Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 10/16/10
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 10/16/2010, 9:42 AM
To: Election Law

October 16, 2010

"Don't Mix Chili and Politics, South Dakota Official Says"

The NY Times offers this report. As far as what counts as illegal vote buying in federal elections, see this California Law Review article, "Vote Buying."

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:18 AM

"The big election story: big money"

Tim Rutten's column.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:14 AM

October 15, 2010

"I Am No Threat to Democracy: The president says secret foreign money might steal the election. He's not even fooling the New York Times."

Karl Rove has written this WSJ oped.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:33 PM

"Public Unions Step Up Spending"

The WSJ offers this report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:30 PM

"Immigrants Find Voting Can Come at a Cost"

The NYT offers this report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:23 PM

"Long Battle by Foes of Campaign Finance Rules Shifts Landscape"

The NYT offers this must-read report, which begins: "It was Thanksgiving break of 1998 at Capital University Law School in Ohio, and Senator Mitch McConnell was on the phone for Prof. Bradley Smith."

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:15 PM
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