[EL] Texas redistricting to SCOTUS; More News
JBoppjr at aol.com
JBoppjr at aol.com
Sun Nov 27 05:38:20 PST 2011
Regarding this:
_“A rogue convention? How GOP party rules may surprise in 2012″_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 2:51 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen have written_ this Politico oped_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69048.html) .
This article is wrong about the RNC rules. The RNC Rules prohibit a "unit
rule." A unit rule is a term of art which does not mean a winner-take-all
primary. A unit rule mean allowing a delegation to vote by majority vote to
require all delegates in the delegation to vote a certain way.
_Click here: unit rule - definition of unit rule by the Free Online
Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia._
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unit+rule)
We outlaw a unit rule, in Rule 38, not winner- take-all primaries.
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In a message dated 11/26/2011 7:07:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
_Breaking News: Texas Going to U.S. Supreme Court to Block Congressional
Redistricting Plan_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25774)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 4:04 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25774) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The state’s press release is _here_
(http://txredistricting.org/post/13369705027/abbott-will-seek-stay-from-supreme-court-on-monday) , and it
announces Paul Clement as part of Texas’s legal team. The three judge court
adopted the congressional plan it announced as tentative on Wednesday without any
changes. Judge Smith dissented. See the opinions _here_
(http://tinyurl.com/6oadgqh) . (There were also _opinions with a dissen_
(http://txredistricting.org/post/13354018047/where-things-stand-as-of-saturday-morning) t on
the state legislative plans, and those too may get brought to SCOTUS in the
near future.)
The congressional plan adopted by the three-judge court in San Antonio
(because of the Court’s failure to obtain preclearance in time from a
three-judge court in DC) is seen to benefit Democrats, and partisan politics is the
subtext for this voting rights challenge.
Judge Smith in his dissent raises some meaty (and thorny) Supreme Court
questions, but I am not at all sure the Court would want to wade into this
now, on such a truncated time frame (filing for the congressional seats is
Monday, unless blocked by a Supreme Court stay) and for these lines which will
just be used in these elections.
The Court majority also took a dig at Texas, explaining that it likely
would not have been in this mess had it applied to DOJ for preclearance rather
than bypassing DOJ and going instead to a three-judge court.
To keep up on all things related to this case, follow _Texas
Redistricting_ (http://txredistricting.org/) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25774&title=Breaking%20News:%20Texas%20Going%20to%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court%20to%2
0Block%20Congressional%20Redistricting%20Plan&description=)
Posted in _Department of Justice_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26) ,
_redistricting_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6) , _Supreme Court_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29) , _Voting Rights Act_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15) | Comments Off
_WaPo Profiles Americans Elect_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25772)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 3:51 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25772) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Here_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/moderate-americans-elect-group-hoping-to-add-third-candidate-to-2012-election-ballot/2011/11/21/gIQAtPpMt
N_story.html?tid=pm_pop) . And at least it makes a brief mention (near
the end of the article) of the potential_ democracy problems_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67965.html) with the group.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25772&title=<i>WaPo</i>%20Profiles%20Americans%20Elect&description=)
Posted in _third parties_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47) | Comments
Off
_12 Charged with Absentee Ballot Fraud in Ga; Daily Caller Inexplicably
Ties this to Need for Voter ID_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25764)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 3:40 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25764) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Here_
(http://dailycaller.com/2011/11/24/12-charged-with-voter-fraud-in-georgia-election/) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25764&title=12%20Charged%20with%20Absentee%20Ballot%20Fraud%20in%20Ga;%20<i>Daily
%20Caller</i>%20Inexplicably%20Ties%20this%20to%20Need%20for%20Voter%20ID&de
scription=)
Posted in _election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) ,
_voter id_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9) | Comments Off
_“House to Take Up New Bill to Repeal Presidential Campaign Funding, EAC”
_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25761)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 3:36 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25761) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_BNA_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=23679558&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=23679558&jd=a0c9u8r3g3&split=0) : “The House is set
to take up new legislation the week of Nov. 28 that would seek cuts in
federal spending by repealing the 35-year-old federal law providing public
funding for presidential campaigns and eliminating the Election Assistance
Commission. The new measure (H.R. 3463) is sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper
(R-Miss.) and is set for consideration in the House Rules Committee on Nov. 29.
House GOP leaders announced they plan to bring the bill to the floor as
soon as Dec. 1.”
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25761&title=“
House%20to%20Take%20Up%20New%20Bill%20to%20Repeal%20Presidential%20Campaign%20Funding,%20EAC”&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) ,
_election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) , _Election
Assistance Commission_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34) | Comments Off
_“A rogue convention? How GOP party rules may surprise in 2012″_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 2:51 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen have written_ this Politico oped_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69048.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25758&title=“
A%20rogue%20convention?%20How%20GOP%20party%20rules%20may%20surprise%20in%202012″&description=)
Posted in _political parties_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25) ,
_primaries_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32) | Comments Off
_What Brings Ds and Rs Together?_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25755)
Posted on _November 26, 2011 2:48 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25755) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Concern about _election transparency_
(http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20111124/COLUMN/111129937/1021&parentprofile=1061) in Colorado and support
for _instant runoff voting_
(http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/nov/25/guest-column-next-election-use-instant-runoff/) in Memphis.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25755&title=What%20Brings%20Ds%20and%20Rs%20Together?&description=)
Posted in _alternative voting systems_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63) , _election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) |
Comments Off
_“Walmart Wins Big with California Initiatives”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25752)
Posted on _November 23, 2011 7:24 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25752) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
California Watch _reports_
(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/23/BA0O1M3DNR.DTL) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25752&title=“Walmart%20Wins%20Big%20with%20California%20Initiatives”
&description=)
Posted in _direct democracy_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62) |
Comments Off
_“Political Disclosure Won’t Inhibit Corporate Speech”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25750)
Posted on _November 23, 2011 6:00 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25750) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Bruce Freed has written _this letter to the editor_
(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190504577036601127629604.html?mod=djemITP_h)
responding to a _recent WSJ oped_
(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203716204577018623513596432.html) by Brad Smith.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=25750&title=“Political%20Disclosure%20Won’t%20Inhibit%20Corporate%20Speech”
&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) |
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