[EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/31/12
Sean Parnell
sean at impactpolicymanagement.com
Fri Aug 31 09:00:53 PDT 2012
Rick notes concerning Ted Cruz “
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80441.html> What’s notable here
is the endorsement by a conservative Republican of disclosure, the way it
used to be.”
Rick is exactly right - many conservative Republicans have in the past
supported full disclosure of contributions to candidates. The mantra of
disclosure is today being applied to something else, of course - private
associations of citizens, businesses, unions, and other groups who are not
coordinating with candidates. Whether one favors or disfavors the new
disclosure regime being sought, it seems it should at least be acknowledged
that it is different than what was proposed and supported in the past, and
thus there’s not much reason to carp about alleged inconsistency or
hypocrisy.
Best,
Sean Parnell
President
Impact Policy Management, LLC
6411 Caleb Court
Alexandria, VA 22315
571-289-1374 (c)
sean at impactpolicymanagement.com
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Subject: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/31/12
“Texas Election Maps To Be Debated After ID Law Rejected”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39457>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39457> August 31, 2012 8:20 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg reports
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-30/texas-can-t-enforce-voter-photo-id
-law-u-s-court-rules.html> .
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3Fp%3D39457&title=%E2%80%9CTexas%20Election%20Maps%20To%20Be%20Debated%20Aft
er%20ID%20Law%20Rejected%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> ,
redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6> , The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voter id
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“Gore Calls for the End of the Electoral College” <http://electionlawblog.
org/?p=39455>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39455> August 31, 2012 8:16 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A little late
<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/08/31/gore_calls_for_the_end_of_the_
electoral_college.html> , no?
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3Fp%3D39455&title=%E2%80%9CGore%20Calls%20for%20the%20End%20of%20the%20Elect
oral%20College%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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“Voting FOR Your Wallet? New Paper Examines Lottery-Based Incentives for
Voting” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39453>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39453> August 31, 2012 8:15 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A ChapinBlog.
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/08/voting_for_your_wallet
_new_pap.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+H
HHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>
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3Fp%3D39453&title=%E2%80%9CVoting%20FOR%20Your%20Wallet%3F%20New%20Paper%20E
xamines%20Lottery-Based%20Incentives%20for%20Voting%E2%80%9D&description=>
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=43> , voting
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31> | Comments Off
“Playbook Breakfast: Ted Cruz calls for unlimited donations, disclosure”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39450>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39450> August 31, 2012 8:09 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
What’s notable here <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80441.html>
is the endorsement by a conservative Republican of disclosure, the way it
used to be.
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3Fp%3D39450&title=%E2%80%9CPlaybook%20Breakfast%3A%20Ted%20Cruz%20calls%20fo
r%20unlimited%20donations%2C%20disclosure%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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“Our Electoral Exceptionalism” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39447>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39447> August 31, 2012 8:04 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Nick Stephanopoulos has posted this draft
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2139123&> on SSRN
(forthcoming U Chicago Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Election law suffers from a comparative blind spot. Scholars in the field
have devoted almost no attention to how other countries organize their
electoral systems, let alone to the lessons that can be drawn from foreign
experiences. This Article begins to fill this gap by carrying out the first
systematic analysis of redistricting practices around the world. The Article
first separates district design into its three constituent components:
institutions, criteria, and minority representation. For each component, the
Article then describes the approaches used in America and abroad, introduces
a new conceptual framework for classifying different policies, and
challenges the exceptional American model.
First, redistricting institutions can be categorized based on their levels
of politicization and judicialization. The United States is an outlier along
both dimensions because it relies on the elected branches rather than on
independent commissions and because its courts are extraordinarily active.
Unfortunately, the American approach is linked to higher partisan bias,
lower electoral responsiveness, and diminished public confidence.
Second, redistricting criteria can be assessed based on whether they tend to
make districts more heterogeneous or homogeneous. Most of the usual American
criteria (such as equal population, compliance with the Voting Rights Act,
and the pursuit of political advantage) are diversifying. In contrast,
almost all foreign requirements (such as respect for political subdivisions,
respect for communities of interest, and attention to geographic features)
are homogenizing. Homogenizing requirements are generally preferable because
they give rise to higher voter participation, more effective representation,
and lower legislative polarization.
