Monthly Archives: June 2014

“The Right to Vote”

June 19, 2014, 1:32 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Via email: Today, the public radio program Humankind released its new one-hour documentary, The Right to Vote, for free download. The broadcast–distributed worldwide by NPR this month and next– can be heard at the podcast Humankind on Public Radio,… Continue reading

“FEC struggles to appoint top lawyer”

June 19, 2014, 1:30 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

CPI reports.

“How the State of Wisconsin alleges Scott Walker aides violated the law, in 1 chart”

June 19, 2014, 12:59 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Great chart at The Fix.

“Perjury, voter fraud trial of former L.A. Councilman Richard Alarcon starts Thursday”

June 19, 2014, 12:32 pmresidencyRick Hasen

The LA Daily News reports.

“Seattle man admits to voter fraud, intimidation in Palm Beach County”

June 19, 2014, 12:26 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WPTV: Justice will soon be served for hundreds of Florida voters, after a man from Washington state admitted that he tried to keep local Republicans from turning out in the 2012 presidential election. That man could soon be headed… Continue reading

“This is what happens when a campaign finance scholar runs for governor”

June 19, 2014, 11:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

WonkBlog talks to Zephyr Teachout.

Sandler, Reiff Apparently Not a “White Shoe” Law Firm

June 19, 2014, 11:21 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Politico: NOT THAT KIND OF BIRKENSTOCK: PI recently heard a great story about veteran campaign finance attorney Joseph Birkenstock being confused for a shoe salesman. Since joining Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock as a named partner recently, at least… Continue reading

Breaking: “Prosecutors allege Walker at center of ‘criminal scheme'”

June 19, 2014, 10:30 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Prosecutors allege that Gov. Scott Walker was at the center of an effort to illegally coordinate fundraising among conservative groups to help his campaign and those of Republican senators fend off recall elections during 2011 and ’12,… Continue reading

Texas Swagger Costs It Attorneys Fees in Voting Rights Case

June 19, 2014, 10:21 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

See this order in State of Texas v. Davis: This matter presents a case study in how not to respond to a motion for attorney fees and costs. At issue is whether defendant-intervenors, who prevailed in Voting Rights Act litigation… Continue reading

“First Person Singular: The dirty secrets of ballot counting”

June 19, 2014, 10:01 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Paul Mitchell has lead story at Electionline Weekly.

“Soft Money’s Squishy Political Influence”

June 19, 2014, 9:20 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT’s “The Upshot” on Tokaji-Strause.

J. Christian Adams Wrongly Suggests Poll Workers Should Exclude Democrats from Voting in Mississippi Primary, Ignoring Relevant Case Law and an AG Opinion

June 19, 2014, 9:12 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Via Josh Marshall, comes a story at Breitbart, Former DOJ Attorney: Illegal for Democrats to Vote in MS GOP Primary Runoff. Here’s the relevant part of the article: J. Christian Adams, a former Civil Rights Division attorney at… Continue reading

“Unregulated, Outside Spending by Koch-Related Group Plagues Local Elections, Public Citizen Report Finds”

June 19, 2014, 7:46 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Press release: “Unregulated, undisclosed spending made possible by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has left local communities defenseless against big money national organizations intent on interfering with their elections, according to… Continue reading