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Green v. Doe

Case Information

Date Filed: October 28, 2008
State: Florida
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: Leon County Circuit Court (Case 37 2008 CA 003551)

Issue:

Wether the Republican Party of Florida can challenge voter elligiblity based on the fact the mail sent to voters adresses was undeliverable by the post office.

Status:

Complaint filed on 10/30/08.

Court Documents

Amended Complaint (filed 10/30/08)
NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM (filed 10/31/08)
SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM (filed 10/31/08)
PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR EXPEDITED DECLARATORY RELIEF (filed 10/31/08)
NOTICE OF HEARING Event: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 11/03/2008 Time: 11:00 am (filed 10/31/08)
AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES C RIMES, JR. (filed 11/3/08)
DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINT AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS (filed 11/3/08)
DECLARATION OF FREDDIE L. MCPHERSON (filed 11/3/08)
DEFENDANTS' OBJECTION TO MOTION TO OBTAIN PRIORITY CASE STATUS (filed 11/3/08)
NOTICE OF HEARING Event: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 11/03/2008 Time: 11:00 am (filed 11/3/08)
ARTICLE FROM MIAMI HERALD (filed 11/3/08)
AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES ROWLEY (filed 11/3/08)
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (filed 11/3/08)
DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR EXPEDITED DECLARATORY RELIEF AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS (filed 11/3/08)
AFFIDAVIT OF CHARLES T. GREEN (filed 11/3/08)
NOTICE OF FILING AFFIDAVIT OF CHARLES T. GREEN (filed 11/3/08)

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Commentary

FAQ on social welfare organizations

Donald B. Tobin

The Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professor in Business Law and a senior fellow at Election Law @ Moritz explains the nuances of social welfare organizations and federal regulations related to them.

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In the News

How Did The IRS Get The Job Of Vetting Political Activity?

Professor Donald Tobin was interviewed by the Boston NPR station on its show Here & Now about the Internal Revenue Service's investigation into groups classified as social welfare organizations (marked by the 501(c)(4) tax classification). The IRS was in search of groups that are not focusing primarly on the social welfare of the country, but have a strong political advocacy facet. Political advocacy groups might want to be classified as 501(c)(4) organizations because under that classification they do not have to disclose their donors.

"The key is if you are going to be engaged in candidate-type advocacy, and if you're going to intervene in elections and engage in election advocacy, we want disclosure of who your donors are," Tobin said.

“What groups are trying to do here is avoid having to disclose,” Tobin continued. “By earning the classification of social welfare, they’re avoiding the campaign disclosure that’s required for political organizations. So that’s really the underpinning of why we have this mess of the IRS having to get in and investigate and figure out whether an organization is political or not.”

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Info & Analysis

Ohio Secretary of State Releases Report on Voter Fraud

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted released a report today on voter fraud in Ohio during the 2012 general election. In a press release, Husted stated that while voter fraud does exist in Ohio, "it is not an epidemic." According to the report, 135 voter fraud cases have been referred to law enforcement for possible prosecution. Twenty of these cases involved voters attempting to vote in Ohio and another state. The report shows that 115 cases were referred to local Ohio county prosecutors. According to Husted as quoted in the Columbus Dispatch, most of these cases involved voters attempting to vote twice within the state, and in a "majority" of instances, only one vote was counted.

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