[EL] more news 5/20/11

[Steve Hoersting]

*May 21, 2011

"Potholes in 'Pennsylvania Avenue Project'*"

by Steve Hoersting

The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/20/potholes-in-pennsylvania-avenue-project/print/

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On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>  May 20, 2011
>  "New Florida Elections Law Draws Criticism"
>
> According to this article<http://www.news4jax.com/news/27969323/detail.html>,
> the Secretary of State agrees there is very little voter fraud in Florida
> despite the 158 page bill and numerous purported anti-fraud changes to
> Florida election law. The article also says that six members of Congress,
> and Senator Bill Nelson, are urging DOJ to take a close look at this law
> during the preclearance process. Sen. Nelson's earlier letter to DOJ is
> here <http://billnelson.senate.gov/supporting/PerezLetter.pdf>.
>
> I'll be following this one very closely as part of a new book project on
> the war on voting.
>  Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:30 PM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019556.html>
>   "Appeals court upholds ranked-choice vote for S.F."
>
> The *SF Chronicle* reports<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/20/BASU1JJ070.DTL&tsp=1>
> .
>  Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:24 PM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019555.html>
>   Will Wisconsin Recall Timing Help Republicans?
>
> Joshua Spivak so suggests<http://recallelections.blogspot.com/2011/05/recall-review-wisconsins-primaries.html>
> .
>  Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:12 PM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019554.html>
>   "Justices won't intervene in secretary of state eligibility case"
>
> The *Indiana Lawyer* has this report<http://www.theindianalawyer.com/justices-wont-intervene-in-secretary-of-state-eligibility-case/PARAMS/article/26396>on this
> order<http://www.in.gov/judiciary/orders/other/2011/49S02-1105-MI-291.pdf>issued today by the Indiana Supreme Court.
> MORE<http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=indystar&sParam=36531997.story>from AP.
>  Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:08 PM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019553.html>
>   "How the White House would politicize the contracting process"
>
> Senator Susan Collins has written this WaPo oped<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-white-house-would-politicize-the-contracting-process/2011/05/18/AFhvIP7G_story.html>.
> Democracy 21 responds<http://democracy21.org/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7B91FCB139-CC82-4DDD-AE4E-3A81E6427C7F%7D&DE=%7B91E06F0F-B5A0-474B-BF46-FC964508F343%7D>
> .
>  Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:00 PM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019552.html>
>   "FEC Should Decisively Reject Request to Allow Soft Money Solicitations
> by Federal Officeholders, Candidates and Party Officials: Statement of Paul
> S. Ryan, FEC Program Director"
>
> See this press release<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1340:may-20-2011-fec-should-decisively-reject-request-to-allow-soft-money-solicitations-by-federal-officeholders-candidates-and-party-officials-statement-of-paul-s-ryan-fec-program-director&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>from the Campaign Legal Center.
>  Posted by Rick Hasen at 04:53 PM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019551.html>
>   Read Dems' Letter to the FEC on Super-PACs
>
> Here <http://www.politico.com/static/PPM186_fecadvisoryopinion.html>, via Ben
> Smith and Ken Vogel<http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0511/Dem_groups_back_Super_PAC_proposal.html>
> .
>  Posted by Rick Hasen at 11:32 AM<http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019550.html>
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