[EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/1/18

Thu Nov 1 08:52:25 PDT 2018

Montana, referenced in an article below, and Alaska fancy themselves
outliers whose state governments are uniquely susceptible to corruption
(Western Traditional Partnership v. Montana [by copper "barons"] and
Thompson v. Dauphanis [by everyone who isn't Alaskan].) Neither has had
much luck with the federal judiciary in rebuffing free speech challenges to
its limits. Is anyone aware of such an as-applied challenge ever being
successful before the SCOTUS in a civil rights context? Specifically
against a state who believes its unique circumstances make a particular
part of the Bill of Rights inapplicable?

On Nov 1, 2018 8:34 AM, "Rick Hasen" <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

> “Americans see voter suppression as a bigger problem than voter fraud”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101868>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 8:27 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101868>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The Fix:
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/31/americans-see-voter-suppression-bigger-problem-than-voter-fraud/?utm_term=.cae43ad4a933>
>
> *On Monday, the Pew Research Center released
> <http://www.people-press.org/2018/10/29/elections-in-america-concerns-over-security-divisions-over-expanding-access-to-voting/> a
> survey looking at how Americans see these dueling problems. To do so,
> though, it used an interesting strategy, asking respondents how big fraud
> or suppression would be depending on how many incidents occurred (in a
> million-voter election).*
>
> *Overall, voter suppression was considered a major problem by more
> Americans. In each case, the number of people saying that fraud or
> suppression were a problem increased as the number of theoretical incidents
> increased. Put another way: More voter fraud or more voter suppression is
> seen as a bigger problem.*
>
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>
> Posted in The Voting Wars <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
>
>
>
> “Why Voting Is in Fashion: This election cycle, casting a ballot isn’t
> just a talking point. It’s a product category.”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101866>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 8:26 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101866>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT.
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/fashion/vote-midterms-fashion.html>
>
> [image:
> https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/01/fashion/01UNBUTTONED-VOTE-COMBO/01UNBUTTONED-VOTE-COMBO-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale]
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101866&title=%E2%80%9CWhy%20Voting%20Is%20in%20Fashion%3A%20This%20election%20cycle%2C%20casting%20a%20ballot%20isn%E2%80%99t%20just%20a%20talking%20point.%20It%E2%80%99s%20a%20product%20category.%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in Uncategorized <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>
>
>
>
> “How Big Oil Dodges Facebook’s New Ad Transparency Rules”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101864>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 8:22 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101864>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> ProPublica:
> <https://www.propublica.org/article/how-big-oil-dodges-facebooks-new-ad-transparency-rules>
>
> *A Facebook ad
> <https://projects.propublica.org/facebook-ads/ad/6129274082950> in October
> urged political conservatives to support the Trump administration’s
> rollback of fuel emission standards, which it hailed as “our president’s
> car freedom agenda” and “plan for safer, cheaper cars that WE get to
> choose.” The ad came from a Facebook page called Energy4US, and it included
> a disclaimer, required by Facebook, saying it was “paid for by Energy4US.”*
>
> *Yet there is no such company or organization as Energy4US, nor is it any
> entity’s registered trade name, according to a search of LexisNexis and
> other databases. Instead, Energy4US — which Facebook says spent nearly
> $20,000 on the ads — appears to be a front for American Fuel &
> Petrochemical Manufacturers, a trade association whose members include
> ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron and Shell. In 2015, when the Energy4US website was
> launched, it was registered to AFPM, which is also first on a list of
> “coalition members” on the site. AFPM, which did not respond to calls and
> emails for this article, has spent more than $2.5 million this year
> lobbying the federal government, including advocating for less stringent
> emission standards.*
>
> *Although Facebook now requires every political ad to “accurately
> represent the name of the entity or person responsible,” the social media
> giant acknowledges that it didn’t check whether Energy4US is actually
> responsible for the ad. Nor did it question 11 other ad campaigns
> identified by ProPublica in which U.S. businesses or individuals masked
> their sponsorship through faux groups with public-spirited names. Some of
> these campaigns resembled a digital form of what is known as
> “astroturfing,” or hiding behind the mirage of a spontaneous grassroots
> movement. In most cases, Facebook users would have to click on the ad and
> scrutinize the affiliated website to find any reference to the actual
> sponsor.*
>
> *The 12 ad campaigns, for which Facebook received a total of more than
> $800,000, expose a significant gap in enforcement of its new disclosure
> policy, and they cast doubt on Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s
> assurance to the U.S. Senate in September that “you can see who paid for”
> ads. Adopted this past May in the wake of Russian interference in the 2016
> presidential campaign, Facebook’s rules are designed to hinder foreign
> meddling in elections by verifying that individuals who run ads on its
> platform have a U.S. mailing address, governmental ID and a Social Security
> number. But, once this requirement has been met, Facebook doesn’t check
> whether the advertiser identified in the “paid for by” disclosure has any
> legal status, enabling U.S. businesses to promote their political agendas
> secretly.*
>
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>
> Posted in campaign finance <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> campaigns <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>
>
>
>
> “Election apparitions: These Maryland ‘ghost’ precincts have no polling
> places or voters” <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101862>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 8:12 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101862>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The Baltimore Sun reports.
