tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39217804508159074042024-03-16T11:51:16.639-07:00Legally PoliticalCampaign Finance and Election Law Blog.Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comBlogger7547125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-85840359852835138222023-10-12T13:31:00.002-07:002023-10-12T13:31:16.373-07:00We have moved!Legally Political content can now be found at <a href="www.legallypolitical.com" target="_blank">legallypolitical.com</a>.
Thank you!Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-42926709631350625422023-09-08T22:01:00.001-07:002023-09-08T22:01:46.912-07:00Arkansas isn’t ditching voting machines for paper ballots, despite claims online<blockquote class="tr_bq">CLAIM: Arkansas is switching to election ballots that are marked by hand rather than by machine. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. There’s been no statewide change in how voters cast ballots, elections officials and voter rights groups in Arkansas say..</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-election-voting-arkansas-ballots-960634811582">Arkansas isn’t ditching voting machines for paper ballots, despite claims online</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-22038308836417670932023-09-07T09:35:00.007-07:002023-09-07T09:35:40.464-07:00Election chief: Debate over Trump’s eligibility to run has been going on since last year<blockquote class="tr_bq">Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said she has been talking to other secretaries about it.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/06/colorado-14amendment-trump-00114339">Election chief: Debate over Trump’s eligibility to run has been going on since last year</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-32534866778980631382023-09-07T09:35:00.005-07:002023-09-07T09:35:39.969-07:00Judge blocks Wisconsin officials from using federal voter registration form<blockquote class="tr_bq">MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge blocked Wisconsin election officials Tuesday from using a federal voter registration form, finding they never formally approved its use.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lawsuit-wisconsin-voter-registration-forms-ruling-judge-4d424018f362a7e0723d2517501b35e8">Judge blocks Wisconsin officials from using federal voter registration form</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-32077248624267568092023-09-07T09:35:00.003-07:002023-09-07T09:35:39.366-07:00I Can’t Keep Trump Off the Ballot<blockquote class="tr_bq">Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Already a subscriber? Sign In</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-cant-keep-trump-off-the-ballot-georgia-sec-state-14th-amendment-c1017ede">I Can’t Keep Trump Off the Ballot</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-45237706697351565062023-09-07T09:35:00.001-07:002023-09-07T09:35:38.652-07:00Google to require disclosure of AI use in political ads<blockquote class="tr_bq">Election and campaign ads will have to clearly state whether they use synthetic or AI-generated content in November. Starting in November, Google will mandate all political advertisements label the use of artificial intelligence tools and synthetic content in their videos, images and audio.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/06/google-ai-political-ads-00114266">Google to require disclosure of AI use in political ads</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-84108392333291587032023-09-05T07:56:00.001-07:002023-09-05T07:56:51.638-07:00Court throws out Alabama GOP congressional map for violating Voting Rights Act<blockquote class="tr_bq">An independent court-appointed expert will now draw Alabama’s congressional map for the 2024 election. An Alabama Senate committee discusses a proposal to draw new congressional district lines on July 20, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. | Kim Chandler/AP Photo</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/05/court-throws-out-alabama-gop-congressional-map-for-violating-voting-rights-act-00113962">Court throws out Alabama GOP congressional map for violating Voting Rights Act</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-55857567572814296252023-08-30T11:51:00.001-07:002023-08-30T11:51:54.142-07:00Secretaries of state get ready for possible challenges to Trump's ballot access<blockquote class="tr_bq">The issue centers on the 14th Amendment, which prohibits people who have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding public office. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson raised the theory at last week’s GOP presidential debate that Trump’s conduct on Jan.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/secretaries-state-get-ready-possible-challenges-trumps-ballot-access-rcna102440">Secretaries of state get ready for possible challenges to Trump's ballot access</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-67123100402623831872023-08-28T16:46:00.001-07:002023-08-28T16:46:10.392-07:00Buckley v. Valeo: Jim Buckley’s Finest Hour<blockquote class="tr_bq">Like so many, I was saddened to learn of the August 18 passing of James L. Buckley. Buckley’s life was in many ways more interesting even than that of his better-known brother, Bill.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/buckley-v-valeo-jim-buckley-s-finest-hour">Buckley v. Valeo: Jim Buckley’s Finest Hour</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-41220390859108121032023-08-28T11:10:00.001-07:002023-08-28T11:10:31.722-07:00Trump’s federal trial for subverting election is scheduled for next March<blockquote class="tr_bq">“Mr. Trump, like any defendant, will have to make the trial date work regardless of his schedule,” the judge said as she set the trial for March 4, one day before Super Tuesday. Donald Trump will go to trial in Washington, D.C.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/28/trump-trial-date-election-subversion-2020-00113186">Trump’s federal trial for subverting election is scheduled for next March</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-45178154294863423082023-08-28T08:51:00.001-07:002023-08-28T08:51:47.938-07:00No Labels to hold nominating convention in April, Joe Lieberman says<blockquote class="tr_bq">Former Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday the No Labels group intends to select a presidential ticket in April in Dallas. Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” Lieberman told host Shannon Bream: “We already have scheduled a bipartisan convention. Think about it.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/27/no-labels-presidential-ticket-april-00113126">No Labels to hold nominating convention in April, Joe Lieberman says</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-32803441516970048122023-08-26T13:17:00.001-07:002023-08-26T13:17:39.958-07:00Federal Election Commission Seeks Comments on AI in Campaign Ads<blockquote class="tr_bq">Eyeing the prospect of candidate “deepfakes” in the 2024 elections, the Federal Election Commission has joined the debate on artificial intelligence (AI), voting unanimously at its August 10 meeting to move forward with a rulemaking on deceptive campaign ads.