Daily Media Links: Colorado’s ethics commission reminds political conventioneers of gift limits, Parties Raise Record Cash After ’Soft Money’ Ban: BGOV Barometer, and more…

September 6, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  
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Super PAC apps: The intersection of disclosure and technology 
By Sarah Lee
Credit must be given to the creators of this ingenious piece of technology, created with the help of a developer called TuneSat. The app is much like the popular Shazam, using “audio fingerprints” that immediately provide the user with search results of the name and performer of a song they may hear over the speakers at a coffee shop or club. Except in the case of the super PAC app, the device is pointed at a TV.  

Independent groups

Washington Post: Plan B on Citizens United? 
By Ruth Marcus
Pushing constitutional amendments tends to be the province of Republican presidents: to mandate balanced budgets, for instance, or to make abortion illegal.  

NY Times (Blog): Emanuel to Raise Money for Democratic ‘Super PAC’ 
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, said on Wednesday that he had stepped down from his honorary position as co-chairman of President Obama’s re-election campaign to help raise money for Priorities USA Action, a super PAC founded by two former Obama aides.  

SCOTUS/Judiciary

Wall Street Journal: Eighth Circuit Blocks Minnesota Campaign Finance Law 
By Joe Palazzolo
A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a Minnesota campaign finance law that it said overburdened corporations that want to spend money to influence elections.  

Corporate Governance 


Roll Call: Reform Advocates Take to Subways to Force SEC Disclosure Rule  
By Eliza Newlin Carney
Activists opposed to secret money in politics have stepped up a pressure campaign aimed at the Securities and Exchange Commission, targeting two major Washington, D.C., Metro stops with billboards and street demonstrators urging the SEC to adopt a new corporate disclosure rule. 

Disclosure


Philadelphia Weekly: Fact Attack: A New App Watches Political Ads Like a Hawk   
By Michael Fichman
Following campaign money has never been easier—or more important. This year has seen an unprecedented flood of negative campaign ads in swing states like Pennsylvania. In the super PAC era of politics, voters may wonder about the veracity of mean-spirited advertisements sponsored by Orwellian-sounding entities. 

Candidates and parties


Politico: Charlotte donor perks include events with Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton   
By Kenneth Vogel
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Donors to President Barack Obama’s campaign will have exclusive access to events with Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden this week at the Democratic National Convention.   

Parties Raise Record Cash After ’Soft Money’ Ban: BGOV Barometer 
By Jonathan D. Salant
A decade after Congress barred the political parties from taking corporate, union and unlimited individual donations, the Republican and Democratic parties are raising more money than ever. 

Lobbying and ethics


Denver Post: Colorado’s ethics commission reminds political conventioneers of gift limits 
By Tim Hoover
Colorado Republicans and Democrats attending their respective national conventions – and getting SWAG bags and other freebies – need to remember Amendment 41.  

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