[EL] ELB News and Commentary 1/14/16
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Jan 14 08:52:12 PST 2016
“Money can’t buy Jeb Bush the White House, but it still skews
politics” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79018>
Posted onJanuary 14, 2016 8:50 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79018>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I have writtenthis piece<http://wapo.st/1KfwFqh>for the /Washington Post
/Sunday Outlook, probably the most important oped I’ve written on money
in Politics. It begins:
It iseasy
<http://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/16/10294606/ad-spending-polls>todismiss
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-2016-election-is-different-1451412444>asoverblown
<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/citizens-united-2016-121739>the
concern about the outsize role of ultra-rich donors in the American
political scene. Exhibit 1: Jeb Bush.Bush’s $100 million in super
PAC fundraising
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/07/31/bush-aligned-super-pac-nets-more-than-100-million/>was
supposed to be part of a shock-and-awe campaign that would scare
away competitors and give him a smooth path to the Republican
presidential nomination. Well, it hasn’t worked out that way. Bush
has been polling toward the bottom in the Republican race despite
the war chest, and Donald Trump,who has spent little
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/12/01/donald-trump-has-only-spent-217000-on-tv-ads-thats-absolutely-amazing/>on
his campaign despite his billionaire status, has been on top.
“Hurrah for Citizens United
<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/citizens-united-2016-121739>,”
Politico’s Jack Shafer wrote in one representative piece. He
asserted that worries about the 2010 Supreme Court ruling have been
proved wrong. “Expectations that big money would float the
best-financed candidate directly to the White House have yet to
materialize this campaign season.”
But this overly simplistic analysis misses the key role of money in
contemporary American politics. In spite of the rhetoric of some
campaign reformers, money doesn’t buy elections. Instead, it
increases the odds of electoral victory and of getting one’s way on
policies,tax breaks
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/business/economy/for-the-wealthiest-private-tax-system-saves-them-billions.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0>and
government contracts. And the presidential race is the place we are
least likely to see money’s effects. Looking to Congress and the
states, though, we can see that the era of big moneyunleashed by the
Supreme
Court<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/03/the_supreme_court_s_citizens_united_decision_has_led_to_an_explosion_of_campaign_spending_.html>is
hurtling us toward a plutocracy in which the people with the
greatest economic power can wield great political power through
campaign donations and lobbying.
It concludes:
We’re supposed to be in a post-earmark era, yet Congress’s recent
must-pass omnibus bill to fund the government was full of special
interest deals backed by big spenders. TheNew York Times reported
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/21/us/politics/hospitality-and-gambling-interests-delay-closing-of-dollar1-billion-tax-loophole.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-new>that
“as congressional leaders were hastily braiding together a tax and
spending bill of more than 2,000 pages, lobbyists swooped in to add
54 words that temporarily preserved a loophole sought by the hotel,
restaurant and gambling industries, along with billionaire Wall
Street investors, that allowed them to put real estate in trusts and
avoid taxes.” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid supported the
language, and the company of one of Reid’s top donors admitted to
being among those “involved in the discussions with congressional
staff members.”
This is how money influences American politics these days. In the
wake of/Citizens United/, donors can spend ever greater sums in ever
closer coordination with their supported candidates. Loose campaign
finance rules grease the wheels for industry lobbyists to work in
the shadows, securing big private benefits in bills the public
scarcely pays attention to. The threat of big money scares
politicians away from taking positions against the donor class.
The legacy of/Citizens United/is not about the ultra-wealthy simply
buying elections or about politicians on the take. Money can’t buy
you Jeb. Instead, we face a subtler but equally pernicious rise of a
plutocratic class capturing private benefits for personal gain.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,Plutocrats United
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=104>,Supreme Court
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
“Online Voter Registration: Accessible for All?”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79016>
Posted onJanuary 14, 2016 8:36 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79016>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
New issue brief
<https://lawyerscommittee.org/2016/01/online-voter-registration-access-for-all/>from
the Lawyers’ Committee:
As of January 2016, 29 states and the District of Columbia have
online voter registration (OVR) systems. Two additional states are
set to launch OVR in the near future.^[i]
<https://lawyerscommittee.org/2016/01/online-voter-registration-access-for-all/#_edn1>While
OVR represents an important advancement in our democracy, its
convenience and accessibility in most states benefit Americans who
tend to be wealthier and whiter than the population at large. This
is because the majority of states offering OVR require voters to
provide a state-issued DMV ID number (most commonly from a driver’s
license) in order to complete the process entirely online. Those who
lack driver’s licenses—a population that is disproportionately
Black, Latino, and low-income—must print, sign, and mail completed
applications to local elections officials. These additional steps
prevent traditionally disenfranchised communities from fully
realizing the benefits of OVR.
