Monthly Archives: October 2016

“States Keep Weaseling Around Court Orders Blocking GOP Voting Restrictions”

October 6, 2016, 7:47 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Today’s must read is from Tierney Sneed for TPM: After a spree of favorable court rulings that softened or blocked Republican-passed voting restrictions, voting rights advocates are engaged in a new phase of trench warfare with a mere month left… Continue reading

“Trump’s Voter Fraud Fantasy”

October 6, 2016, 7:43 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP.

“Trump transition team and GOP lobbyists are inching toward mutual acceptance”

October 6, 2016, 7:40 amcampaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Assigning a Tax Lesson: The Relationship between the Trump Foundation and Trump’s Tax Returns”

October 6, 2016, 7:29 amcampaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Ellen Aprill and Lloyd Mayer have written this oped for TaxProf. It begins: As the debate between the Vice Presidential candidates Wednesday night made clear, Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns remains an important campaign issue. The extraordinary… Continue reading

“Tight governors’ races loosen political purse strings”

October 6, 2016, 7:24 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CPI reports.

“The White House Rule: No Tax Returns, No Job”

October 6, 2016, 7:22 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Eisen and Painter NYT oped: As ethics counsel to the current president and his predecessor, we scrutinized their tax returns before they were released every year. We also worked with our colleagues to review many tax returns of presidential nominees… Continue reading

“Maine can bring out the ‘better angels’ of our democracy with ranked-choice voting”

October 6, 2016, 7:20 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Larry Diamond writes.

“The 2016 Election and the Coming Reform Debate”

October 6, 2016, 7:18 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bauer blogs, and reformers won’t like it.

“Designing a Better Ballot; Even small tweaks can have a significant effect on an election.”

October 6, 2016, 7:13 amelection administrationRick Hasen

The Atlantic reports.

“Experts Say Judge ‘Unlikely’ To Change Voter ID Law This Close To Election”

October 6, 2016, 7:10 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WPR reports.

“Donald Trump Often Made Donations to State Attorneys General Reviewing His Business”

October 6, 2016, 7:09 amcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

“Some Democrats Stay Quiet on Voting Reforms”

October 6, 2016, 7:08 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jonathan Bernstein for Bloomberg View.

“Disclosure Feud Over Corporate Campaign Money”

October 6, 2016, 7:06 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: But, an escalating feud over disclosure of corporate campaign money issues has made it clear that a few million dollars in disclosed super PAC contributions are not all that’s at stake. More important is the money companies are… Continue reading

“How 10 mega-donors already helped pour a record $1.1 billion into super PACs”

October 6, 2016, 7:04 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Super PACs seeking to influence the 2016 elections have collected more than $1 billion, a record haul driven by jumbo-sized contributions from rich donors on both sides of the aisle. Just 10 mega-donor individuals and couples contributed nearly 20 … Continue reading