[Political Activity Law]

POLITICAL LAW MOVERS AND SHAKERS.   ALAW.  “The former head of Allen & Overy’s political law group in Washington, D.C., has jumped to fast-growing Holland & Knight.  Charles Borden, who joined the Florida-founded Am Law 100 firm Monday as a partner, says he’s expecting an “explosion” in his practice coming out of the midterms and approaching the 2020 presidential election. He brings with him senior counsel Sam Brown.”

TODAY’S FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION MEETING.   The agenda is here.

CHALLENGERS AND REFORM.   AP.  “In an unprecedented letter sent to all House members, 107 House Democratic challengers called for sweeping reforms to be the first item of business taken up in the new Congress next January.”

DONOR DELAY.   PP.  “The amount of super PAC spending during the 2016 congressional primaries in which the first donor disclosure occurred after the primary election totaled $9 million.”

HALEY FLIGHTS.   WP.  “Haley accepted flights on private planes likely worth tens of thousands of dollars from several businesspeople who had supported her past campaigns, which could violate ethics rules and standards.”

SUPER PAC ATTENTION.   RC.  “The super PAC tied to House Republican leadership is turning its attention to Minnesota’s 1st District, one of the GOP’s few pickup opportunities this cycle.”

BLOOMBERG SPENDS.   CNBC.  “A super PAC funded almost entirely by billionaire and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has opened up its coffers to seven women running to unseat veteran Republican incumbents in the House of Representatives.”

MN:  PERSONAL TRAVEL ALLEGATIONS.   AMN. “State Rep. Ilhan Omar may have improperly used campaign resources for personal travel expenses, according to one Republican state legislator.”

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PERU:  LEADER DETAINED.   TIME.  “Peruvian police arrested opposition leader Keiko Fujimori on allegations she received illicit campaign financing, further roiling the country’s political elite just days after a judge ordered her father jailed in a separate case.”

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WHAT MONEY BUYS.   HILL.  “While money doesn’t win elections — and the more that is spent during a campaign, the less bang a candidate gets for each buck spent — there’s little doubt that it helps. It mostly helps campaigns buy television and digital advertising spots, which in turn raise the candidate’s recognition among the voters.”

AZ:  COMPLAINT ON MEASURE.   F10.  “Officials with the City of Mesa say they are looking into whether text messages sent in regards to a municipal ballot measure may have violated state election law.”

AR:  DISCLOSURE ADVOCATED.   TNT.  “The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee has a recommended a rule change that would require state senators who are attorneys or consultants to disclose lobbyist relationships and related income.”

CT:  SUPER PAC COMPLAINT.   EW3.  “Watch dog group, Common Cause, says Change CT has been pumping outside money into Republican state races without disclosing where the money is going.”

GA:  WHAT REPORTS SHOW.   MJO.   “The latest round of campaign finance reports have been filed, giving voters insight into how much money candidates are raising and spending on their bids to gain office.”

SD:  LAWSUIT FILED.   AL.  “A national group that opposes restrictions on political speech is asking a federal judge to declare a South Dakota campaign finance law unconstitutional.”

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JUSTICE KAVANAUGH AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE.   NPR.  “Hints of Kavanaugh’s position can be gleaned from a couple of recent cases before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals — and that position looks not unlike that of his predecessor on the court, retired Justice Kennedy.”

PERSUASION PLAN.   NYT.  “It is unclear whether the Project Rome proposals describe work that would violate laws regulating foreign participation in American elections. Psy-Group hired Covington & Burling, a Washington-based law firm, to conduct a legal review.”

PRESSING FOR AUDIT.   FN.  “California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters is facing a new complaint about an obscure fundraising tactic that rakes in thousands from state politicians in exchange for being listed on her slate mailers — this time, involving supporters of a former Los Angeles mayor defeated in the June gubernatorial primary.”

AK:  GOVERNORS GROUP FINE.   APR.  “The Alaska Public Offices Commission on Friday found the Republican Governors Association violated state election law. The commission said the violation occurred when the RGA reserved TV time for political advertisements without registering with the state.”

CA:  DEADLINES MISSED.  SFC.  “The president of the board of City College of San Francisco missed deadlines to file required disclosures for campaign finances and conflicts of interest — or failed to file them at all — 10 times since 2014, public records show.”

DC:  FORMER AIDE TO PAY.   WP.  “A former top aide to D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has agreed to pay $3,000 to settle an ethics investigation into her use of government staff for babysitting.”

WI:  VOTERS BEWARE.   CBS.  “State Elections Commission officials said Thursday that they’ve been getting questions about a mailer from the Center for Voter Information, which is connected to the nonprofit Voter Participation Center in Washington D.C.”

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