Monthly Archives: May 2014

“The Judicialization of Politics: The Challenge of the ALI Principles of Election Law Project”

May 21, 2014, 7:29 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Steve Huefner and Ned Foley have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Brooklyn Law Review). Here is the abstract: The American Law Institute’s “Principles of Election Law” Project is a clear example of the ALI tackling a new and perhaps… Continue reading

D’Souza Lawyer Hopes for No Jail Time in Campaign Finance Case

May 20, 2014, 8:44 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ reports. Mr. D’Souza’s attorney, Benjamin Brafman, had argued previously that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office had engaged in “selective” prosecution by targeting a Republican, a criticism also echoed by retiring Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. Prosecutors pushed back… Continue reading

“Singularity University disavows super PACs; But school won’t explain why school official formed committees in its name”

May 20, 2014, 8:31 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

CPI: “Singularity University released a statement to the Center for Public Integrity this evening indicating that Randi Willis, the school’s managing director for program operations, has filed termination paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to shut down four super… Continue reading

WRTL Ads for Teaching Purposes

May 20, 2014, 2:29 pmcampaign finance, pedagogy, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

When I teach campaign finance, I like to use the radio ads that were at issue in the case. The ads used to be posted easily on the WRTL website, but they are no longer in the spot they used… Continue reading

“Prosecutors consider 29 possible cases of felons voting”

May 20, 2014, 2:15 pmelection administration, felon votingRick Hasen

News from Wisconsin: “Of the 29 cases that have gone to prosecutors, one has been dropped. In that instance, the district attorney found the felon and voter had the same name (or perhaps alias), address and birth date, but not… Continue reading

“The Voter ID law takes effect; questions raised”

May 20, 2014, 2:13 pmelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Arkansas Times: “Two readers of the Arkansas Blog have reported that, after presenting a valid voter ID at polls this week, an election clerk held the ID and then asked the voter to recite vital information, including address and… Continue reading

“Technology Makes Voting Less Private”

May 20, 2014, 2:12 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

McClatchy reports.

“Should bipartisan/nonpartisan committees redraw districts? An example from the midwest”

May 20, 2014, 2:06 pmcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

Interesting post at Explaining Elections.

“N.J. ELEC Allows Christie Campaign to Fund Subpoena Response, Prompting Uncertainty and Structural Questions”

May 20, 2014, 2:00 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Kevin Miller has written this commentary for the Rutgers Law Review.

“Turnout for Voters with Disabilities Suffers”

May 20, 2014, 1:31 pmelection administration, voters with disabilities, votingRick Hasen

That’s the lead story in this month’s issue of NCSL’s The Canvass.

David Firestone on OFA’s Breather/Demise

May 20, 2014, 12:14 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Taking Note: It would have been refreshing if the group acknowledged that its very existence was a stain on the executive branch, and that its willingness to exploit the post-Citizens-United world by accepting unlimited donations set a terrible precedent… Continue reading

“Campaign Bitcoins Proliferate, but FEC Rules Unclear”

May 20, 2014, 11:01 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

“How much longer will Organizing For Action survive?”

May 20, 2014, 9:57 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“N.C. voting law opponents file for preliminary injunction; state asks lawsuits be thrown out”

May 20, 2014, 9:48 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Winston-Salem Journal: “The U.S. Department of Justice and a group of plaintiffs, including the N.C. NAACP, are seeking to block provisions of North Carolina’s voting laws that they say will keep blacks from voting in the Nov. 4 general election.… Continue reading