Good morning, here are today’s political law links

AKIN AND THE TORRICELLI SCENARIO. Volokh. “Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have both suggested that Akin step aside. But can he do that?”

PIPELINE POLITICS. The Post. “Political boundaries crumbled as the pipeline proposal united Nebraskans across party lines and divided them within. Ultimately, it became a political litmus test in the presidential race.”

JARRETT’S FINANCES. WFB. “Senior White House adviser and long-time Obama confidant Valerie Jarrett’s role in a number of controversial Chicago housing developments has garnered her investments worth millions of dollars while highlighting the administration’s extensive business ties to presidential donors.”

RYAN AMENDED. Story here. “Rep. Paul Ryan changed his financial disclosure documents this spring to show the addition of a trust valued between $1 million and $5 million, while Mitt Romney’s campaign was vetting him for the Republican presidential ticket.”

NO REIMBURSEMENT. Story here. “Westport’s first selectman says the town has been informed it will not be reimbursed thousands of dollars for President Barack Obama’s visit for a fundraiser earlier this month.”

FEC AGENDA. The agenda for this week’s Federal Election Commission meeting is available here.

NY: VOTING REFORMS. The Times. “People with a valid driver’s license or state-issued nondriver’s identification card will be able to register to vote on the Department of Motor Vehicles Web site.”

RYAN RETURNS. The Times. “The couple reported an adjusted gross income for 2011 of $323,416 — about half of which came from Mr. Ryan’s salary as a congressman from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Budget Committee — and paid $64,764 in federal income taxes.”

EARMARK NEWS. Roll Call. “President Barack Obama’s administration eliminated $473 million in old transportation earmarks today, telling states to reallocate the money by the end of the year or lose it for good.”

CA: LOBBYIST FEE HIKE? Story here. “Lobbyists and political committee will have to pay more for the privilege of doing business in California if a bill approved by the Assembly becomes law.”

KS: OPEN MEETINGS LAW IN THE NEWS. Story here. “KOMA prohibits the voting majority of a legislative body, or a quorum, from meeting behind closed doors to discuss business.”

NC: SOLICITING LOBBYISTS. Story here. “Political fundraising requests continue to flood the in-boxes of North Carolina lobbyists, despite state campaign finance laws that make such donations illegal.”

LA REFORMS? Story here. “Should L.A. City Council candidates receive matching funds only for donations made by city residents, or should they apply to gifts from anyone who lives in the county?”

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Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links

GAMBLING IN MD. The Post. “According to information provided by the government watchdog organization Common Cause, O’Malley received $135,000 between 2006 and 2011 in contributions from casinos, bidders for Maryland casino licenses and horse-racing interests. The amount for Miller during that period was $53,000.”

LIMITS ON CASINO CONTRIBUTIONS. Story here. “When the legislature went to work on Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gambling bill, one of the first provisions to be rolled back was a sweeping ban on political contributions from casino interests.”

WIN FOR WIRELESS. Story here. “The Federal Election Commission clarified rules for soliciting and receiving campaign contributions via text message, confirming that wireless service providers have no responsibility for determining the eligibility of contributors or enforcing contribution limits.”

COORDINATION ALLEGATION. Story here. “Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) reelection campaign charged that his opponent’s attendance at a fundraiser with Karl Rove raises questions over illegal coordination with the Rove-linked super PAC that’s spending millions to take down Tester.”

IS IT A CONTRIBUTION? More here. “When President Barack Obama’s campaign leaves Rochester on Saturday it will do so without a bill to cover the city’s added cost of security. It is a decision, signed off on by Mayor T.J. Jean, that could wrongfully cost taxpayers thousands of dollars.”

APOC EXPLAINS DATA SITE. Story here. “I saw the director of the Alaska Public Office Commission Paul Dauphinais do a demo of online campaign finance data today at the Rotary Club of Fairbanks monthly luncheon at the Westmark Hotel.”

VT: IN THE CLEAR. Story here. “Following an investigation, the Elections & Campaign Finance Division of the Vermont Secretary of State’s office rendered a decision earlier this month that Emmett Dunbar, an independent candidate for state representative in the Bennington-Windham-Windsor-1 district, did not violate campaign finance law.”

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Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/17)

TWITTER POLICE.  Roll Call.  “As Twitter use has expanded, lawmakers have struggled to nail down and then conform to specific rules and regulations regarding their behavior.”

COORDINATION ISSUE ANALYSIS.  NRO.  “Campaign-finance restrictions are designed to advance progressivism, and it is natural to want to see progressives hoisted on their own petard. But those who would prefer an FEC structured to act more forcefully in this case should remember that an equally divided commission regulating politics is still better than an odd-numbered commission, and that no one who treasures open debate should want to see presidential campaigns regulated by an agency resembling today’s National Labor Relations Board.”

ADELSON VIEW.  The Times.  “By allowing Mr. Adelson to have such an outsize role in their race, the candidates themselves are placing a very risky bet.”

RNC CRUSHES JULY.  Story here.  “The Republican National Committee says it raised $37.7 million in July, for its best-ever haul for the summer month.”

HAITI LOBBYING.  Story here.  “The Haitian government has hired a one-time Clinton administration official seeking to influence U.S. officials who pledged $3 billion after a 2010 earthquake devastated the impoverished nation’s capital.”

TXT $ FEC OPINION.  The Post.  “‘We take that as a green light on this issue,’ [Jan] Baran said.”

TRANSITION WORK.  Story here.  “As part of the law, the General Services Administration acts as the liaison between the candidate and the current administration, providing the campaign with office space and other resources immediately after its party’s national convention. The G.S.A. has held three formal meetings with Mr. Romney’s team, as well as informal, weekly conference calls.”

KS:  ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING LOBBYISTS.  Story here.  “A Johnson County candidate for the Kansas Senate is accused of violating the campaign finance law for allegedly asking lobbyists to attend a fundraiser during the legislative session.”

NV:  APPLE LOBBYIST NEWS.  Story here.  “Nevada, in many ways, is a small state, with a small number of influential lobbyists who also often serve as political advisers and campaign managers.”

TN:  PAC CONDUIT ISSUE.  Story here.  “The state board that regulates campaign finance in Tennessee has launched an investigation to determine whether a Middle Tennessee health care investor used a political action committee he funded to skirt the law limiting campaign contributions.”

A FEW NEW LINKS.  I’ve added a few new links, including one to The CMDI Blog and another link to Scott Stetson’s Lobbyist Compliance Services, Inc.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.