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Fri Jun 3 03:39:27 PDT 2011

Kudos to Rick from the Editors of The New York Times!

Jerry H. Goldfeder
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From: Rick Hasen [mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 12:53 AM
To: law-election at uci.edu <law-election at uci.edu>
Subject: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/3/11

“What’s Next for the Single Subject Rule?�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18669>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18669> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That’s the final installment<http://volokh.com/2011/06/03/whats-next-for-the-single-subject-rule/> of the guest blogging series John Matsusaka and I have written for the Volokh Conspiracy.

Here is the full collection of posts:

Introducing the Single Subject Rule for Initiatives<http://volokh.com/2011/05/31/introducing-the-single-subject-rule-for-initiatives/>

The Weak Theoretical Justifications for the Single Subject Rule<http://volokh.com/2011/06/01/the-weak-theoretical-justifications-for-the-single-subject-rule/>

Judges’ Political Preferences Seem to Explain Voting in Single Subject Cases in States with “Aggressive� Single Subject Test<http://volokh.com/2011/06/02/judges-political-preferences-seem-to-explain-voting-in-single-subject-cases-in-states-with-aggressive-single-subject-test/>

What’s Next for the Single Subject Rule?<http://volokh.com/2011/06/03/whats-next-for-the-single-subject-rule/>

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“White House Counsel Returns to Private Practice�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18667>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18667> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

BLT on Bob Bauer’s<http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/06/obama-replaces-white-house-counsel-robert-bauer.html#more> White House departure.

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“Judge promises a prompt ruling on voter law�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18665>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18665> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11153/1150862-454.stm>: “U.S. District Court Judge Nora Barry Fischer promised Wednesday that she would rule ‘very promptly’ on an attempt by the American Civil Liberties Union to have declared unconstitutional a 2002 state law that forbids some kinds of payments for voter registrations.�

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“California’s Electoral College Dodge�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18663>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18663> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Hank Adler blogs<http://www.frumforum.com/californias-electoral-college-dodge> on the passage of the National Popular Vote plan by the CA Assembly.

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“Incumbents Carve Out a New Congressional Map�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18661>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18661> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The NY Times reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/us/03cncredistricting.html?ref=politics> on Illinois redistricting.

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“ACLU to announce lawsuit on elections bill�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18658>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18658> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Oh Florida!<http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2011/06/aclu-to-announce-action-on-elections-bill.html>

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“About that Precedent�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18654>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18654> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The New York Times editorializes<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03fri2.html> about the Va. contributions case. The editorial begins:

It’s a rare day that a federal judge decides to revisit a decision the week after making it or that the Justice Department apologizes for failing to brief him on the crucial precedent. A re-do is clearly called for.

The editorial also says some nice things about this blog.

My earlier coverage and analysis of this case is here<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18521>, here<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18342>, and here<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18584>.

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“The GOP’s big Texas gerrymander�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18652>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18652> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Fix reports<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-gops-strong-texas-gerrymander/2011/06/02/AGP56VHH_blog.html>.

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NCSL’s “The Canvass Now Available�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18649>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18649> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here<http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=23097>.

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FEC Dismisses Case Against O’Donnell; Reasons Unclear<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18646>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18646> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56122.html>‘s a Politico report.  There’s a delay before the FEC releases its file.  We’ll have to see if this dismissal is because a majority of the Commission found no problem with O’Donnell’s conduct, or if we have on our hands yet another 3-3 partisan deadlock.

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“Transparency Efforts By Corporations Undermine Chamber’s Anti-Disclosure Stance�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18643>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18643> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

TPM reports<http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/transparency_efforts_by_corporations_undermine_chambers_anti-disclosure_stance.php>.

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“Tennessee opens door to corporate political donations–businesses can now give directly to candidates�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18641>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18641> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports<http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9032558>.

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“Campaign Funds Seizure Decision Could Have Broader Implications�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18639>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18639> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Campaigns & Elections reports<http://www.campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/Campaign-Funds-Seizure-Decision-Could-Have-Broader-Implications>.

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“White House Counsel Bob Bauer to Step Down�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18636>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18636> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico offers this report<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56100.html>.

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Another Transition: Chapin to Humphrey School<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18631>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18631> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Via Electionline Weekly email (not yet on web):

I. In Focus This Week

Director’s Note: As the announcement below indicates, I will be leaving Pew shortly to start a new adventure among my friends and colleagues in the elections world. I’ll have more details on the transition in the coming weeks – as well as lots (and lots!) of words of gratitude and reflection on 10 years at Pew – but for now I want to thank each and every one of you for your support through the years. Stay tuned! Doug Chapin

Chapin to Join Humphrey School
Special to electionline.org

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota<http://electionline.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=RDWq6gJqAAEAAAuBAAUeXA> announced today that Doug Chapin, a leading national voice on election policy, will be the new Director of its Program for Excellence in Election Administration, which is part of the School’s Center for the Study of Policy and Governance (CSPG).

“We are excited to have Doug join us,� said Larry Jacobs, Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies and Director of CSPG. “He has always been a valued advisor to Humphrey in our efforts to professionalize the practice of election administration, and I look forward to working with him as we seek to realize that vision.�

Chapin comes to the Humphrey School after 10 years at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he served as Director of Election Initiatives for the Pew Center on the States. Under his leadership, Pew’s elections team successfully lobbied for enactment of military and overseas voting reform in Congress and state legislatures, enlisted dozens of states and technology partners like Google, Microsoft and Facebook to provide official voting information online and via mobile technology, and worked with election officials, academics and technical experts to design and implement efforts to upgrade the nation’s voter registration systems.

“I look forward to working with states and localities across the nation on programs that identify and share the best and most innovative approaches to election administration,� said Chapin. “I have long advocated for a more formal approach to recruiting and developing the next generation of election officials, and the Humphrey School is the perfect place to make those ideas into reality.�

Prior to serving at Pew, Chapin was an attorney in private practice specializing in election and ethics law. He also served as Elections Counsel to the Democrats on the U.S. Senate Rules Committee from 1997 to 2000, where he focused on federal election legislation and participated in the review of the disputed 1996 Senate election in Louisiana.

Chapin is a frequent speaker on voting technology, voter registration, election law issues and the status of election reform efforts nationwide, and has taught courses on election administration and the law as an adjunct professor at American University, Georgetown University Law Center and William and Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law. He holds a law degree from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University.

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“Redistricting map resembles ET’s finger and Yoda’s head�<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18629>
Posted on June 2, 2011<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18629> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Linda Campbell has written this column<http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/01/3120537/redistricting-map-resembles-ets.html> for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The newspaper also editorializes Republican Elephants Acting More Like Cats on Congressional Redistricting<http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/28/3110356/texas-elephants-acting-more-like.html%22>.

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