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Posted inelection administration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,voting technology
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>
“Citizens United and its Disastrous Consequences: The Decision”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79014>
Posted onJanuary 14, 2016 8:34 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79014>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
First
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fred-wertheimer/citizens-united-and-its-d_b_8979252.html>in
a three part series from Fred Wertheimer.
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“Groups decrying ‘dark money’ use shadowy money themselves”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79012>
Posted onJanuary 14, 2016 8:24 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79012>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/01/14/19124/groups-decrying-dark-money-use-shadowy-money-themselves>from
CPI seems mostly overblown, given that many of the groups have very good
disclosure policies (and don’t miss the fact that CPI itself “/accepts
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/about/our-funders/gift-acceptance-policy> anonymous
donations up to $250 and on a case-by-case basis thereafter under the
supervision of the organization’s board Executive Committee”/).
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“Questions Raised Regarding 2010 Judicial Race Campaign
Contributions” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79010>
Posted onJanuary 14, 2016 8:18 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79010>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Alabama Political Reporter
<http://www.alreporter.com/questions-raised-regarding-2010-judicial-race-campaign-contributions/>:
Beth Rogers, wife of US Congressman Mike Rogers, won the election to
become Calhoun County District Judge on November 2, 2010. Campaign
finance records from the 2010 campaign cycle show Rep. Mike
Hubbard’s Network PAC received $90,000 in contributions from
Congressman Rogers’ federal campaign account. Hubbard’s PAC donated
to State lawmakers who also made contributions to Beth Rogers’ campaign.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
“Improperly-Disclosed Ted Cruz Loan ($545,000) For 2012 Senate Run
Improperly Made Its Way Into Presidential Campaign, Documents Show”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79008>
Posted onJanuary 14, 2016 8:13 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79008>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Arizona’s Politics analysis.
<http://arizonaspolitics.blogspot.com/2016/01/breaking-improperly-disclosed-cruz-loan.html>
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“Reports of voters twice casting ballots probed in Broward, Palm
Beach counties” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79006>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 8:38 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79006>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Sun Sentinel:
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-palm-voting-twice-20160113-story.html>
FourteenPalm Beach County
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/>voters appear to
have cast ballots twice in the 2014 general election — once in
Florida and once up North,Palm Beach County
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/>Supervisor of
ElectionsSusan Bucher
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/politics-government/susan-bucher-PEPLT000784-topic.html>said
Wednesday.
I discuss the problem of cross-state double voting in The Voting Wars.
It is one of the reasons I recommend national voter registration with
each person given a unique voter identification number.
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“San Jose ethics commission drops charges against 20 candidates”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79004>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 8:35 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79004>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
San Jose Mercury News
<http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29382469/san-jose-ethics-commission-drops-charges-against-20>:
A packed room erupted in applause late Wednesday after the Ethics
Commission voted 3-2 to drop charges against 20 City Council members
and candidates who inadvertently violated a local election law,
ending a long and painful political nightmare.
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“Obama’s unfulfilled reform agenda”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79002>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 8:04 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=79002>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ruth Marcus WaPo column
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-unfulfilled-reform-agenda/2016/01/13/b0ba1d7e-ba2a-11e5-829c-26ffb874a18d_story.html>:
“We have to change the system to reflect our better selves,” he
said, citing nonpartisan redistricting, voting rights and campaign
finance reform. Specifically, “I believe we’ve got to reduce the
influence of money in our politics, so that a handful of families or
hidden interests can’t bankroll our elections.”
Terrific, but the question arises: Where has this guy been for the
past seven years, especially on the issue of campaign finance
reform? “It’s great for him to talk about it, but he’s done nothing
for the last seven years,” said Democracy 21 President Fred
Wertheimer. “It’s a fundamental failure of his presidency.” Still,
he credits the administration for helping to stop some legislative
changes that would have made matters even worse.
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“Ted Cruz Didn’t Disclose Loan From Goldman Sachs for His First
Senate Campaign” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78997>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 4:02 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78997>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/us/politics/ted-cruz-wall-street-loan-senate-bid-2012.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news>:
A spokeswoman for Mr. Cruz’s presidential campaign, Catherine
Frazier, acknowledged that the loan from Goldman Sachs, drawn
against the value of the Cruzes’ brokerage account, was a source of
money for the Senate race. Ms. Frazier added that Mr. Cruz also sold
stocks and liquidated savings, but she did not address whether the
Citibank loan was used.
The failure to report the Goldman Sachs loan, for as much as
$500,000, was “inadvertent,” she said, adding that the campaign
would file corrected reports as necessary. Ms. Frazier said there
had been no attempt to hide anything.
