[EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/3/11

Wed Aug 3 08:40:01 PDT 2011

 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21331> “Groups Vie to be Perry Super PAC” 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21331> August 3, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

The WSJ blog has this post <http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/08/02/groups-vie-to-be-perry-super-pac/> .

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21328> Obama’s Bundlers 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21328> August 3, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

FoxNews reports here <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/03/president-obama-looks-to-bundlers-for-2012-re-election-campaign/> .

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21325> More Commentary on CA Redistricting Plans 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21325> August 3, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

The LA Times has this op-ed <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-meyerson-california-redistricti20110803,0,6602931.story>  from Harold Meyerson, and the SacBee this one <http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/03/3812715/dan-walters-remapping-of-california.html>  from Dan Walters.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21321> “Supreme Court campaign finance ruling spurs wild ride in Wisconsin” 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21321> August 3, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

The Washington Times reports here <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/2/quiet-wisconsin-races-erupt-into-expensive-battles/> .  In related news, Politico has more <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60515.html>  on AFP’s wrong-date <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21212>  absentee ballot mailer, and the AP has this story <http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e48d6cb55db749aca0f0604db39a7030/WI--Wisconsin-Recalls-Ads/>  on CU’s spending in the recall elections.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21318> Supercommittee > Superlobbyists > Supercompromise? 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21318> August 3, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

The National Journal <http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/debt-ceiling-deal-sets-off-lobbying-frenzy-20110801> , Politico <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60548.html> , and Huffpost <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/debt-ceiling-deal-paves-way-for-lobbying_n_914887.html>  have stories on the lobbying that’s expected to arise from the debt deal.  The health care and defense industries are likely to be especially active, given the reductions in defense spending and Medicare provider payments that will take effect in 2013 if the supercommittee can’t come to an agreement (or if Congress doesn’t approve it). 

Even for those who tend to worry about the influence of big-money lobbyists, this could actually be a good thing.  As I suggested in this post <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21179> , the supercommittee process has the potential to provide a way around partisan stalemate on deficit reduction.  Heavy lobbying by defense and health-care interests — aimed at preventing big cuts that will hurt their pocketbooks – can be expected to make a compromise more likely.  To borrow Heather <http://electionlawblog.org/archives/018727.html>  Gerken <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEDZria0_qU> ‘s phrase, this may be a way of harnessing politics to fix politics.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21315> “Unequal Protection: Corporate Control of Politics” 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21315> August 3, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

Truthout has this excerpt <http://www.truth-out.org/unequal-protection-corporate-control-politics/1312226251>  from Thom Hartmann’s book.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21312> “Redrawing Lines May Go Past 2012″ 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21312> August 3, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

Roll Call has this story <http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_19/redistricting-maps-drawing-lines-2012-207976-1.html> .

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21305> FEC/NRCC Spat over Disclosure 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21305> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

Politico has this report <http://www.politico.com/politicoinfluence/0811/politicoinfluence69.html> .

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21301> Opinion Upholding PA Voter Registration Law 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21301> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

The opinion, which rejects Project Vote’s facial challenge to a law prohibiting per-signature payment for registration workers, may be found here <http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/08/02/projectvoteopinion.pdf>  (h/t Richard Winger <http://www.ballot-access.org/2011/08/02/u-s-district-court-upholds-pennsylvania-law-prohibiting-paying-registration-workers-on-a-per-registration-form-basis/> ).

Update & clarification:  Rick tweets on the case here <https://twitter.com/#!/rickhasen/status/98486219511566336> .  I’ve slightly amended my initial post above, adding the word “facial.”

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21297> Gov. Haley Signs SC Congressional Redistricting Bill 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21297> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

The plan <http://redistricting.lls.edu/states-SC.php>  includes a new <http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=646601>  7th CD but must be precleared before it can take effect.

Update:  Hans von Spakovsky and Christian Adams question the state’s decision <http://rnla.org/Blogs/blogs/public/archive/2011/08/02/rnla-members-advocate-pre-clearance-in-court-rather-than-doj.aspx>  to seek preclearance from DOJ rather than from the USDC in D.C.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21292> Dishonest Polling in Hawaii U.S. Senate Contest? 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21292> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

The Fix has this post <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/senate-democrats-accuse-case-of-releasing-dishonest-poll/2011/08/02/gIQA2U9jpI_blog.html>  on the DSCC speaking out against a poll released by Democratic candidate Ed Case.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21289> “For some political junkies, donating repeatedly is way to get fix” 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21289> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

Who knew <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-some-political-junkies-donating-repeatedly-is-way-to-get-fix/2011/07/27/gIQAhIXKoI_story.html> ?  Paging Dr. Drew <http://www.drdrew.com/> .

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21285> “New voter ID laws subvert democracy and Catholic teaching” 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21285> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

An unusual perspective on voter ID <http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?o=1000&article_id=12966>  from America, the National Catholic Weekly.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21275> “There’s Nothing Funny About Colbert’s SuperPAC” 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21275> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

So says NPR <http://www.npr.org/2011/06/30/137527309/theres-nothing-funny-about-colberts-superpac>  … giving credence to the idea that it has no sense of humor.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21258> “Driehaus wins abortion billboard battles” 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21258> August 2, 2011 by  <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5> Dan Tokaji 

See this story <http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201108011744/NEWS0108/110801040>  on former U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus’ win over an anti-abortion group that ran ads against him that he believed to be misleading. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black’s order reportedly allows Driehaus’ defamation lawsuit against the Susan B. Anthony List to proceed.

Update:  There are three separate orders in the case, available here <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/SBA-List-v-Driehaus-defamation1.pdf> , here <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/SBA-List-v-Driehaus-SBA-List-Opinion.pdf>  and here <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/SBA-List-v-Driehaus-COAST-Opinion.pdf> .

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