> <https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-ghost-precincts-20181030-story.html>
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101862&title=%E2%80%9CElection%20apparitions%3A%20These%20Maryland%20%E2%80%98ghost%E2%80%99%20precincts%20have%20no%20polling%20places%20or%20voters%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in Uncategorized <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>
>
>
>
> “When states make it easier to vote, more people vote. Kentucky makes
> voting extra hard.” <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101860>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 7:59 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101860>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Josh Douglas oped
> <https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article220921220.html>.
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101860&title=%E2%80%9CWhen%20states%20make%20it%20easier%20to%20vote%2C%20more%20people%20vote.%20Kentucky%20makes%20voting%20extra%20hard.%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in election administration <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
>
>
>
> North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Opponents File Supreme Court Motion
> to Affirm in Rucho Case <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101858>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 7:57 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101858>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> You can find the document here
> <https://campaignlegal.org/sites/default/files/2018-10/18-422%20Motion%20to%20Affirm.pdf>
> .
>
> I believe it is almost certain the Court will set the case for argument
> (and I think chances
> <https://blog.harvardlawreview.org/the-next-threat-to-redistricting-reform/> of
> an affirmance are low with Justice Kavanaugh now on the Court, but we will
> see).
>
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>
> Posted in redistricting <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, Supreme
> Court <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
>
>
> “Women in Competitive House Races Are Outraising Male Opponents”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101856>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 7:52 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101856>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Campaign Finance Institute:
> <http://www.cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/18-11-01/Women_in_Competitive_House_Races_Are_Outraising_Male_Opponents.aspx>
>
> [image: http://www.cfinst.org/images/email/WomenGeneral.png]*The year
> 2018 saw a record number of women candidates competing in major party
> primary elections*, with another record number making it through to next
> week’s general election. An analysis by the Campaign Finance Institute of
> pre-general election reports from the Federal Election Commission (FEC)
> shows that these candidates have been very successful in raising funds for
> the general election, especially in competitive races.*
>
> *As a result, it is likely that the next Congress will set yet another
> record, for the number of women members. Currently there are eighty-four
> female members of the House
> <http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/women-us-house-representatives-2018>. In next
> week’s election, eighty-two races have female candidates whose elections
> are considered to be safe or likely. This includes sixty-nine incumbents
> and thirteen open seat candidates. Thirty-four competitive races feature a
> female running against a male. In these competitive incumbent/challenger or
> open seat races, women are outraising their male opponents, on average, by
> more than $500,000 each ($3.67 to $3.13 million).*
>
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>
> Posted in campaign finance <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> campaigns <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>
>
>
>
> “How politics became a risky business for companies in the era of Donald
> Trump, Steve King” <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101853>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 7:51 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101853>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Fredreka Schouten for CNN.
> <https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/31/politics/politics-steve-king-corporate-risks/index.html>
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101853&title=%E2%80%9CHow%20politics%20became%20a%20risky%20business%20for%20companies%20in%20the%20era%20of%20Donald%20Trump%2C%20Steve%20King%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in campaign finance <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> campaigns <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>
>
>
>
> “OpenInvest Launches ‘Divest From Dark Money’ Investing Category”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101851>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 7:49 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101851>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Interesting.
> <https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/openinvest-launches-divest-from-dark-money-investing-category-300739881.html>
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101851&title=%E2%80%9COpenInvest%20Launches%20%E2%80%98Divest%20From%20Dark%20Money%E2%80%99%20Investing%20Category%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in Uncategorized <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>
>
>
>
> William and Mary Election Law Program Expands eBenchbook Series for State
> Courts <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101849>
>
> Posted on November 1, 2018 7:48 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101849>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Announcement via email:
>
> *The Election Law Program is pleased to announce the expansion of its
> eBenchbook platform to include North Carolina and Nevada. ELP aims to offer
> annotated state election statutes in all fifty states. Visit the beta site
> at https://ebenchbook.wm.edu <https://ebenchbook.wm.edu/>. Press
> release here
> <http://ebenchbook.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Press-Release.pdf>.*
>
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>
> Posted in election administration <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
>
>
>
>
> “The midterms will be the most secure elections we’ve ever held”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101847>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 2:47 pm <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101847>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> David Becker WaPo oped.
