Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 2/3/11
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 2/3/2011, 8:55 AM
To: Election Law
Reply-to:
"rick.hasen@lls.edu"

February 03, 2011

"Two years later, ACORN cleared of voter-fraud charges"

The Connecticut Post offers this story about a report (no link I can find) of the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:53 AM

Two Election Law Cert. Petitions Featured this Week as SCOTUSBlog's "Petition of the Day"

Green Party (effect of Connecticut's campaign finance law on minor parties) and Cao (challenging BCRA party funding provision).

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:47 AM

Will the Alaska Legislature Bless the Counting of Write-in Ballots with Minor Misspellings?

Yes, if a North Pole Representative (!) gets her way.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:41 AM

"PACs Donate To GOP Presidential Contenders"

NPR offers this interesting report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:36 AM

"Spending on lobbying hits plateau for first time in decade"

WaPo reports.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:31 AM

"Bundlers raise millions for Capitol Hill"

Politico: "In all, 122 lobbyists generated at least $8.9 million in donations for Democratic candidates and committees in last year's elections, according to a review of Federal Election Commission reports by POLITICO"

Note that federal law requires only lobbyists to reveal their bundling activities for federal candidates.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:26 AM

Guess Who's Still Blogging (But Now in Two Languages)?

Norm Eisen.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:22 AM

"Tea Party Funding Koch Brothers Emerge From Anonymity"

Peter Fenn blogs at US News.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:19 AM

"Visualizing the Political Parties"

Check this out.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:16 AM

"New Lawsuit Challenges Limits on PACs That Make Contributions to Candidates"

BNA offers this report on this new lawsuit.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:13 AM

"Votes in disputed House election disclosed"

Interesting story out of Texas.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:08 AM
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