Monthly Archives: December 2014

Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN

December 12, 2014, 10:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

(my bimonthly listing) Here: RECENT TOP PAPERS for all papers first announced in the last 60 days 13 Oct 2014 through 12 Dec 2014 Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 326 Governing and Deciding Who Governs Josh Chafetz Cornell… Continue reading

“Are we witnessing the death of McCain-Feingold? This guy hopes so.”

December 12, 2014, 9:59 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Fix talks to Michael Toner.

“Who Wants to Buy a Politician?”

December 12, 2014, 7:53 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Binyamin Applebaum NYT magazine column.

“Tea Party Angered by Fundraising Change in Spending Bill”

December 12, 2014, 7:51 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Now this is an interesting development. On the one hand, you would think groups like Citizens United would be opposed to any remaining limits on money in politics on ideological grounds. On the other hand, these are insurgent groups who… Continue reading

“Bipartisan redistricting reform passes Senate in historic vote”

December 12, 2014, 7:47 amredistrictingRick Hasen

The latest in fascinating developments from Ohio.

“What Do I Need to Vote? Bureaucratic Discretion and Discrimination by Local Election Officials”

December 12, 2014, 7:44 amelection administration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

White, Nathan, and Faller have this draft coming out in APSR. Here is the abstract: Do street-level bureaucrats discriminate in the services they provide to constituents? We use a field experiment to measure differential information provision about voting by local… Continue reading

The Unsurpri$ing Connection Between the Two Odious Parts of the #Cromnibus

December 11, 2014, 9:31 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Progressive revolted over two provisions in the massive compromise spending bill about to become law. One provision rolls back banking regulation of derivatives under the Dodd-Frank Act passed during the financial crisis. The other provision will vastly increase the… Continue reading

“FEC Still Deadlocked on Enforcement 18 Months After Counsel’s Departure”

December 11, 2014, 9:10 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: “The Federal Election Commission deadlocked in a 3-3 vote after a contentious debate on a long-pending proposal by Republican commissioners to limit the authority of FEC staffers in the agency’s Office of General Counsel to investigate alleged… Continue reading