Monthly Archives: January 2016

“Prominent Jeb Bush Donor Questions Super PAC Strategist Over Negative Marco Rubio Ads”

January 16, 2016, 12:44 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: A prominent donor to Jeb Bush pressed the chief strategist of the “super PAC” supporting Mr. Bush over the group’s negative ads about Senator Marco Rubio during a closed-door meeting in Manhattan on Friday, according to three people… Continue reading

Federal Court Denies NAACP Preliminary Injunction in North Carolina Voter ID Case

January 15, 2016, 3:56 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Winston Salem-Journal: A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction against North Carolina’s photo ID requirement Friday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder means that voters will have to show a photo ID during the March 15 primary.… Continue reading

“Ted Cruz Failed to Report a Second Campaign Loan in 2012”

January 15, 2016, 3:50 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: he Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, already facing scrutiny for not disclosing a Goldman Sachs loan he used for his 2012 Senate campaign, also failed to disclose a second loan, from Citibank, for the same race, according… Continue reading

In Loss to Kobach, Kansas Court Strikes Down Two-Tier Voter Registration in Kansas

January 15, 2016, 3:40 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

A state court in Kansas today issued a 30 page opinion granting summary judgment to two Kansas voters who registered to vote in Kansas using a federal form but who had been denied the right to vote in state elections… Continue reading

Breaking: #SCOTUS Will Hear Gov. McDonnell’s Corruption Appeal

January 15, 2016, 1:00 pmbribery, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Supreme Court will hear Gov. McDonnell’s appeal. It was pretty likely the Court would do this once it allowed the former governor to stay out of jail pending a decision on the cert. petition. The Court would not have… Continue reading

“Which members of Congress become lobbyists? The ones with the most power. Here’s the data.”

January 15, 2016, 11:47 amcampaign finance, legislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Jeffrey Lazarus at the Monkey Cage.

“We Have Our First Lawsuit Over Ted Cruz’s Eligibility — And It’s A Doozy”

January 15, 2016, 9:08 amcampaignsRick Hasen

TPM reports (with link to complaint).

“How Obama Made This Congressman’s Day”

January 15, 2016, 8:18 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

HuffPo: You could forgive Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) if he celebrated a little during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. That’s because when Obama came to what he said was perhaps his most important point, it sounded… Continue reading

“Tom Steyer Joins Forces With Group Pushing Hispanic Candidates”

January 15, 2016, 7:58 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmental activist who invested heavily in the 2014 midterm elections, is joining forces with the Latino Victory Fund, the Democratic-leaning group that aims to elect Hispanics to higher office, a shift in approach… Continue reading

“Can Obama Salvage His Democracy Agenda?”

January 15, 2016, 7:50 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Eliza: Having dropped the ball on virtually every good government proposal that he pledged to enact when he first ran for office, President Barack Obama has now zeroed in on an unlikely new target for his democracy agenda: redistricting… Continue reading

“Three former Phila. elections officials plead guilty”

January 15, 2016, 7:48 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Philly.com: Three former Philadelphia elections officials pleaded guilty Wednesday in Common Pleas Court to misdemeanor charges of violating the state’s election code and were each sentenced to one year of probation….According to witnesses, Trainor went into a voting booth while… Continue reading

“Bush donors await green light to jump ship”

January 15, 2016, 7:38 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico reports. Mine yesterday: Money Can’t Buy You Jeb!

“Natural-born mess: What would it take to kick Ted Cruz off the ballot?”

January 15, 2016, 7:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Derek Muller writes for Bloomberg Opinion.

“Disclosure and a Few Hundred Dollars of Spin”

January 15, 2016, 7:30 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Bauer: Beware the opinion on a disclosure issue that begins with the fabled Brandeis observation that “sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant.” It is meant to make all that follows relatively simple. Brandeis is powerful authority, and… Continue reading