election-law_gl-digest Thursday, January 24 2002 Volume 01 : Number 127
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:33:02 -0800
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<p><b>Filed at 1:12 p.m. ET</b></p>
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<p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supporters of campaign finance legislation claimed =
victory Thursday in their drive to force the issue to the House floor, se=
tting the stage for a vote this year on a bill to reduce the role of mone=
y in political campaigns.</p>
<p>``The American people deserve a full debate about how campaigns are fi=
nanced,'' said Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., who provided the 218th -- and =
decisive -- signature on a legislative petition to force the bill to the =
floor.</p>
<p>No date was immediately set for debate and vote on the bill, which wou=
ld make the most far-reaching changes in the nation's political finance s=
ystem since the Watergate reforms of a quarter-century ago.</p>
<p>The bill would virtually ban soft money, the unlimited donations that =
unions, corporations and individuals make to the political parties. Most =
of the money is spent on scathing television commercials that stop just s=
hort of explicitly advocating a candidate's election or defeat. The measu=
re also would ban certain types of political advertising in the final 60 =
days of a campaign.</p>
<p>The two parties raised nearly $500 million in soft money in the two-ye=
ar period that ended on Dec. 31, 2000, and have continued to collect dona=
tions measured in the millions of dollars in the current election cycle.<=
/p>
<p>Supporters of the measure launched their petition drive last summer, a=
fter a fiery blowup in the House that derailed their efforts to win appro=
val, and the Republican leadership said it had no plans for additional de=
bate.</p>
<p>The petition drive moved ahead steadily last summer, but activity virt=
ually ceased in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as other issu=
es took center stage in Congress.</p>
<p>Efforts to gain signatures resumed late last year, and by Wednesday, i=
t was clear supporters would prevail.</p>
<p>``I think eventually it's going to happen,'' said House Speaker Dennis=
Hastert in an interview.</p>
<p>House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt lobbied wavering Democrats to le=
nd their support in recent days, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the bill'=
s most prominent sponsor, was pressing Republicans.</p>
<p>In all, 197 Democrats signed the petition, joined by 20 Republicans an=
d one independent.</p>
<p>Gephardt personally escorted Neal and Rep. Corrinne Brown, D-Fla., int=
o the House chamber to add signatures number 217 and 218 to the petition.=
``Let's do it,'' he said.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, Republican Reps. Charles Bass of New Hampshire and=
Tom Petri of Wisconsin had signed on, less than 24 hours after conferrin=
g privately with Hastert in his Capitol office.</p>
<p>Supporters of the bill claimed fresh impetus from the collapse of Enro=
n<org idsrc=3D"other-OTC" value=3D"ENRNQ,EXG,ENE-J"/>, the energy trading=
company now in bankruptcy. The firm made millions in soft money donation=
s over the years. ``I think Enron focuses the debate,'' said Neal.</p>
<p>But in fact, Neal had long ago pledged to provide the 218th signature =
on the petition, and Brown had privately given assurances to Democrats se=
veral days ago that she would also add her name.</p>
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:41:48 -0600
From: Steven Mulroy <smulroy@memphis.edu>
Subject: Request For Feedback On Article
I've drafted an article on the Florida law aspects of the "butterfly
ballot" case. It argues that both the trial court and the Fla Sup Ct
got it wrong in rejecting (for distinct reasons) the plaintiffs' claim.
I would appreciate getting some feedback on the draft, esp. from someone
who has some familiarity with Florida law.
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