:
* Enable Native Americans to vote on or near tribal lands, by
requiring any state or local election administrator whose
territory includes part or all of an Indian reservation, an
Alaska Native village, or other tribal lands to locate at least
one polling place in a venue selected, and made available for
the purpose of conducting elections, by the tribal government.
* Require states to make voting machines, ballots, and other
voting materials and equipment available at these tribally
located polling places to the same extent that they are
available at other polling places in the state.
* Require states to provide compensation and other benefits to
election officials and poll workers at these polling places to
the same extent as at other polling places in the state.
* Require states to use the same voting procedures at these
polling places as at other polling places in the state —
potentially including election-day voting, early voting, the
hours during which polling places are open, the operation of
voting mechanisms or systems, and same-day registration.
* Allow states to meet their obligations by either creating new
polling places or relocating existing ones.
* Allow tribes with larger populations or land bases to request
more than one polling place.
* Make the states’ obligations contingent on the tribe filing a
timely request and certifying that it has arranged for access
to, and appropriate staffing for, the polling facility.
* Require the tribe to ensure that the staffers for the polling
place are properly trained.
* Require the tribe to ensure that the polling place will be open
and accessible to all eligible citizens who reside in the
precinct, regardless of whether they are Indians or non-Indians.
The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring equal access to
voting for Native American voters. This proposal would address
serious voting obstacles faced by citizens who are members of Indian
tribes and Alaska Native villages; provide equal access to polling
places for all eligible citizens, including members of tribes and
villages; reinforce our nation’s commitment to the fundamental right
to vote; and strengthen the government-to-government relationship
between the United States and tribal nations.
In 1975, recognizing the barriers to full participation that Native
Americans continued to confront, Congress expressly included
American Indians and Alaska Natives as protected groups under the
special provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Sections 4 and 5 of
the Voting Rights Act prohibited many jurisdictions with large
American Indian or Alaska Native populations from changing their
voting laws until they could prove that the change would not create
new barriers to effective participation. A number of jurisdictions
with large Native American populations that have limited English
proficiency — in six states, including Alaska — are also covered by
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires bilingual
election materials and assistance.
Despite these reforms, participation rates among American Indians
and Alaska Natives continue to lag behind turnout rates among
non-Native voters. For example, in Alaska, turnout among Alaska
Natives often falls 15 to 20 or more percentage points below the
non-Native turnout rate. The causes of these disparities are
complex, but the reality is that political participation by Native
Americans consistently trails that of non-Natives and unequal access
to polling places is a significant contributing factor.
Review the legislation
at_www.justice.gov/tribal/department-justice-proposes-legislation-improve-access-voting-american-indians-and-alaska_
<http://www.justice.gov/tribal/department-justice-proposes-legislation-improve-access-voting-american-indians-and-alaska>.
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“Rove’s Crossroads PAC Is No Longer G.O.P.’s ‘Big Dog’”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72684>
Posted onMay 21, 2015 6:22 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72684>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT reports.
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Goodbye Sitemeter <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72679>
Posted onMay 21, 2015 4:49 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72679>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
For a number of years, I have been using Sitemeter to keep track of
visitors to the page. I now have Google Analytics too, but what was nice
about Sitemeter is that I could see the domains (not the individual IP
addresses) of visitors. For example, I know that people from the Supreme
Court read the blog from time to time (could be anyone there), as well
as many other government officials (from the Executive Office of the
President, Senate, House, state governments), educational institutions,
and many other places. It also lets me see where the traffic comes
from, which often leads me to interesting other stories. [Update, a
reader on Twitter showed me how I can access some of the information
about domains I was looking for.]
The problem is that Sitemeter has been bought by a company that puts
adware on computers, and it is redirecting people to the wrong sites and
slowing things down. So, asothers
<https://productforums.google.com/forum/#%21topic/blogger/_rwBSluJk5k>have
<http://siderite.blogspot.com/2015/03/goodbye-sitemeter-too.html>done
<http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.it/2014/06/goodbye-sitemeter.html>, it
is time to day good-bye. Before I go, here are some statistics running
from some time in the mid-2000s: about 2.8 million individual visits and
4.8 million page views. That’s chump change for a large website, but for
a niche site like mine, I’m pretty happy (especially given the 1,000+
people on the election law listserv who get full text posts each day and
need not visit the blog itself.)
So, keep on reading, folks, even if I won’t know where you are coming
from anymore!
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“Win Lunch with Bush; Owe Uncle Sam; For political sweepstakes
winners, there really is no such thing as a ‘free’ lunch.”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72675>
Posted onMay 21, 2015 3:07 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72675>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Shane Goldmacher
<http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/jeb-bush-free-lunch-tax-20150521>for
National Journal:
Marcus Owens, a lawyer with the IRS for 25 years and now an attorney
at Loeb and Loeb in Washington D.C., said that those issued a 1099
form could be caught fairly easily by the IRS if the taxes go
unpaid. “The IRS actually has a computer matching program for those
1099s,” Owens said.
Flights, hotels, meals, transportation and other perks are all
taxable, he said. The only part of the winnings that is untaxed is
the time with the candidates themselves. “The IRS takes the position
that the actual face time with the person is of no value,” Owens said.
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WI GAB Has Only Tiny Budget to Get Out Word About New Voter ID
Requirements <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72671>
Posted onMay 21, 2015 12:22 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72671>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Troubling report
<http://www.gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/event/74/h1_addendum_voter_id_implementation_pdf_19881.pdf>from
the GAB, indicating a budget of only $34,000 to get out the word about
mandatory voter id requirements:
The G.A.B. staff does not believe that voluntary efforts and free
media will be adequate to the task of getting the word out to voters
about the need to show an acceptable photo ID to receive their
ballot in all future elections, especially during a presidential
election year. Staff is also concerned that without a robust public
information campaign, certain elderly voters who are exempt from the
requirement will believe they need to have a current photo ID. In
2011 and 2012 staff heard numerous stories about families who
experienced unnecessary inconvenience and hardship in taking elderly
relatives to the DMV because they did not understand the exemption
for voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness,
disability or infirmity. Additionally, the DMV’s new procedure to
help people without birth certificates get a free state ID for
voting is not well known. Re-launching the Bring It to the Ballot
campaign in 2016 will be a significant expense which is not
currently included in the agency’s proposed FY 2015-2017 budget.
Staff has alerted members of the Joint Committee on Finance that the
Board will be seeking funding for public education. It will be a
policy and fiscal decision for the Legislature to determine at what
level the campaign should be funded. The staff is still working with
KW2 to develop detailed estimates and plans for a cost-effective,
multi-media public education campaign. Based on initial work, we
believe the cost will be at least $300,000 and could be as much as
$500,000. This compares to the Board’s original budget of
approximately $430,000 for all of 2012.
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“One county at a time, vote centers coming to Texas”
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Posted onMay 21, 2015 12:18 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72669>byRick Hasen
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That’s the lead story in this week’sElectionline Weekly
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>.
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“How the Money Primary is Undermining Voting Rights”
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Posted onMay 21, 2015 12:16 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72667>byRick Hasen
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Ari Berman cover
story<http://www.thenation.com/article/207713/how-money-primary-undermining-voting-rights>in
the new issue of /The Nation./
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FEC Commissioner Weintraub Statement on Disclosure Rulemaking
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Posted onMay 21, 2015 12:14 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=72665>byRick Hasen
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Here.
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