Lastly, models of minority representation can be classified based on the
geographic concentration of the groups they benefit and the explicitness of
the means they use to allocate legislative influence. Once again, the United
States is nearly unique in its reliance on implicit mechanisms that only
assist concentrated groups. Implicit mechanisms that also assist diffuse
groups-in particular, multimember districts with limited, cumulative, or
preferential voting rules-are typically superior because they result in
higher levels of minority representation at a fraction of the social and
legal cost.
I read an earlier draft of this piece. Highly recommended.
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citizen commissions <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=7> , pedagogy
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=23> , redistricting
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“Third-party candidates may hurt Romney in key states”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39445>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39445> August 31, 2012 8:01 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Center for Public Integrity
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/08/30/10786/third-party-candidates-may-
hurt-romney-key-states> : “Dark-horse presidential candidates Gary Johnson
and Virgil Goode may not be household names, but with a little help from
super PACs, they could peel away precious support from Republican Mitt
Romney and possibly even President Barack Obama in some key state races.”
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finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> , third parties
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47> | Comments Off
Texas Voter ID Roundup <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39442>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39442> August 31, 2012 7:59 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP
<http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20120831_Court_overturns_Tex
as_voter_ID_law.html>
USA Today
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-08-30/Texas-voter-ID-law/574
54218/1>
Washington Post
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/texas-voter-id-law-st
ruck-down/2012/08/30/4a07e270-f2ad-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_story.html>
Wall St. Journal
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443618604577621412913133538.h
tml>
New York Times
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/us/court-blocks-tough-voter-id-law-in-tex
as.html>
Los Angeles Times
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-texas-voting-20120831,
0,4898092.story>
San Antonio Express-News
<http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Texas-voter-ID-law-struck-down-3829631
.php>
ABC News
<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/08/federal-court-blocks-controver
sial-texas-voter-id-law/>
McClatchy
<http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/30/3788401/federal-court-strikes-down-tex
as.html>
Austin American-Statesman
<http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/appeals-court-blocks-texas-vot
er-id-law-2447045.html>
Reuters
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-usa-court-texas-voterid-idUSBR
E87T11120120830>
BLT
<http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/08/dc-court-unanimously-rules-agains
t-texas-voter-id-law.html>
SCOTUSBlog
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/08/texas-voter-id-law-cant-take-effect/>
NPR
<http://www.npr.org/2012/08/30/160338601/federal-court-rejects-texas-voter-i
d-law-as-unfair>
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3Fp%3D39442&title=Texas%20Voter%20ID%20Roundup&description=> Share
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Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voter id
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“Facts Take a Beating in Acceptance Speeches”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39439>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39439> August 31, 2012 7:37 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This is a very important development
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/us/politics/ryans-speech-contained-a-lita
ny-of-falsehoods.html> in campaigns about which I plan to write more:
The growing number of misrepresentations appear to reflect a calculation in
both parties that shame is overrated, and that no independent arbiters
command the stature or the platform to hold the campaigns to account in the
increasingly polarized and balkanized media firmament. Any unmasking of the
lies or distortions, the thinking goes, rarely seeps into the public
consciousness.
But an interesting question unfolding is whether there is a tipping point at
which a candidate becomes so associated with falsehoods that it becomes part
of his public persona - which hampered Vice President Al Gore during his run
for president in 2000, when his misstatements on the campaign trail were
used to stoke the perception that he could not be trusted in general.
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3Fp%3D39439&title=%E2%80%9CFacts%20Take%20a%20Beating%20in%20Acceptance%20Sp
eeches%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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“At Convention, Lines Blur for Party and ‘Super PACs’”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39436>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39436> August 31, 2012 7:34 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT’s Nick Confessore
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/us/politics/lines-blur-between-republican
-party-and-super-pacs-at-convention.html?_r=1&ref=politics> on the
party-super PAC “merge[r] into a unified conservative machine.”
