[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/29/11

[Bill Maurer]

PTI
<http://www.deccanherald.com/content/179855/democrats-slam-indian-americ
an-gov.html> : "Democrats have accused North Carolina's Indian-American
Governor Nikki Haley of listing her race as 'white' in her voter
registration form in 2001 and playing on it for political convenience.
Haley created history this year as she was sworn in as first women
governor of North Carolina. She is also the first governor of Sikh
heritage."

Not only has she been doing that, she's been going around saying she's
the governor of South Carolina!  And going to work in the governor's
mansion in Columbia!  Will this pattern of duplicity ever stop?

 

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Dan Tokaji Guest Blogging Next Week
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21063>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21063>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

As I previously announced, Dan Tokaji
<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/faculty/tokaji.php>  will be guest
blogging as I continue my pseudo-book leave from the blog. I'll still be
around, but please send any tips to Dan.
Thanks Dan!

 
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John Stewart Updates "I'm Just a Bill" with a Beat Up Dodd-Frank
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21060>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21060>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Readers know I like to start my Legislation course with various versions
<http://electionlawblog.org/?s=%22i%27m+just+a+bill%22>  of the
Schoolhouse Rock sonn, "I'm Just a Bill." Now comes this hilarious
parody from "the Daily Show," with John Oliver as a bloodied version of
Dodd-Frank. Not to be missed.

The Daily Show - Dodd-Frank Update
<http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-july-28-2011/dodd-frank-update> 
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes
<http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/> ,Political Humor & Satire
Blog <http://www.indecisionforever.com/> ,The Daily Show on Facebook
<http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow> 

 
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"Citizens panel to vote on Calif. political maps"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21057>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21057>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

AP reports
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1lcQ_zfmsJKQmHkYmP46
1F4M1Vw?docId=d44b97a757a242d38ec97d6e3b58702b> . The LA Times offers
<http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-redistricting-20110729,0,5799.s
tory>  "California Redistricting Panel Got Earful About Draft Maps."

 
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.%20political%20maps%E2%80%9D&description=> 

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"California redistricting commission costing more than estimated"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21054>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21054>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The SacBee reports.
<http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/28/3799508/california-redistricting-commi
ssion.html> 

 
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"California Set to Move Its Presidential Primary Back to June"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21051>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21051>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The SacBee reports
<http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/29/3802418/california-set-to-move-its-pre
sidential.html> .

 
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primaries <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32>  | Comments Off 


"House Dems to Obama: Require contractors to disclose political
donations" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21049>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21049>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

WaPo reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-dems-to-obama-require-cont
ractors-to-disclose-political-donations/2011/07/28/gIQAgOg1eI_story.html
> .

 
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"Voter ID rule is dead, at least for now; Opposition from Husted, Senate
stymies House" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21046>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21046>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The latest
<http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/07/29/vote
r-id-rule-is-dead-at-least-for-now.html?sid=101> from Ohio.

 
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east%20for%20now%3B%20Opposition%20from%20Husted%2C%20Senate%20stymies%2
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"Turning Away College Students" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21043>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21043>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The Bangor Daily News editorializes
<http://bangordailynews.com/2011/07/28/opinion/editorials/turning-away-c
ollege-students/?ref=mostReadBox>  about the recent allegations of voter
fraud in Maine.

 
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"Democrats slam Indian-American Gov for saying herself 'white'"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21040>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21040>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

PTI
<http://www.deccanherald.com/content/179855/democrats-slam-indian-americ
an-gov.html> : "Democrats have accused North Carolina's Indian-American
Governor Nikki Haley of listing her race as 'white' in her voter
registration form in 2001 and playing on it for political convenience.
Haley created history this year as she was sworn in as first women
governor of North Carolina. She is also the first governor of Sikh
heritage."

 
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20for%20saying%20herself%20%E2%80%98white%E2%80%99%E2%80%9D&description=
> 

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"Stephen Colbert, not coordinating with Buddy Roemer"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21038>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21038>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Politico reports
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/28/hard-time-rare-for-camp
aign-finance-violators/>  on a segment of Colbert last night.  The
segment
<http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393424/july-28-2
011/buddy-roemer-pt--1>  included some instructions from Trevor Potter,
lawyer for both Colbert and Roemer, over how to have their on-air
conversation.

Colbert's also been soliciting minors
<http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393422/july-28-2
011/colbert-super-pac---for-the-children> .

 
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"Fewer political fundraisers are reaching for their pocketbooks"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21035>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21035>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

LA Times
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fundraising-2012-2
0110729,0,7824036.story> : "An analysis by the Los Angeles Times of
campaign finance reports found that only about 100 of the 560
fundraisers who collected money for Obama from friends and colleagues
during the 2008 campaign have raised funds for the president's
reelection effort....On the GOP side, The Times determined that fewer
than 1 in 5 major fundraisers have personally contributed to the current
crop of candidates. Among the nearly 1,000 "Pioneers" and "Rangers" who
raised substantial sums of money for George W. Bush's two campaigns,
fewer than 150 have given to the presidential hopefuls this year. Of the
roughly 530 who helped Sen. John McCain's presidential bid in 2008,
about 130 have made contributions this year."

 
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"Hard time rare for campaign finance violators"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21032>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21032>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Washington Times
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/28/hard-time-rare-for-camp
aign-finance-violators/> : "In fact, of 26 criminal cases involving
illegal contributions dating back to 1997, only six resulted in the
guilty parties going to prison, and most everybody else received either
probation or home detention, according to a sentencing memo in a recent
case in federal court in Washington."

 
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Trouble Brewing Northern Mariana Island Election
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21028>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21028>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

You must be of island descent to vote in this election
<http://www.mvariety.com/2011072838885/local-news/2000-nmd-voters-regist
er.php> .  A correspondent tells me a lawsuit is likely.

 
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Americans Elect and Transparency <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21025>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21025>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The LA Times criticizes
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-thirdparty-20110729
,0,6337590.story>  Americans Elect for lack of donor transparency.  Ash
Roughani goes further
<http://www.camod.org/2011/07/why-americans-elect-is-not-the-answer/> .

 
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Jason Abel, Sen. Schumer's Chief of Staff, to Allen & Overy
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21021>  


Posted on July 29, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21021>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

When he worked on the Hill, Jason was one of the most thoughtful and
conscientious staffers I knew working on election law issues.  Now he
moves to private practice
<http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/07/lawyer-for-chuck-schumer-join
s-allen-overy.html>  (and Twitter @jasonaabel).  Good luck Jason!

 
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I Guess von Spakovsky Reads My Blog
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21016>  


Posted on July 28, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=21016>  by Rick
Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Now with his oped
<http://www.statesman.com/opinion/spakovsky-voter-id-is-a-sensible-preca
ution-1667416.html> reprinted in tomorrow's Austin American Statesman,
he's corrected the Kansas-for-Missouri
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20953> error.  But not the substance of
his erroneous claim about "50 votes cast illegally by citizens of
Somalia."  Doesn't McClatchy have an obligation to correct the record on
this?

 
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