Monthly Archives: October 2015

“Sidelined by Democrats, Larry Lessig considers running against them”

October 12, 2015, 8:23 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Wapo: “Trump said he would stay in the party, and refuse to run as an independent, as long as the Republicans treated him fairly,” said Lessig. “I’m beginning to have a sense of what he was talking about. If… Continue reading

Wisconsin Legislature Rushes to Dismantle Nonpartisan Election Agency, Kill Campaign Finance Regulation

October 12, 2015, 8:04 amcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Common Cause Wisconsin: Very late Friday, when few people were paying attention, state legislative Republicans posted this notice for a public hearing on Tuesday, October 13th in the Capitol for measures to eviscerate the non-partisan GAB, and to destroy… Continue reading

“Koch Political Network Takes A Deep Dive Into Community Organizing”

October 12, 2015, 7:38 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Peter Overby reports for NPR.

“BuzzFeed launches native video political advertising”

October 12, 2015, 7:35 amcampaignsRick Hasen

This does not seem to be a salutary development.

“America’s Aging Voting Machines”

October 12, 2015, 7:34 amelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

“Nonprofit Masks Source of Ads Backing Rubio”

October 12, 2015, 7:32 amBush v. Gore reflections, campaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: But as the fall campaign unfolds, voters in states like New Hampshire and Iowa have been left largely in the dark about who is putting the most money behind Mr. Rubio. Of all the television advertisements aired in… Continue reading

“Senate Republicans open door to weakening the filibuster”

October 12, 2015, 7:27 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

The Hill reports.

“A.C.L.U.’s Own Arguments May Work Against It in Voting Rights Case”

October 12, 2015, 7:25 amredistricting, Supreme Court, votingRick Hasen

Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column on Evenewel: The American Civil Liberties Union weighed in last month on this term’s bigSupreme Court voting rights case, the one that will decide the meaning of “one person, one vote.” It took the… Continue reading

“True Independent Speech”

October 12, 2015, 7:16 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Bauer blogs.

“Local TV Stations Booming From Super-PAC Windfall”

October 12, 2015, 7:15 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports.

“Justice Kennedy’s Political Casino”

October 11, 2015, 3:58 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Frank Wilkinson writes for Bloomberg View: The 2016 presidential campaign is unfolding in Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s world. Kennedy’s majority opinion in Citizens United, the court’s 2010 ruling on campaign finance, gave corporations, unions and billionaires more leeway… Continue reading

Who Knew? Dept.

October 11, 2015, 10:10 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Turns out “disparate impact” is “the Left’s Latest Strategy to Subvert Voters Rights.” (courtesy of John Fund and True the Vote)

“Gov. Brown approves automatic voter registration for Californians”

October 10, 2015, 1:15 pmvoter registrationRick Hasen

LAT reports.

Breaking News: Automatic Voter Registration Coming to CA

October 10, 2015, 11:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

So tweets LAT’s Melanie Mason that Gov Brown has signed the bill automatically registering eligible CA voters from DMV offices (unless voters object). More on this later. This is a huge deal. [This post has been updated.]