“These transactions have been reported in one way or another on his
many public financial disclosures and the Senate campaign’s F.E.C.
filings,” she said.
Kenneth A. Gross, a former election commission lawyer who
specializes in campaign finance law, said that listing a bank loan
in an annual Senate ethics report — which deals only with personal
finances — would not satisfy the requirement that it be promptly
disclosed to election officials during a campaign.
My quick take:@*tedcruz* <https://twitter.com/tedcruz>made fairly
obvious violation of reporting rule, but nothing nefarious about his
taking loan. The big question about@*tedcruz*
<https://twitter.com/tedcruz>loan: was this inadvertent mistake, perhaps
by counsel, or effort to hide bad optics of a Goldman loan?
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
“Judge rejects insanity defense in multiple voting case”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78995>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 3:25 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78995>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A follow up <http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=362924>from earlier:
While Monroe and the defense team painted a picture of an apolitical
man plagued by episodes of temporary amnesia, Judge Dennis Cimpl
sided with prosecutor Bruce Landgraf, who pointed out Monroe was
intensely bothered by Dem actions prior to the passage of Act 10,
the state law that severely limits the collective bargaining powers
of public unions. Landgraf noted Monroe appeared to be so concerned
about Act 10 and the 14 Dem state senators who fled the state to
hold up a vote on the measure that he sent an email to Walker urging
the governor to “keep up the good fight.” He added, “if they don’t
return by Friday, start laying them (state workers) off.”
Cimpl noted that in addition to multiple voting, Monroe had sent
emails to Gov. Scott Walker, the state Democratic Party, a union
chief and radio talk show host Mark Belling.
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“House committee Missouri voter photo ID measures pass House
committee” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78992>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 2:49 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78992>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP
<http://molawyersmedia.com/2016/01/13/missouri-voter-photo-id-measures-pass-house-committee/>:
A Missouri House committee approved a pair of measures Tuesday aimed
at requiring government-issued photo identification to vote.
A similar ID law was struck down in 2006, with the Missouri Supreme
Court saying it violated state residents’ constitutional right to
vote. So, Republicans plan to turn the question to voters. One
measure approved Tuesday would ask voters to amend the Missouri
Constitution to allow photo ID requirements. The other bill would
establish the legal framework for implementing such requirements.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
“Bush-aligned lawyer: Donald Trump’s camp is breaking federal
election law” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78990>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 2:48 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78990>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Fredreka Schouten reports
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/01/13/bush-aligned-lawyer-donald-trumps-camp-breaking-federal-election-law/78756404/>for
USA Today.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
“The Republican Party’s 50-State Solution”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78988>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 2:26 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78988>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Tom Edsall NYT column
<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/opinion/campaign-stops/the-republican-partys-50-state-solution.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0>:
Since the early 1970s, the right has conducted a sustained drive to
gain power and set policy in the 50 states. The left, by contrast,
has been far less effective at the state-level.
The sustained determination on the part of the conservative movement
has paid off in an unprecedented realignment of power in state
governments.
Seven years ago,Democrats
had<http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/03/02/ahead-of-redistricting-democrats-seek-to-reverse-statehouse-declines/>a
commanding lead in state legislatures, controlling both legislative
chambers in 27 states, nearly double the 14 controlled by
Republicans. They held 4082 state senate and house seats, compared
to the Republicans’ 3223.
Sweeping Republican victories at the state level in 2010 and 2014
transformed the political landscape.
By 2015, there wereRepublican majorities
<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/11/the_other_gop_wave_state_legislatures__124626.html#ixzz3wo3MSH3c>in
70 percent — 68 of 98 — of the nation’s partisan state houses and
senates, the highest numberin the party’s history.
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/6/gop-touts-historic-numbers-of-republican-controlle/>(Nebraska
isn’t counted in because it has a non-partisan, unicameral
legislature.) Republicans controlled the legislature and
governorship in 23 states, more than triple the seven under full
Democratic control.
What drove the right to invest so heavily at the state and local
level, while the left fell behind?
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“How Does Corporate Political Activity Allowed by Citizens United v.
Federal Election Commission Affect Shareholder Wealth?”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78986>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 2:00 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78986>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Tom Stratmann and J.W. Verret have writtenthis article
<http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/684226> for
the/Journal of Law and Economics/. Here is the abstract:
The US Supreme Court case/Citizens United v. Federal Election
Commission/significantly altered the regulatory landscape for
corporate political activity by permitting unlimited corporate
expenditures by independent politically active groups. This paper
uses that event to determine the impact of corporate political
activity on the stock prices of those firms that are most likely to
utilize these new opportunities for political engagement. Our
findings show that corporate political activity enhances shareholder
wealth, particularly in firms that are small to medium sized, firms
that spend relatively less on lobbying, and firms operating in more
heavily regulated industries.
