[EL] ELB News and Commentary 3/3/17

Thu Mar 2 20:33:39 PST 2017

Would Any Prosecution of Sessions Be Barred by the Speech or Debate Clause?<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91444>
Posted on March 2, 2017 8:26 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91444> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Putting aside whether perjury could be proven<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/03/02/could-sessions-face-perjury-charges-former-federal-prosecutors-think-not/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_sessionsreax-desktop-tab%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.fd07430338ac> against AG Sessions, there’s another possible hurdle: the Speech or Debate Clause, which gives members of Congress immunity from criminal prosecution for certain legislative acts, for example a speech on the Senate floor.
Would a sitting Senator testifying as an executive nominee get the benefit of the Speech or Debate Clause. Josh Chafetz suggests yes<https://twitter.com/joshchafetz/status/837332497667088384>, though I’d like to see more analysis.
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Posted in legislation and legislatures<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, Speech or Debate Clause<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=36>

“New sweeping NH Senate GOP voter registration bill detailed: Requires ‘verifiable’ proof of domicile”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91442>
Posted on March 2, 2017 8:08 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91442> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WMUR reports.<http://www.wmur.com/article/new-sweeping-voter-registration-bill-detailed-requires-verifiable-proof-of-domicile/9086541>
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

Iowa: “Controversial voter ID bill would hurt out-of-state students”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91440>
Posted on March 2, 2017 8:02 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91440> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
KCCI reports.<http://www.kcci.com/article/controversial-voter-id-bill-would-hurt-out-of-state-students/9086637>
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

Woman Who Got 8 Year Sentence for Non-Citizen Voting Released on Bond Pending Appeal<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91438>
Posted on March 2, 2017 7:54 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91438> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Fox 4 reports. <http://www.fox4news.com/news/239260843-story>
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Posted in chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

“The FEC’s Open Hostilities, Dysfunction, and Intimidation Foreshadowed the Trump Era”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91436>
Posted on March 2, 2017 3:12 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91436> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP<http://prospect.org/article/fec%E2%80%99s-open-hostilities-dysfunction-and-intimidation-foreshadowed-trump-era>.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal election commission<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>

“FEC Complaint: Trump Filed False Campaign Report in Violation of Election Law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91434>
Posted on March 2, 2017 3:09 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91434> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Release:<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/news/press-releases/fec-complaint-trump-filed-false-campaign-report-violation-election-law>
The Campaign Legal Center and Common Cause filed a complaint<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/document/fec-complaint-trump-filed-false-campaign-report-violation-election-law> with the Federal Election Commission alleging Donald Trump’s campaign committee violated federal election law by illegally accepting campaign contributions after Election Day and falsely reporting those contributions for “debt retirement,” even though no debt existed. These false reports could have the effect of illegally increasing the amount Trump could accept from contributors for his 2020 reelection campaign.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

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