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politicallawbriefing.com/2023/08/federal-election-commission-seeks-comments-on-ai-in-campaign-ads/">Federal Election Commission Seeks Comments on AI in Campaign Ads</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-4931440194210532023-08-24T10:51:00.001-07:002023-08-24T10:51:12.252-07:00Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking<blockquote class="tr_bq">COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office rejected petition language Wednesday for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking the state’s troubled system for drawing political maps, determining that it failed to present a fair and truthful summary of what is proposed.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ohio-redistricting-political-districts-gerrymandering-amendment-c37a881985cdeefd15022b739c8916c6">Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-34813190891881468342023-08-23T15:47:00.001-07:002023-08-23T15:47:24.790-07:00<blockquote class="tr_bq"></blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4166923-rnc-launches-ad-encouraging-absentee-early-voting/"></a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-9573425620079924222023-08-09T12:47:00.001-07:002023-08-09T12:47:18.804-07:00<blockquote class="tr_bq"></blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-09/twitter-fined-350-000-in-secret-doj-fight-over-trump-records?utm_campaign=pol&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews"></a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-60202952882400510202023-08-08T14:52:00.001-07:002023-08-08T14:52:03.497-07:00Special counsel still scrutinizing finances of Trump’s PAC<blockquote class="tr_bq">Special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of efforts by Donald Trump and others to subvert the 2020 election remains ongoing — with at least one interview this week that focused on fundraising and spending by Trump’s political action committee.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/08/jack-smith-donald-trump-pac-00110279">Special counsel still scrutinizing finances of Trump’s PAC</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-65913098220421609922023-08-07T18:10:00.001-07:002023-08-07T18:10:57.829-07:00Trump lawyers seek to narrow special counsel's proposed protective order in election case<blockquote class="tr_bq">Donald Trump's lawyers on Monday asked a judge to narrow the protective order proposed by federal prosecutors last week aimed at prohibiting the former president from publicly disclosing certain evidence gathered during the special counsel's 2020 election probe.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-seeks-narrow-special-counsels-proposed-protective-order-election-rcna98628">Trump lawyers seek to narrow special counsel's proposed protective order in election case</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-45998931623026565212023-08-07T14:31:00.001-07:002023-08-07T14:31:03.631-07:00‘Fake’ elector plot raised concerns over legal peril, indictment shows<blockquote class="tr_bq">There were doubts about alternate electors across seven states and within the Donald Trump campaign.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/07/fake-electors-trump-indictment/">‘Fake’ elector plot raised concerns over legal peril, indictment shows</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-15052312508217462172023-08-07T14:22:00.001-07:002023-08-07T14:22:06.326-07:00Legal experts predict Supreme Court won’t spare Trump from trial and verdict <blockquote class="tr_bq">by - 08/07/23 6:00 AM ET</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4138507-legal-experts-predict-supreme-court-wont-spare-trump-from-trial-and-verdict/">Legal experts predict Supreme Court won’t spare Trump from trial and verdict </a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-88739738371599348092023-08-05T20:50:00.001-07:002023-08-05T20:50:33.131-07:00How Trump’s legal woes could affect a future presidency<blockquote class="tr_bq">by - 08/05/23 6:00 AM ET</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/4138442-trump-legal-woes-future-presidency/">How Trump’s legal woes could affect a future presidency</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-34805910834925910242023-08-05T12:30:00.001-07:002023-08-05T12:30:46.435-07:00Feds alert judge to Trump’s ‘If you go after me, I’m coming after you!’ post <blockquote class="tr_bq">Prosecutors say the former president’s message on Truth Social raises specter he might use evidence to target witnesses.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/04/feds-alert-judge-to-trumps-if-you-go-after-me-im-coming-after-you-post-00109944">Feds alert judge to Trump’s ‘If you go after me, I’m coming after you!’ post </a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-65949306381918490882023-08-04T12:41:00.001-07:002023-08-04T12:41:25.290-07:00Trump calls on Supreme Court to ‘intercede’ in legal fights<blockquote class="tr_bq">by - 08/04/23 8:58 AM ET</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4137407-trump-calls-on-supreme-court-to-intercede-in-legal-fights/">Trump calls on Supreme Court to ‘intercede’ in legal fights</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-78263751073799544782023-08-03T15:40:00.001-07:002023-08-03T15:40:53.477-07:00Trump’s defense team casts Jan. 6 indictment as an attack on free speech<blockquote class="tr_bq">Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are framing the new indictment as an unprecedented battle over free speech that federal prosecutors cannot win. John Lauro, one of the lawyers on Mr.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/2/trumps-defense-team-casts-jan-6-indictment-attack-/">Trump’s defense team casts Jan. 6 indictment as an attack on free speech</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-53998842418200534252023-08-03T14:26:00.001-07:002023-08-03T14:26:13.731-07:00Trump pleads not guilty to four charges over efforts to overturn 2020 election<blockquote class="tr_bq">Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, marking the third time this year that the former president has been forced to respond to a criminal indictment.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/03/trump-arraignment-indictment-jan-6-2020-election">Trump pleads not guilty to four charges over efforts to overturn 2020 election</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780450815907404.post-16518369809244066892023-08-02T18:21:00.001-07:002023-08-02T18:21:47.081-07:00Donald Trump forced to recall $60m from Super Pac as legal fees grow<blockquote class="tr_bq">Burning through campaign funds thanks to mounting legal fees, Donald Trump has been forced to recall $60m from a Super Pac, money originally intended for TV advertising in the Republican presidential primary.</blockquote>
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Source: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/01/donald-trump-super-pac-legal-fees">Donald Trump forced to recall $60m from Super Pac as legal fees grow</a>.
Audrey Perry Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830649094607974925noreply@blogger.com