Category Archives: campaign finance

“Pro-Tillis dark money group funded entirely by Crossroads GPS”

November 17, 2015, 7:16 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Open Secrets on how one non-disclosing group funds another: One of the largest and most prolific politically active nonprofits in the country was virtually the sole backer of Carolina Rising, the group that spent $4.7 million on ads supporting now-Sen.… Continue reading

Floyd Abrams on Campaign Finance, Inequality, Shelby County, and More

November 16, 2015, 9:27 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Tonight Floyd Abrams gave the Raymond Pryke First Amendment Lecture at UCI Law, and you can watch a video of it here: Most of the lecture consisted of Floyd defending the Supreme Court’s approach to campaign finance cases particularly… Continue reading

FEC Commissioners Ravel and Weintraub with New Proposal to Limit Super PAC Coordination

November 16, 2015, 5:49 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Here it is, on the agenda.

See, It’s Not Just Republicans That Seek to Undermine Campaign Finance Laws

November 16, 2015, 4:10 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

News from Connecticut: The legislature’s Democratic majority released a proposal Monday to close a $350 million budget shortfall by, among other things, suspending Connecticut’s landmark campaign finance system for the 2016 election cycle. The suspension of the program would only… Continue reading

“GOP campaigns tell RNC not to let Adelson stack the debate crowd”

November 16, 2015, 2:48 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Top campaign officials on Monday pressed the Republican National Committee on whether Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson would receive an extra block of tickets for next month’s GOP debate at his Venetian hotel – and potentially stack… Continue reading

PresidentObamasLegacy.Org

November 16, 2015, 1:24 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Not to late for the president to do something about money in politics, a coalition of 18 reform groups argues.

GAB RIP

November 16, 2015, 11:48 amcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Patrick Marley: Assembly Republicans on Monday sent Gov. Scott Walker a bill rewriting campaign finance laws and were poised to approve one replacing the state’s ethics and elections board with two new commissions. The measure eliminating the Government Accountability… Continue reading

FEC Commissioner Weintraub: Sky Not Falling on Super PAC AO

November 16, 2015, 9:46 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

In contrast to some of the press coverage, here’s Commissioner Weintraub’s statement on the recent Majority PAC AO: A funny thing happened at the end of the long and contentious meeting where this Advisory Opinion was discussed. It turned but… Continue reading

“Clinton’s Wall Street Donors Say More Than 9/11 Built Their Bond”

November 16, 2015, 7:43 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg: The way he and Clinton’s other Wall Street supporters see it, the connections that bind them are long, deep and nothing to be embarrassed about. As Clinton seeks the Democratic presidential nomination against candidates vowing to break up… Continue reading

“Tribal Lobbying Is Booming After Abramoff Scandal”

November 16, 2015, 7:41 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

“Wisconsin Assembly to vote on GAB, campaign finance bills Monday”

November 16, 2015, 7:40 amcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The end is near.

“How Super PACs And Campaigns Are Coordinating In 2016”

November 16, 2015, 7:40 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Important report by Paul Blumenthal of HuffPo.

“Campaign Finance Reform = Corruption”

November 16, 2015, 7:38 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

George Will video.

“A Time to Revive the Party”

November 16, 2015, 7:33 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

FEC Commissioner Lee Goodman has written this oped for the Washington Examiner. It begins: This week the Federal Election Commission will vote on a proposal to revive political parties and make them more effective at mobilizing populist political participation. The… Continue reading