All posts by Dan Tokaji

“Judge Prods IRS for Details on Effort To Recover Missing Lois Lerner E-Mail”

August 20, 2014, 6:34 amcampaign finance, chicaneryDan Tokaji

BNA reports ($) that “U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s Aug. 14 order gave the IRS until Aug. 22 to come up with further details on what it did to retrieve e-mail from the malfunctioning computer of Lois Lerner, who is… Continue reading

Mayday PAC Spending in Arizona House Democratic Primary

August 20, 2014, 6:27 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Arizona’s Politics blog says Mayday PAC is spending $80K for an online ad touting CD7 candidate Ruben Gallego as “committed to fixing a corrupt system for funding campaigns.”

McDonnell’s Macbeth Defense

August 20, 2014, 6:18 ambribery, chicaneryDan Tokaji

The NYT reports: “To save Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia, his defense lawyers appear intent on humiliating him. The once-rising Republican star is now portrayed as an amiable innocent at sea amid stronger women who either led… Continue reading

Election Year Guide for Houses of Worship and Candidates

August 20, 2014, 6:10 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

The press release begins: “During a campaign season in which houses of worship are facing increased scrutiny from the IRS over political entanglements, Interfaith Alliance has released a set of election year guides for houses of worship and candidates.”

Highlights from The New Soft Money

June 18, 2014, 9:03 amcampaign finance, legislation and legislaturesDan Tokaji

Dan Tokaji & Renata Strause Thanks to Rick and Heather for their posts on The New Soft Money, the report on outside spending that we released this morning. We believe this report to be the first of its kind,… Continue reading

Election Law @ Moritz Report, “The New Soft Money,” Coming This Wed., June 18

June 13, 2014, 9:08 amcampaign finance, legislation and legislatures, lobbyingDan Tokaji

I’m pleased to announce the release of a report on independent spending, co-authored by Renata Strause and me, on Wednesday, June 18. The report, entitled The New Soft Money: Outside Spending in Congressional Elections, will be released at the National … Continue reading

Election Law Journal 12:4 — The Law of Deliberative Democracy

December 13, 2013, 7:17 amelection law bizDan Tokaji

The new issue of Election Law Journal is now out. It features a symposium on the Law of Deliberative Democracy, guest co-edited by Ron Levy and Graeme Orr. The table of contents appears below: The Party Line: Crossing Boundaries,… Continue reading

When Is Changing Your Residence Address Voting Fraud?

September 7, 2013, 7:01 pmchicaneryDan Tokaji

Republican Jon Caldara calls attention to the question in Colorado, changing his registration address from one county to another, where he has a week-to-week lease, and casting a blank ballot in the recall election. His goal is “to show… Continue reading

Monmouth: “Party Control of Congress Makes No Difference to Public”

September 7, 2013, 9:47 amlegislation and legislatures, political polarizationDan Tokaji

A Monmouth University poll finds that 76% disapprove of Congress’ performance, with “little difference in opinion for the Democratic controlled Senate and the Republican led House of Representatives,” and that “Americans think that unified party control of Congress would make… Continue reading

“Block voter ID in time for fall election”

September 7, 2013, 9:42 amvoter idDan Tokaji

An editorial from the San Antonio Express-News.

Hypocrisy on Both Sides of the Voter ID Debate?

September 7, 2013, 9:37 amvoter idDan Tokaji

Matthew Cooper of National Journal: “On the left, voter-ID laws are being dismissed as the second coming of Jim Crow…. On the right, they’re being hailed as common-sense measures to prevent ballot fraud and keep elections fair and honest… Continue reading

“If Michele Bachmann Is a Crook, So Is Barack Obama”

September 7, 2013, 9:32 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

So says Frank Wilkinson of Bloomberg, in regard to a reported inquiry into possible coordination between a Super PAC and her 2012 presidential campaign.

“Did powerful Egyptian illegally donate to Romney?”

September 7, 2013, 9:27 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

From CPI: “A joint fundraising committee led by 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has yet to return a seemingly illegal Election Day campaign donation from an Egyptian billionaire with wide-ranging business, media and reformist political interests, Federal Election… Continue reading

“Texas: Split Ruling Over Political Maps”

September 7, 2013, 7:32 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

The AP reports: “A federal court said Friday that it would not delay Texas’ primary elections and ordered the state to temporarily use political maps drawn by the Legislature while the judges sort out a complex lawsuit.” The court… Continue reading