Good morning, here are today’s political law links

SUPER PAC WAR.  Time.  “While Trump’s swaggering style has turned off plenty of GOP donors and operatives, another cohort of professional Republicans has been fighting to position their groups as the preferred vessel for pro-Trump cash—and put themselves in line for the personal riches that come with the job.”

SUPER PAC EXPANSION.  IS.  “The super PAC created to help Republican businessman Trey Hollingsworth win the GOP primary in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District is expanding its horizons.”

SUPER PAC TARGET.  NBC.  “In this modern era of micro-targeting, where every vote in a swing state is coveted by both major political parties, conservative allies of the Trump campaign are investing in an outside-the-box strategy to court a historically unenthusiastic portion of the electorate — the Amish.”

CAMPAIGN DATA AND IDENTITY THEFT.  Marketwatch.  “Over the past few years, we’ve experienced more ginormous data breaches than any of us can, or would even care to, remember. Against this backdrop, reflect upon the fact that political campaigns know as much, if not more, than advertisers about us — what inspires us and what will move us to vote.”

CA:  SOLICITATION ISSUE.  SF.  “San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón broke the law when he asked staff members to donate to his 2014 reelection campaign.”

CA:  SIGN SOURCE DISCLOSURE.  SD.  “To ensure voters have the vital information they need before an election, the State of California Fair Political Practices Commission is publicizing those individuals who have violated the law by failing to properly disclose the true source of various political signs.”

KY:  LOBBYING RETURN.  KY.com.  “The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission reported Tuesday that a record $9.53 million was spent lobbying the 60-day session that ended in April. That’s a 9-percent jump from spending in lobbying expenses in the 2014 session.”

NE:  ROBOCALL CHANGES.  JS.  “Commission staff plan to propose a rule update requiring calls to include information on the identity of not only who is making the call but also which campaign, political party or political action committee is paying for it.”

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News and links on political law topics

CHRISTIE DISPUTES.  NJ.com.  Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday vehemently disputed a new report that said he is helping to coordinate a new super PAC to support presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.”

ADELSON SUPER PAC NEWS.  Fortune.  “Citing two people familiar with the discussions, the Wall Street Journal reports that Adelson is in talks to form a pro-Trump super PAC.”

SUPER PAC WAIT.   ABC.  “A super PAC’s decision to hire a former Donald Trump campaign operative comes with a caveat: He can’t immediately do all that much, in a period when there is so much to be done.”

SUPER PACS GEAR UP.  WP.  “At least one super PAC that was left hanging after the end of the presidential bid of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will now focus on helping Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico who secured the Libertarian Party’s nomination this past weekend.”

BUSINESS AND CANDIDACY.  Politico.  “Most federal offices, in the executive, legislative and judicial branches, have conflict-of-interest rules and laws that regulate and limit severely any actions taken in an official capacity or under the cover of an official position that are designed to deliver, or which result in, financial gain or promotion of private business activities (one exception is the Supreme Court, where behavior is self-regulated).”

NEW SUPER PAC.  Politico.  “The super PAC, Californians for Fiscal Responsibility, has shelled out at least $544,000 since it was formed two weeks ago, supporting one Republican Senate candidate, Duf Sundheim, and attacking another, Tom Del Beccaro.”

MAYBE AN ISSUE.  ABC.  “Rep. Elijah Cummings said today that his daughter, a recent college graduate, had been using his Honda with Congressional license plates to work as a driver for ride-sharing company Lyft.”

MA:  PREEMPTION OFFERS RELIEF.  NLR.  “A recent settlement between the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) and Massachusetts Republican Party may highlight an emerging trend: state parties using federal preemption to avoid strict state campaign finance laws.”

MI:  TWEET INVESTIGATED.  C AND G NEWS.  “The Secretary of State’s Bureau of Elections has determined that Township Supervisor Michele Economou Ureste violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by advertising her campaign website on the township’s official Twitter page.”

NJ:  MAYOR LAUNCHES SUPER PAC.  BCT.  “And while the upcoming governor’s race was not spoken of directly Wednesday, the new group will be permitted to raise and spend money to support political candidates and causes. It could also help raise [Mayor Randy] Brown’s statewide profile in what is rapidly becoming a crowded field of possible candidates for governor next year.”

SC:  ETHICS MOVES.  GO.  “A House-Senate panel on Tuesday ironed out their differences on one bill that would give an independent state ethics commission the power, for the first time, to investigate ethics complaints against lawmakers and determine whether a possible violation occurred.”

TX:  RULES TIGHTENED.  AAS.  “The Texas Ethics Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a new rule aimed at restricting when lobbyists can pay for state lawmakers and officials to go on so-called fact-finding trips that critics say sometimes amount to little more than lavish junkets to exotic destinations.”

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Good morning, I’ve got today’s political law links for 6-1-16

SEARCH FOR REFORMERS.  BillMoyers.com.  “This year’s version, S.J. Res. 5, introduced in January, has languished ever since in the Senate Judiciary Committee.”

SUPER PAC MOVES.  The Hill.  “A tomato tycoon has promised the largest super-PAC donation in Libertarian Party history with his pledge to spend more than $1 million backing nominee Gary Johnson.”

ART AND EXPRESS ADVOCACY. LAist.  “As you (hopefully) know, California’s June primary is just days away—and the good people at Hollywood’s Stone Malone Gallery decided to commemorate the upcoming election with a limited-run political art show.”

FUNDRAISER CANCELLED.  WUSA.  “Jack Burkman planned to hold a fundraiser in support of Trump at his Arlington home on Wednesday. However, Burkman chose not to hold the event Tuesday after he said he received a dismissive letter from Trump ‘s campaign.”

SUPER PAC GUIDE FOR CONSULTANTS.  Inside Political Law.  “Covington recently released a high-level primer that provides political consultants with a practical resource for creating and running a federal Super PAC in a legally compliant manner.”

CA:  COUNTIES OFFLINE.  CALCoastnews.  “Less than half of California’s counties provide the public with online access to campaign finance records.”

IL:  FANTASY SPORTS LOBBYING.  CST.  “‘The email basically alleged that in exchange for considerations, donations, that he could guarantee votes. That’s illegal. We have a former governor in jail right now for doing that, so it is an issue,’ Mayfield said, adding she wasn’t comfortable voting on the bill.

MT:  SPECIAL SESSSION SOUGHT.  BG.  “Ten Republicans filed paperwork on Tuesday seeking a special session on campaign finance limits.”

NM:  HIGH MARKS FOR SITE.  NMID.  “The New Mexico Secretary of State’s campaign finance system ranked in the top three for usability nationally in a recent think tank report.”

NY:  OFFICE RAIDED.  WT.  “The New York attorney general’s office on Thursday raided an office on SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Albany campus formerly used by Todd Howe, a lobbyist with deep connections to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who also is under scrutiny by federal authorities.”

NYC:  DEBLASIO REFUNDS.  Gawker.  “Prompted by a DNAinfo investigation into possible straw donations, Mayor de Blasio’s 2013 campaign has announced that it will return $32,200 in contributions to seven donors, all connected to a beauty product wholesaler in Queens.”

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