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-midterms-will-be-the-most-secure-elections-weve-ever-held/2018/10/31/e60ff8d6-d930-11e8-9559-712cbf726d1c_story.html?utm_term=.ded153270617>
>
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>
> Posted in Uncategorized <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>
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>
>
> “How to Punish Voters; The prosecution of individual voters for fraud is a
> trend that seems intended to intimidate.”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101845>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 2:45 pm <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101845>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Josie Duffy Rice NYT oped.
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/opinion/election-voting-rights-fraud-prosecutions.html>
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101845&title=%E2%80%9CHow%20to%20Punish%20Voters%3B%20The%20prosecution%20of%20individual%20voters%20for%20fraud%20is%20a%20trend%20that%20seems%20intended%20to%20intimidate.%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in Uncategorized <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>
>
>
>
> “With $30 Million, Obscure Democratic Group Floods the Zone in House Races”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101843>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 2:26 pm <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101843>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT:
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/us/politics/democrats-dark-money-midterms.html>
>
> *A structure unknown even to some of those involved, Floridians for a Fair
> Shake and 13 other groups around the country are funded and coordinated out
> of a single office in Washington, with the goal of battering Republicans
> for their health care and economic policies during the midterm elections.*
>
> *At the center of the effort is an opaquely named Democratic organization,
> the Hub Project, which is on track to spend nearly $30 million since 2017
> pressuring members of Congress in their districts. The great bulk of its
> funding has come from so-called dark money — funds from donors who are not
> legally required to reveal their names.*
>
> *With that money, the Hub Project — in an initiative run by a former Obama
> administration official and public relations specialist, Leslie Dach, and
> Arkadi Gerney, a former political strategist for the liberal Center for
> American Progress — set up an array of affiliate groups around the country,
> many with vaguely sympathetic names like Keep Iowa Healthy, New Jersey for
> a Better Future and North Carolinians for a Fair Economy. The Hub Project
> then used them to mobilize volunteers and run advertising on policy issues
> against Republican members of Congress many months before the election.*
>
> *More than a dozen of the targeted lawmakers remain among the most
> endangered incumbents this year, including Representatives Rod Blum of Iowa
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/us/politics/ohio-kansas-elections-results.html?module=inline>,
> Bruce Poliquin of Maine, Steve Knight of California and George Holding of
> North Carolina.*
>
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>
> Posted in campaign finance <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> campaigns <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, chicanery
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>
>
>
>
>
> “The Amazing Disappearing Voter; Voter purges have become the right’s new
> voter suppression tool of choice.” <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101841>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 11:47 am
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101841> by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Eliza Newlin Carney deep dive
> <https://talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/the-amazing-disappearing-voter> for
> TPM.
>
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>
> Posted in election administration <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
>
>
>
> Georgia: “Judge Denies Kemp’s Effort to Postpone Absentee Voter TRO”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101839>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 11:41 am
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101839> by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NLJ:
> <https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/10/31/judge-denies-kemps-effort-to-postpone-absentee-voter-tro/?kw=Judge%20Denies%20Kemp%27s%20Effort%20to%20Postpone%20Absentee%20Voter%20TRO&et=editorial&bu=NationalLawJournal&cn=20181031&src=EMC-Email&pt=NewsroomUpdates>
>
> *A federal judge in Atlanta turned Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s own
> words against him in denying a request to postpone a court order
> <https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2018/10/24/federal-judge-bars-ga-election-officials-from-rejecting-absentee-ballots-without-notifying-voters/> intended
> to reduce the number of rejected absentee ballots across the state.*
>
> *Judge Leigh Martin May of the U.S. District Court for the Northern
> District of Georgia said that staying an injunction pending an appeal is
> not a right—echoing Kemp’s argument in seeking the delay that absentee
> voting is “a privilege and a convenience,” not a right.*
>
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>
> Posted in election administration <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
>
>
>
>
> “Court orders Ohio boards of election to count provisional ballots in
> midterms for certain voters purged from rolls”
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101837>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 11:36 am
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101837> by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Cleveland.com
> <https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2018/10/court-orders-ohio-boards-of-election-to-count-provisional-ballots-in-midterms-for-certain-voters-purged-from-rolls.html>
> :
>
> *A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that boards of election in
> Ohio must count provisional election ballots cast by certain people
> previously purged from voter rolls for the 2018 midterm elections.*
>
> *A three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1
> that votes cast by people purged by the state between 2011 and 2015 must be
> counted if they still live in the same county of their last registration
> and if they are not disqualified from voting because of a felony
> conviction, mental incapacity or death.*
>
> *The ruling comes as part of a larger challenge to Ohio’s voter purge
> process.*
>
> You can find the majority and partially dissenting opinion at this link.
