Monthly Archives: August 2016

“Inside the exclusive events helping to fund Clinton and the Democratic Party”

August 24, 2016, 6:59 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo on the ingratiation and access: The price of entry to see Hillary Clinton on Sunday evening was $50,000 per person, a sum that got you an al fresco meal of tomato and mozzarella salad, lobster, strawberry shortcake and an… Continue reading

“Why Donald Trump’s Election Observers Are a Bad Idea”

August 24, 2016, 6:57 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jon Grinspan NYT oped looks at the question through lens of history.

“Dark money group seeks investigation of Kansas Supreme Court justice”

August 23, 2016, 8:47 pmcampaign finance, judicial elections, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry for the Wichita Eagle: A national dark money group has revived a 2-year-old controversy involving a Kansas Supreme Court justice and filed an ethics complaint with the state’s Commission on Judicial Qualifications. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic… Continue reading

“Federal court considers Kansas rule that voters prove citizenship”

August 23, 2016, 6:53 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle: A federal appeals court will decide whether Kansas has the right to ask people who register to vote when they get their driver’s licenses for proof that they’re citizens. The decision could affect whether thousands of Kansas residents… Continue reading

“Poll Monitors Aren’t What Donald Trump Seems to Think They Are”

August 23, 2016, 4:25 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jonathan Stein for HuffPo. [corrected link]

“No more ‘Golden Week’ for Ohio voters – again”

August 23, 2016, 4:05 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Clinton Campaign Disputes AP Data on Donors

August 23, 2016, 3:49 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Read it here.

WI New Ethics Regulators Can Donate to Those They Regulate

August 23, 2016, 3:43 pmconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Not the Onion.

Breaking: WI Won’t Go to SCOTUS for Emergency Relief in Early Voting Case

August 23, 2016, 3:17 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Patrick Marley: “AG Brad Schimel will not seek SCOTUS review of 7th Circuit’s early voting decision. Madison/MKE plans for early voting in Sept stay in place.” I had pegged the chances of emergency relief from the Supreme Court in… Continue reading

Libertarian Party Files Emergency #SCOTUS Motion to Get Johnson/Weld on Ohio Ballot as Libertarians

August 23, 2016, 3:13 pmballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

Via Chris Geidner, comes this emergency motion to get the Johnson/Weld ticket on the Ohio ballot listed as Libertarians. (It is uncertain if Johnson/Weld might make it on the ballot as independent candidates without a party label should this… Continue reading

“Many donors to Clinton Foundation met with her at State”

August 23, 2016, 1:26 pmconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Ouch! From AP: At least 85 of 154 people from private interests who met or had phone conversations scheduled with Clinton while she led the State Department donated to her family charity or pledged commitments to its international programs,… Continue reading

Listen to Oral Argument: Kobach against Ho in 10th Circuit

August 23, 2016, 12:48 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here. Update: I gave a listen. This was a very active panel which questioned both sides. But it does seem that Kobach got a harder time from the judges.