6-3 political law links

POLLING AND REFORM.  USAT.  “Americans of both political parties oppose the unlimited money flowing into U.S. elections, and the vast majority support overhauling the way political campaigns are funded, a New York Times/CBS News poll out Tuesday finds.”

REFORM AND THE WORKING CLASS.  MJ.  “Stan Greenberg says that white working-class voters aren’t lost to the Democratic Party.”

HUCKABEE ON THE SYSTEM.  Hill.  “‘Prohibit nothing, disclose everything, and disclose it on the spot and let the voters make up their mind,’ he said Tuesday on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe.'”

WARREN ON WHITE.  RC.  “In the aftermath of a meeting last month between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White, the Massachusetts Democrat is detailing her disappointment with the top securities regulator, including about campaign finance.”

SUPER PAC PUSH.  NYDN.  “Democratic Action 2016, a pro-Clinton superPAC, is throwing twin fundraising events for the Democratic former Secretary of State this week.”

SUPPORT FOR RULEMAKING.  HLS Forum Corp. Governance and Fin. Reg.  “We are pleased to report that a bipartisan group of three distinguished former SEC Commissioners—former Chairman William Donaldson, former Chairman Arthur Levitt, and former Commissioner Bevis Longstreth—last week submitted to the SEC a letter urging the Commission to move forward with the rulemaking we proposed in our petition on corporate political spending.”

MT:  RESURRECTING COMPLAINT.  DIL.  “Montana’s commissioner of political practices, Jonathan Motl, has announced that he is resurrecting a complaint filed against GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill in 2012.”

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Tues. 6-2 political law links

SENATE RULES ISSUE.  CNN.  “The presidential campaign of Sen. Rand Paul took down a web video Monday after the Senate Rules Committee determined its use of Senate floor proceedings in the posting violated the chamber’s rules.”

SUPER PAC HAUL.  NJ.  “A super PAC formed for Gov. Chris Christie in the likely event he announces a 2016 presidential campaign raised more than $1 million during its first fundraising event in New Jersey.”

DEBTS AND DATA.  PG.  “According to campaign-finance records, in just over two years, Mr. Santorum’s 2012 election committee earned nearly $281,000 by lending out contact information for his supporters. The money was paid by ‘data brokers’ who repackage such information for other politicians and causes.”

NY:  NASSAU COUNTY FIRST.  ND.  “Nassau County legislators yesterday passed the first set of contracts that required vendors to disclose their use of lobbyists, though none of the 30 agreements — totaling $36 million — claimed use of them.”

NC:  HARTSELL HEARING.  N&O.  “Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, a Concord Republican, will face a Board of Elections hearing later this month to determine if he violated campaign finance laws.”

TX:  COUNCIL COMPROMISE.  CHB. “Months after a fight over the burden of proof required to file ethics complaints divided the Dallas City Council, there may be a compromise.”

VT:  LAWSUIT JOINED.  VTD.  “Three former Progressive candidates for lieutenant governor have joined a suit filed by Dean Corren to block campaign finance penalties pursued by Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell, according to court filings.”

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Mon. political law links, 6-1

DONOR MATCH.  NYT.  “The pressing topic: Who will step up to be the Democrats’ megadonors in the 2016 presidential race?”

SEC MOVES.  NYP.  “When the Securities and Exchange Commission announced last year plans to unleash ‘all available enforcement tools’ to protect public pension funds from ‘corrupting influences,’ it was a shot across the bow of the fund industry.”

NO COORDINATION.  CBS.  “Jeb Bush said he is not violating the law by raising money for his super PAC ahead of a possible presidential campaign and said there will be ‘no coordination at all’ with the outside group if he runs for president in 2016.”

ATTACKING TECH.  SFGate.  “Google and Facebook depend on users sharing their personal information. But when it comes to corporate transparency, those companies and other leading tech firms prefer to protect their privacy.”

NM:  VIOLATIONS UNCLEAR.  KOB.  “Just a few months after announcing a task force to overhaul campaign finance practices in New Mexico, state officials are still not clear on how many violations are being investigated.”

TX:  ETHICS LATEST.  TX Trib.  “With no collective will to expose dark money contributions in Texas, a major ethics overhaul was snuffed out in the waning hours of the 2015 legislative session.”

TAIWAN:  LATE REPORTS.  TT.  “Political parties and groups are required by law to submit audited financial statements on political donations from the previous year to the Control Yuan by today, but many smaller parties might be fined because their statements have not been audited, triggering complaints from the small parties.”

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