[EL] Missing Brooklyn Voter Fraud Report

Tue Jun 21 05:52:12 PDT 2011

"Election Expert Can't Find Report On 1984 Voter Impersonation Case Cited By von Spakovsky" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19404>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19404>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

TPM reports <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/election_expert_cant_find_report_on_1984_voter_impersonation_case_cited_by_von_spakovsky.php> .  My earlier post on this is here <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19393> .

- I've seen the report and probably still have it somewhere, but I'm not at my office. 

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"Donor Meeting at White House Drawing Fire" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19431>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19431>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Politico <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57389.html> reports. <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57389.html> 

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"Will WI Governor Kill Public Financing Plans?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19429>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19429>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Gavel Grab asks <http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=21797> .

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Quote of the Day <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19426>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19426>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

"I cannot believe I'm fighting for my life, my family, over something like this. It's tragic"

-Indiana SOS Charlie White, in a must-read interview <http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/6074980-418/white-blames-transient-time-for-voting-allegations.html>  with AP.

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"First Amendment Veterans Weigh In on Free Speech in the Roberts Court" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19423>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19423>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

This BLT report <http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/06/first-amendment-veterans-weigh-in-on-free-speech-in-the-roberts-court.html>  begins: "Looking back at the first five years of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts, former U.S. solicitor general Paul Clement said that in First Amendment cases, the court has shown 'coherence' in its rulings - assuming one considers campaign finance cases separate from all the rest."  I certainly agree with the latter part <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1620576>  of this sentence.

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"Justice Department approves Louisiana House redistricting plan" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19421>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19421>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

NOLA.com reports <http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/justice_department_approves_lo.html> .

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"House earmarks morph into 'programmatic requests'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19418>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19418>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

WaPo report <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/house-earmarks-morph-into-programmatic-requests/2011/06/14/AGrs7TdH_story.html> s.

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"New redistricting map could make California less golden on the Hill" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19415>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19415>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

WaPo reports <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-redistricting-map-could-make-california-less-golden-on-the-hill/2011/06/20/AGI5gVdH_story.html> .

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Two from BNA <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19412>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19412>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The Money and Politics Report offers Bopp to Appeal Court Decision Upholding FEC 'Express Advocacy' Rule and PAC Policy <http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=21172295&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=21172295&jd=21172295>  and Bid to Block Disclosure of Political Money From Contractors Tacked Onto Senate Bill <http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=21172294&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=21172294&jd=21172294> .

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A Different View on Justice Thomas, NAMUDNO, and Supreme Court Ethics <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19410>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19410>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

>From Ed Whelan <http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/270051/ridiculous-inyti-hit-job-justice-thomas-ed-whelan> .

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"Opinion analysis: Limits on 'Petition Clause'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19407>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19407>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Lyle blogs <http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/06/opinion-analysis-limits-on-petition-clause/>  on Borough of Duryea.

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"Election Expert Can't Find Report On 1984 Voter Impersonation Case Cited By von Spakovsky" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19404>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19404>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

TPM reports <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/election_expert_cant_find_report_on_1984_voter_impersonation_case_cited_by_von_spakovsky.php> .  My earlier post on this is here <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19393> .

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"Michigan map highlights GOP redistricting challenges" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19401>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19401>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The Fix reports <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/michigan-map-highlights-gop-redistricting-challenges/2011/06/20/AGzYP4cH_blog.html> .

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"Trying to understand Obama and this moment in American history" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19398>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19398>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Election law professor John Shockley has written this post <http://www.minnpost.com/community_voices/2011/06/17/29254/trying_to_understand_obama_and_this_moment_in_american_history>  at MinnPost.

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Voter Impersonation Fraud and the Importance of Sharing Data <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19393>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19393>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

I'm writing a book about the Voting Wars since 2000, and part of the book deals with claims made about the extent of voter impersonation fraud.  In a 2008 paper for the Heritage Foundation, Stolen Identities, Stolen Votes: A Case Study in Voter Impersonation <http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2008/03/Stolen-Identities-Stolen-Votes-A-Case-Study-in-Voter-Impersonation> , Hans von Spakovsky cites to a 1984 grand jury report on voter fraud in Brooklyn New York: In the Matter of Confidential Investigation, No. R84-11 (N.Y. Supreme Court 1984) (first cited in footnote 6).  In 2008, I also linked <http://electionlawblog.org/archives/012191.html>  to a related oped <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,445805,00.html>  by von Spakovsky for FOX News which also relied heavily on the report.

I've written to von Spakovsky and to the President of the Heritage Foundation asking for a copy of the Grand Jury report.  It does not appear to be available anywhere.  There were a couple of New York Times articles on the grand jury investigation by reporter Frank Lynn.  I have not been able to track Mr. Lynn down to see if he has a copy of the report.  It might be that Mr. von Spakovsky has the only existing copy of the report. I've heard from two other people who have asked von Spakovsky or Heritage for the report, but who have received no response.

As I wrote to Edwin Feulner, president of Heritage, in an email on Friday: "To this point I have not yet heard a response to my request for the report from Mr. von Spakovsky.  It is important as we engage in scholarship that the sources we rely upon are available for other researchers to validate.  I very much hope you will make the report relied upon by Mr. von Spakovsky available to me.  It does not appear to be available through any other sources."

I'll let you know if I hear anything back about this report, and if I get the report I plan to post it so it will be generally available.

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"Foreign Nationals, Electoral Spending, and the First Amendment" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19390>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19390>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Toni Massaro has sent me the final version <http://www.harvard-jlpp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/MassaroFinal.pdf>  of this fine paper published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Though Toni and I disagree <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1620576> on the normative question whether foreign nationals should be allowed to spend in U.S. elections, Toni and I agree that the Court would likely uphold such restrictions if and when the issue comes before it.

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"Money, Politics and the Constitution" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19387>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19387>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

I just received my copy of this new Brennan Center/Century Foundation book <http://tcf.org:8081/Plone/publications/2011/4/money-politics-and-the-constitution-beyond-citizens-united>  in the mail.  I read it in draft to blurb the collection of essays.  Highly recommended!

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"Judge denies White's request for immunity" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19384>  

Posted on June 20, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19384>  by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The latest <http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Judge-denies-White-s-request-for-immunity-1431731.php> from Indiana.

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