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“NAACP: Postpone NC voter ID trial until after primaries”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78984>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 12:19 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78984>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Winston-Salem Journal
<http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/naacp-postpone-nc-voter-id-trial-until-after-primaries/article_df2fdf54-9b64-513e-a418-12dd6f3fb64d.html?platform=hootsuite>:
The N.C. NAACP wants to postpone a trial on the state’s photo ID
requirement until after the March 15 primary, according to court
papers filed Tuesday….
Attorneys for the state NAACP have argued that state elections
officials have done little to publicize the change and provide
training for county elections officials for how to interpret the
“reasonable impediment declaration.” According to court papers,
there will be little new evidence for how the amended photo ID
requirement will be implemented.
The court papers said state officials began training county
elections officials this week and poll workers will be trained
either before or after the trial.
The N.C. NAACP also had filed a motion for a preliminary injunction
to keep the photo ID requirement from taking effect during the March
primaries. Schroeder has not made a decision on that motion.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>,Voting Rights Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
“For government’s top lawyer on voting rights, presidential election
has already begun” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78982>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 11:45 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78982>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Nice Sari Horwitz
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/for-governments-top-lawyer-on-voting-rights-presidential-election-has-already-begun/2016/01/13/b9942d36-b953-11e5-829c-26ffb874a18d_story.html>profile
of Justin Levitt in the/Washington Post./ (Justin has been an ELB
blogger but not while he’s at DOJ.)
Levitt would not discuss specific cases, except to say that although
the department is hampered by the Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling, there
is “an immense amount going on in the voting section to make sure
that the rules we play by are fair, not just focused on this
election, but well into the future.”
One of the cases the department is litigating in Texas, for example,
was brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which
prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the
basis of race, color or membership in a language minority group. The
voting section’s about 70attorneys also enforce laws on the
accessibility of voting for the elderly and handicapped, along with
members of the military and citizens living overseas.
While the primaries are still weeks away, Levitt said that ballots
have already been sent overseas for voters from New Hampshire who
are living abroad or serving in the armed forces.
“The 2016 election season has begun,” Levitt said.
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“Obama’s State of the Union pledge to push for bipartisan
redistricting reform was a late add”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78980>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 11:07 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78980>byRick Hasen
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Interesting
<http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-state-of-the-union-redistricting-20160112-story.html> from
the LA Times:
President Obama
<http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/barack-obama-PEPLT007408-topic.html>used
his lastState of the Union address
<http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/state-of-the-union-EVGAP00063-topic.html>to
push for national voting reforms and went off script to specifically
call for bipartisan groups to draw new congressional districts
instead of lawmakers.
“I think we’ve got to end the practice of drawing our congressional
districts so that politicians can pick their voters and not the
other way around,” he said before veering from his prepared remarks
to add: “Let a bipartisan group do it.”
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ACS Book Talk on Plutocrats United <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78978>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 10:35 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78978>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I have written this
<https://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/plutocrats-united-campaign-money-the-supreme-court-and-the-distortion-of-american-elections>for
the ACS Book Talk. It begins:
As I was working on my new book,/Plutocrats United: Campaign Money,
the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections
<http://www.amazon.com/Plutocrats-United-Campaign-Distortion-Elections/dp/0300212453/>/,
a UC Irvine colleague asked me a key question: Who was I writing
this book for? The answer I gave him, half-jokingly, was that I had
written the book for a single person: Justice Elena Kagan.
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“Upset Republican donors: Have we wasted our money?”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78976>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 10:08 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78976>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Hill reports.
<http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/265647-upset-gop-donors-have-we-wasted-our-money?platform=hootsuite>
I’ll have more to say about this very soon.
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“Five to Four” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78974>
Posted onJanuary 13, 2016 9:21 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=78974>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
New Brennan Center report:
<https://www.brennancenter.org/publication/five-four>
Five to Four
Lawrence Norden
<https://www.brennancenter.org/expert/lawrence-norden>,Brent
Ferguson
<https://www.brennancenter.org/expert/brent-ferguson>,Douglas Keith
<https://www.brennancenter.org/expert/douglas-keith>
January 11, 2016
Six closely divided decisions by the Roberts Supreme Court have
transformed the landscape of campaign finance in America, largely
for the worse, in areas like election spending, transparency, and
the voice of ordinary Americans in the political process.
Read the Introduction
<https://www.brennancenter.org/publication/five-four#Introduction>
Download the Report
<https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/Five_to_Four_Final.pdf>
View on Scribd <https://www.scribd.com/doc/295261343/Five-to-Four>
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