news of the day 9/27/04

This is a longer than usual list. There are some very important articles lower down the page (indicating that I linked to them on my blog earlier.)

"Clerks Bemoan Breach of Confidentiality"

Legal Times offers this report (paid subscription required), on the recent Vanity Fair article on Bush v. Gore. Thanks to Howard Bashman for the link.

Bush v. Gore Redux, Redux

See Stuart Taylor's National Journal column, which along with Jeffrey Rosen's TNR column linked to last week shows that the mainstream press is finally coming to grips with the non-negligble possibility of post-election legal challenges to the presidential election results.

On KPCC this Morning

I should be on Larry Mantle's Airtalk (streaming audio available at this link) at 11:06 am PDT, talking about Colorado's Amendment 36.

"State's E-Vote Trust Builds Slowly"

The Los Angeles Times offers this report.

George Skelton on the Shelley Mess in California

See here.

"New Rules May Tangle Vote"

The Denver Post offers this report.

"Elections Heighten Terrorism Offensive"

The Washington Post offers this report.

"Still Seeking a Fair Florida Vote"

Former President Jimmy Carter offers this Washington Post oped.

"FEC Battle Likely to Land at D.C. Circuit"

Legal Times offers this report (paid subsciption required).

"Prop. 62 a Step to Open Primaries"

A.P. offers this report. A.P. also offers some information about how the proposition (and its rival, Prop. 60) is polling here. (Disclosure: I am a lawyer for the Prop. 62 proponents.)

"Election Boards Overwhelmed; New Registrations Straining Resources"

The Cleveland Plain Dealer offers this report.

"Interest Groups Spend Big in State"

The Milwuakee Journal-Sentinel offers this report.

"Campaign Finance Reform: FEC Needs Strong Bark"

The Philadephia Inquirer offers this editorial.

"Calling All Book Burners"

The New York Post offers this editorial, which erroneously attributes to FEC Chair Brad Smith the argument that "even books now risk running afoul of McCain-Feingold if they support or oppose a candidate for federal office." If I recall correctly, Smith was commenting on the probibition for corporate or union funding of television or radio advertising for books that (1) feature a candidate for federal office; (2) are targeted at the relevant electorate; and (3) made within 60 days of the general election. And if such advertisements are not intended to promote, support, attack or oppose a candidate for office, the advertisers can get an exemption from the prohibition.

"New Routes for Money to Sway Voters; 501c Groups Escape Disclosure Rules"

The Washington Post offers this front-page report

"A Hijacked People's Right"

The Los Angeles Times offers this editorial, with the following subhead: " The history of California's government-by-ballot-initiative is as virtuous as its results are too often destructive."

"New Pet Cause for the Very Rich: Swaying the Election"

This very important article appeared in Saturday's New York Times noting one of the major (unintended?) consequences of BCRA. I'll be writing more about this in coming weeks. See also Advocacy Groups Step Up Costly Battle of Political Ads.

"Why We Fear the Digital Ballot"

See this New York Times article.

Rauch on McCain-Feingold

See here.

"Kerry Campaign, DNC, To Run Joint Ads"

A.P. offers this report.

"FEC Proposes Rules for Recount Funding"

A.P. offers this report.

"Nader's Lawyer 'Tortured the Law'"

Law.com offers this report.

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Rick Hasen
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