> <http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/18a0243p-06.pdf> I expect
> Ohio will try pretty quickly to get this ruling reversed.
>
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>
> Posted in election administration <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
>
>
>
>
> “New Issue One report highlights how Washington power players use
> leadership PAC contributions to buy access and influence in the 115th
> Congress” <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101835>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 7:47 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101835>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Release via email:
>
> *More than 500 leadership PACs operated by sitting members of Congress
> raised over $150 million so far this election cycle. Of this sum, more than
> 60 percent came from political action committees (PACs) connected to
> companies, trade associations, labor unions and other groups that
> frequently have business before these lawmakers.*
>
> *These findings and more are at the heart of a new Issue One report —
> entitled “Leadership PACs, Inc.: How Washington power players use
> leadership PACs to buy access and influence
> <http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=mrW9aHhFe71WJxwxpgHxdzEDQ5Dh-2FE2NJ-2BBVn5krFj7KktHU4wba20kyx1defxkO-2Fq1WeL0V7y8jY1MUSos94HHB22F-2BgYXO4n2qeNte0vD2Kg9yTuzNVfvaIEAlgKNrLwf-2F7Mym-2FGuWFyMynErBDjc2gXHomsLXuEmwAr1bX-2F-2FX-2Bj573UiFpl3pXBnxfMAgSUDwUhqgFoH-2FTVzrzxEkD5dSUlwT7l-2FA9KvSIBS3-2Ftk-3D_MxsnV1nFJ0N6iaI6ROK3eERHn3LdCNHdSOXIWZIS7ekEoqe0xiUYCeWVdORMAMemyXNkbR09lOalTQvdHLx0xHqvGHg2nsqtXhUd-2BapsrtqrzLYv-2FuUoXIafLp4-2BD82hd44Hqu9IlKPPdXp9lnFBidEtRHxii-2BVSYJXPtzu9dPsd7JVzNVK12HUMFqdHW8Ufdft4MTxufs6uqNIG4ynTUM9DYcrDwLU-2BLy-2F3ZLHOHztDRMXA6-2BRsPN1RvLMY4zmc-2BAsCJeHwoMubEp21qH2-2BaQXAur6NLExmXv60vyze-2BBJQbFOw8GLeHLklIvbMa9Tr>”
> — in which Issue One analyzed data from the Center for Responsive Politics
> about contributions to leadership PACs between January 1, 2017 and
> September 30, 2018. …*
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101835&title=%E2%80%9CNew%20Issue%20One%20report%20highlights%20how%20Washington%20power%20players%20use%20leadership%20PAC%20contributions%20to%20buy%20access%20and%20influence%20in%20the%20115th%20Congress%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in campaign finance <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> campaigns <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>
>
>
>
> “Can ranked-choice voting end ugly election battles? This November, Maine
> hopes to find out.” <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101833>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 7:45 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101833>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The Fix reports.
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/31/can-ranked-choice-voting-end-ugly-election-battles-this-november-maine-hopes-find-out/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.48275c92cf7a>
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101833&title=%E2%80%9CCan%20ranked-choice%20voting%20end%20ugly%20election%20battles%3F%20This%20November%2C%20Maine%20hopes%20to%20find%20out.%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in alternative voting systems <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63>
>
>
>
>
> “How Big Sky Country became the front line in a long battle over dark
> money” <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101831>
>
> Posted on October 31, 2018 7:44 am <https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101831>
>  by *Rick Hasen* <https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The CS Monitor reports
> <https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2018/1029/How-Big-Sky-Country-became-the-front-line-in-a-long-battle-over-dark-money>,
> with the subhead: “Montana has some of the strictest campaign finance laws
> in the US. Who can contribute to campaigns, and how much, may change if the
> Supreme Court takes up two cases from the state.”
>
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> <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D101831&title=%E2%80%9CHow%20Big%20Sky%20Country%20became%20the%20front%20line%20in%20a%20long%20battle%20over%20dark%20money%E2%80%9D>
>
> Posted in campaign finance <https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
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> --
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>
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