Monthly Archives: February 2014

“Election kicks off political shake-up”

February 10, 2014, 8:28 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

UT San Diego: The electoral chaos caused by former Mayor Bob Filner comes to a close Tuesday as San Diego voters choose one of two City Council members — Democrat David Alvarez and Republican Kevin Faulconer — as the… Continue reading

“Democrats file U.S. complaint over GOP websites”

February 10, 2014, 8:04 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Philly.com: “A South Jersey Democratic organization has filed a federal complaint against a Republican campaign group working to reelect U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, saying it had co-opted his Democratic challenger’s name on a “deceptive” website to solicit donations.”

“”Are Libertarians becoming a third key player in Ohio’s statewide elections? Party again filed a full slate of candidates”

February 10, 2014, 7:56 pmballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“California Senate panel to come up with new ethics, campaign laws”

February 10, 2014, 7:46 pmcampaign finance, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

LAT reports.

“Iowa vote fraud probe fizzles”

February 10, 2014, 7:42 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Quad City Times editorial: “Now Schultz is running for Iowa’s Third Congressional District seat. He’ll be touting his record on this voter crackdown. We believe Iowa and Schultz’s candidacy would be better served if he could tout a massive… Continue reading

“The ‘Voting Rights’ Partisan Power Play”

February 10, 2014, 7:32 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Mike Carvin and Hans von Spakovsky WSJ oped: “In reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision last June, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R., Wis.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.) have introduced the Voting Rights Amendment… Continue reading

“Do Misleading Campaign Websites Violate Federal Law?”

February 10, 2014, 2:14 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Paul Ryan for the ACS Blog: “Consequently, these misleading websites violate federal law. The NRCC should take down these websites and the FEC should initiate an enforcement action against the NRCC’s flagrant violations of federal campaign finance law.”

“The Speech Regulators Get Mean; Two key cases test if legal counsel is a political donation.”

February 10, 2014, 2:12 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

WSJ editorial.

“Sub-Regulating Elections”

February 10, 2014, 2:09 pmelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, statutory interpretationRick Hasen

Jennifer Nou has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Supreme Court Review). Here is the abstract: Agency deadlocks are a recurring feature of election-related administrative agencies. Such agencies are often designed by Congress with even-numbered bipartisan commissions with majoritarian voting… Continue reading

“Reform Groups Urge Representatives to Vote No on Legislation to Delay and Prohibit New IRS Rules on 501(c)(4) Standards”

February 10, 2014, 2:04 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Press release.

“Minnesota Urged to Make Clear That Expenditures Made With Funds Raised By Candidates Are ‘Coordinated’ Expenditures, Not ‘Independent’ Expenditures”

February 10, 2014, 1:55 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

CLC press release.

“The New Conservative Assault on Early Voting”

February 10, 2014, 8:26 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

I have written this new Slate piece, which begins: “It is easy to dismiss the latest conservative rants against early voting as just one more way for Republicans to try to gain advantage over Democrats at the polls. But… Continue reading

It’s Never Off the Record for Politicians Anymore

February 10, 2014, 8:14 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

LAT: Nine months before the November election, the 100-person staff of American Bridge has now fanned out across 37 states, with 40 full-time trackers and 25 researchers collecting every utterance by their 2014 Republican targets in House, Senate and governor’s… Continue reading