[EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/1/16

[Rick Hasen]

“Koch network seeks to defuse donor frustration over Trump rebuff”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84794>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:45 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84794> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Matea Gold<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/koch-network-seeks-to-defuse-donor-frustration-over-trump-rebuff/2016/08/01/7247b8c2-579a-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html> for WaPo:

Thirteen years after billionaire industrialist Charles Koch gathered a small group of his fellow libertarian donors in a Chicago hotel to discuss how to promote their economic theories, the network he launched is one of the country’s most potent political forces, with 1,600 staffers across 38 states.

But Koch’s refusal to harness his singular operation in support of the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has put him at odds with some of his wealthiest peers — and forced the network to defend its relevance at a time of its greatest reach….

Instead, the Koch operation scaled back its plans. After originally aiming to spend $889 million in the 2016 cycle, the network is now on track to invest $750 million, with roughly a third — $250 million — financing the policy and political campaigns of groups such as Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners Action Fund, Concerned Veterans for America, the Libre Initiative and Generation Opportunity, officials said.

Koch spent the weekend stressing that politics is just a piece of what the network finances in its efforts to spread free-market principles.

“I recognize reluctantly that politics needs to be a piece of this strategy, but we’ve got to keep in mind, just one piece,” he told donors<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/30/charles-koch-warns-politicians-are-offering-frightening-answers-to-improve-society/> Saturday night as they sipped wine and cocktails in a ballroom. “If we just focus on politics, we’re going to continue to lose, we’re going to continue to deteriorate,” drawing scattered applause from the audience.

On Sunday, Koch laid out the immediate political priorities: electing like-minded candidates to Congress and cultivating conservative leaders at the state level. So far, the network is active in six competitive Senate races, on its way to spend $42 million on paid ads in states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.


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

“Inside Ohio’s Fight Over Voting Rules”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84792>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:31 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84792> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

PBS Newshour reports.<http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/inside-ohios-fight-voting-rules/>
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

“Hacker threat extends beyond parties”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84790>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:29 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84790> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico reports.<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/elections-parties-hacking-226467>
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Posted in chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, voting technology<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>

“Making Elections Work in the Sunshine State and Beyond”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84788>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:26 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84788> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Live webcast<https://informatics.institute.ufl.edu/event/making-elections-work-in-the-sunshine-state-and-beyond/> of a terrific event happening at the University of Florida now. So sorry I couldn’t make this one!
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

“Ballot measures explode across country — and so do their costs”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84786>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:26 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84786> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Reid Wilson reports<http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/289461-ballot-measures-explode-across-country-and-so-do-their-costs> for The Hill.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, direct democracy<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62>

“Alexandra Pelosi Muses on the Donors She Convinced to Talk Candidly in Her New Film”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84784>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:23 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84784> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT:<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/arts/television/alexandra-pelosi-muses-on-the-donors-she-convinced-to-talk-candidly-in-her-new-film.html>

Alexandra Pelosi, the documentary filmmaker, was strolling the Democratic National Convention last week when she spotted Jonathan Soros, the liberal megadonor, down the hall. She leapt into a broom closet to avoid him.

“I’m hiding!” she explained the next day, merrily re-enacting her acrobatics inside the lobby of the Le Meridien Hotel here. “I just have to get to Monday without a cease-and-desist.”

Monday is when Mr. Soros will be among the subjects of Ms. Pelosi’s new film<http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/meet-the-donors-does-money-talk/>, “Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?,” in which she convinced some of this country’s wealthiest political contributors to talk candidly about why they give. (One compares himself to Jesus.) Ms. Pelosi did not want to hear any second thoughts before it airs on HBO.

The Meridien, she said, was a safe space: “If you’re looking for the billionaire class that Bernie is against, they’re not here; they’re over at the Ritz.” Just then, Bruce Charash, another donor in the film, stopped to say hello. His dog, Scout, was wearing a star-spangled girdle, and he pawed at Ms. Pelosi’s red dress.

Scout, Ms. Pelosi explained, has met more presidential candidates than a voter in caucus-central Des Moines, thanks to his owner’s largesse. “He likes Elizabeth Warren the best,” Dr. Charash said, approvingly.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

“Take Politicians Out of Election Law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84782>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:19 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84782> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Josh Douglas oped<http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/289674-take-politicians-out-of-election-law> for The Hill.
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

“Appeals Court Rejects Strict North Carolina Voting Law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84780>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:15 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84780> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Zack Roth reports<http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/appeals-court-strikes-down-strict-north-carolina-voting-law-n619836> for NBC News.

Zack’s new book is out today, The Great Suppression: Voting Rights, Corporate Cash, and the Conservative Assault on Democracy<https://www.amazon.com/Great-Suppression-Corporate-Conservative-Democracy/dp/110190576X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=>, and I hope to write more about it soon.
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

Political Morality and the Trump Candidacy<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84778>
Posted on August 1, 2016 7:12 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84778> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bauer blogs.<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2016/08/political-morality-trump-candidacy/>
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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

“Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84776>
Posted on July 31, 2016 10:45 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84776> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Today’s must read<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/critics-see-efforts-to-purge-minorities-from-voter-rolls-in-new-elections-rules.html?action=click&contentCollection=us&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0> from Michael Wines in the NYT on what is still lost with the demise of Section 5 preclearance.
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>, Voting Rights Act<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

“It seems that Friday was election law day in the federal courts”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84774>
Posted on July 31, 2016 4:17 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84774> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jonathan Adler roundup<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/07/31/it-seems-that-friday-was-election-law-day-in-the-federal-courts/> for Volokh.
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

Stories, Releases on NC, WI Voting Decisions<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84772>
Posted on July 31, 2016 4:14 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84772> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP<http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-appeals-court-north-carolina-voter-id-law-unconstitutional-2016-7>

NYT<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/us/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-north-carolina-voter-id-provision.html>

WaPo<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/appeals-court-strikes-down-north-carolinas-voter-id-law/2016/07/29/810b5844-4f72-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html>

Winston-Salem Journal<http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-n-c-s-elections-law/article_67e3cd67-556f-5a28-8ae0-38fd481f0af0.html>

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/judge-strikes-down-voter-id-early-voting-laws-b99767669z1-388708211.html>

News and Observer<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article92593512.html>

LAT<http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-north-carolina-voter-id-20160729-snap-story.html>

Project Vote<http://www.projectvote.org/press-releases/project-vote-statement-north-carolina-ruling/>

Liz Kennedy<https://www.americanprogress.org/press/statement/2016/07/29/141989/statement-caps-liz-kennedy-applauds-4th-circuit-decision-around-north-carolinas-voting-restrictions/>

Lyle Denniston<http://lyldenlawnews.com/2016/07/29/sweeping-north-carolina-limits-voting-nullified/>

More to come
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

“‘Racially Discriminatory Intent’ And Voter ID Laws”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84770>
Posted on July 31, 2016 3:56 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=84770> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin on All Things Considered.

Listen<http://www.npr.org/2016/07/31/488151559/racially-discriminatory-intent-and-voter-id-laws>.
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>, Voting Rights Act<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>


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