“Backers in Conn. lament failed campaign-finance bills”
The Philadelphia Inquirer offers this report. Thanks to Duane Dow for the pointer.
Monthly Archives: June 2005
National Journal Q&A with Bob Bauer on McCain-Feingold
You can find it here (paid subscription required).
“Donor Woes”
Newsweek offers this report, with the subhead: “The White House refunds money to a contributor who may have violated campaign-finance laws.” Thanks to Michael McDonald for the pointer.
“Lawmaker may return donation by Love”
The Chattanooga Times Free Press has run the following story, reprinted here with permission:
Lawmaker may return donation by Love
By Ian Berry Staff Writer
A state representative who is considering running for a vacant Tennessee
Senate seat said Wednesday… Continue reading
Useful Election Law Litigation Update…
posted by Electionline.org here.
Some Initial Thoughts on the Texas Decision
[UPDATE: I have enabled comments.] I have had a chance to skim the decision of the three-judge court rejecting partisan gerrymandering and one person, one vote challenges to the Texas re-redistricting, on remand from the Supreme Court to reconsider in… Continue reading
Breaking News: Three-Judge Court in Texas Rejects Challenge to Re-Redistricting
This according to a report in The Quorum Report (paid subscription required). I’ll link to the opinion just as soon as I find it (or if someone e-mails it to me, I’ll post it). More once I’ve seen the opinion.… Continue reading
“Not all election suits resolved”
The Seattle Times offers this report, which begins: “The state Supreme Court will consider hearing legal challenges to the 2004 governor’s race even though Dino Rossi and the Republican Party won’t appeal their case. Four separate election-contest petitions asking… Continue reading
“In Campaign Law, ‘Less’ Is Not Always More”
Trevor Potter responds in Roll Call to Marc Elias’s recent commentary there. You can find Trevor’s oped without a subscription here. A snippet:
The truth is that campaign finance isn’t more complicated than most other areas of the law,… Continue reading
Multi-millionaires to Face Off in N.J. Gov.’s Race
See here.
Will a Special Session of the Connecticut Legislature Tackle Public Financing of Campaigns?
See this report.
The Costs of Uncertainty Over Which Bloggers Might Be Covered by the Media Exemption
Allison Hayward, formerly counsel to FEC Commissioner Brad Smith, weighs in here on the question over at her new blog, Skeptic’s Eye. The blog covers, among other topics, FEC and Campaign Finance Law.
“GOP Pushes Bill Easing Election Spending Limits”
The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: “The House Administration Committee, acting with the support of the Republican leadership, yesterday approved legislation to dismantle many of the campaign contribution and spending limits enacted over the past 30 years.… Continue reading
BCRA Sponsors Weigh in on FEC Internet Blogging Regulations
You can find the comments of Sens. McCain and Feingold and Reps. Shays and Meehan here. These comments, unsurprisingly, track the comments of the Campaign Legal Center, Democracy 21, and the Center for Responsive Politics. Like those comments, the… Continue reading