Monthly Archives: May 2016

“Super PAC Seeks IRS Audit of Clinton Foundation”

May 17, 2016, 9:40 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: The conservative super PAC American Crossroads said Monday it filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service requesting an audit of the Clinton Foundation, following articles last week about how the foundation aided a for-profit company part-owned by… Continue reading

“Justice Sotomayor on Signaling in the Contraception Cases”

May 17, 2016, 8:21 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Must-read Richard Re.

“More than 30 states offer online voting, but experts warn it isn’t secure”

May 17, 2016, 7:27 amelection administration, internet voting, voting technologyRick Hasen

Sari Horwitz for WaPo: The popularity of voting online is growing and will be in place for the presidential election in more than 30 states, primarily for voters living overseas or serving in the military. But security experts and some… Continue reading

“Don’t make a federal case out of it”

May 17, 2016, 7:18 ambribery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Wendy Kaminer on Gov. McDonnell case.

Letter from Nevada Democratic Party to DNC on Sanders’ Supporters’ Conduct at Convention

May 17, 2016, 7:10 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Bradley Schrager: By this letter, the Nevada State Democratic Party (“NSDP”) hereby lodges a formal complaint regarding the conduct of supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders at the recent State Convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 14,… Continue reading

“Donald Trump is Not Expanding the GOP”

May 17, 2016, 7:06 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Shane Goldmacher for Politico: While Trump’s insurgent candidacy has spurred record-setting Republican primary turnout in state after state, the early statistics show that the vast majority of those voters aren’t actually new to voting or to the Republican Party, but… Continue reading

Samantha Bee on Super PACs

May 17, 2016, 7:04 amcampaign finance, election law "humor"Rick Hasen

Why do people agree to do interviews like this?

“The Vultures’ Vultures: How A New Hedge-Fund Strategy Is Corrupting Washington”

May 17, 2016, 7:03 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Hmmm.

“Koch network reserves $30 million in Senate ad buys”

May 17, 2016, 7:00 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Key groups in the Koch brothers’ political network on Monday began reserving $30 million in advertising buys in key Senate races in August and September, a network official tells POLITICO. The television and digital ad buys, from Freedom Partners… Continue reading

“Oregon’s Success Shows Way Forward for Automatic Voter Registration”

May 17, 2016, 6:58 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Liz Kennedy for CAP.

“Death threats directed at elections regulator”

May 17, 2016, 6:54 amelection administration, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Must-read Dave Levinthal: But Ravel’s statement — just finding it on the FEC’s website in no small feat — didn’t disappear into the Internet’s bowels as bureaucratic missives often do. Instead, in a sign of how toxic American politics… Continue reading

“Election Law Continuing Legal Education, Memphis Session”

May 17, 2016, 6:49 amelection administrationRick Hasen

June 25: The International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT), the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks (NACRC), and the Bipartisan Policy Center will host subject matter experts from federal, state and local… Continue reading

“Trump creating committees to raise big money for GOP”

May 16, 2016, 9:25 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump, facing calls to mend the rift he created in the Republican Party, is putting the final touches on two separate fundraising committees that will allow him to solicit massive checks to help the GOP candidates with… Continue reading

“GOP-allied advocacy group American Action Network reports record fundraising”

May 16, 2016, 9:19 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: The conservative nonprofit advocacy group American Action Network raised more than $26 million for its efforts to support the agenda of the House GOP leadership in the fiscal year ending in June 2015, a record for the organization,… Continue reading