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3Fp%3D39436&title=%E2%80%9CAt%20Convention%2C%20Lines%20Blur%20for%20Party%2
0and%20%E2%80%98Super%20PACs%E2%80%99%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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“Exclusive: Inside Karl Rove’s Billionaire Fundraiser”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39434>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39434> August 31, 2012 7:32 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Today’s must read
<http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-31/exclusive-inside-karl-roves
-billionaire-fundraiser> from Bloomberg:
This rare look at the mechanics of SuperPac fundraising and electoral
strategy was likely not intended for reporters. I was invited as the guest
of a financier who is a significant Republican donor. The financier knew
that I was a journalist. At no point was I presented with, nor did I agree
to, restrictions regarding the information I heard. Upon my arrival at the
breakfast, I was not asked if I was a journalist. I gave my name, identified
the person who had invited me, was handed a wristband, and ushered into the
dining room. American Crossroads disputes this version of events, but a
spokesman did not immediately return calls to elaborate.
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3Fp%3D39434&title=%E2%80%9CExclusive%3A%20Inside%20Karl%20Rove%E2%80%99s%20B
illionaire%20Fundraiser%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
“Expanding the Franchise or Threatening Democracy; The Impact of Voting
Reforms in the 2012 Elections” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39429>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39429> August 30, 2012 5:21 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Wow this looks like a great event that I will be sorry to miss:
Expanding the Franchise or Threatening Democracy
The Impact of Voting Reforms in the 2012 Elections
Sponsored by the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the
University of Maryland
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
National Association of Realtors Headquarters,
500 New Jersey Ave., NW,
Washington, DC, 12th Floor
Conference Topics:
* The effect of online absentee ballot delivery systems, early voting,
and mail voting on turnout
* Adaptations by campaigns to recent voting reforms
* The impact of voter ID requirements and list maintenance on voter
fraud and vote suppression
* How election reform creates winners and losers among voters,
candidates, and parties
Speakers include:
* The Honorable Pete Sessions, Chair, National Republican
Congressional Committee
* The Honorable David Price, U.S. House of Representatives
* Robert Bauer, General Counsel to the Democratic National Committee
* Bob Carey, former Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program
* David Mason, Senior Vice President, Aristotle Industries
* Marty Stone, Partner, Stone’s Phones
Attendance is Free and Open to All
Please RSVP to CAPC at umd.edu
More information available at www.capc.umd.edu
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Democracy%3B%20The%20Impact%20of%20Voting%20Reforms%20in%20the%202012%20Elec
tions%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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“Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39426>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39426> August 30, 2012 5:19 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This extensive article
<http://www.thenation.com/article/169639/never-mind-super-pacs-how-big-busin
ess-buying-election?page=full> appears in The Nation.
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3Fp%3D39426&title=%E2%80%9CNever%20Mind%20Super%20PACs%3A%20How%20Big%20Busi
ness%20Is%20Buying%20the%20Election%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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Nevada SOS Files Motion for Emergency Stay in “None of the Above” Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39422>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39422> August 30, 2012 5:17 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Following up on this post <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39374> , see this
filing
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-08-30-6-Millers-Emergenc
y-Motion-for-Stay.pdf> Sec. Miller filed today in the 9th Circuit.
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3Fp%3D39422&title=Nevada%20SOS%20Files%20Motion%20for%20Emergency%20Stay%20i
n%20%E2%80%9CNone%20of%20the%20Above%E2%80%9D%20Case&description=> Share
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Sounds Like There Will Be No Emergency SCOTUS Action in the Texas Voter ID
Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39419>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39419> August 30, 2012 3:33 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Earlier today I wrote <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39379> about how
Texas, which had indicated an intent to appeal, could seek emergency relief
from the Supreme Court to put its ID law into effect for November’s
elections.
But now comes this from AP
<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEXAS_VOTER_ID?SITE=AP&SECTION=HO
ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT> : “State Attorney General Greg Abbott said he will
appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, “where we are confident we will
prevail.” He also told the Associated Press late Thursday that there is now
definitely not enough time to salvage the law for the November election.”
So we are just waiting on Pa. and South Carolina as states whose ID laws are
on hold (and Wisconsin, if the Supreme Court takes up AG van Hollen’s
invitation to look at this case again-very unlikely).
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3Fp%3D39419&title=Sounds%20Like%20There%20Will%20Be%20No%20Emergency%20SCOTU
S%20Action%20in%20the%20Texas%20Voter%20ID%20Case&description=> Share
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election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> , The Voting
Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> , voter initiatives
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=61> , Voting Rights Act
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“Judges Question Whether South Carolina’s Voter ID Law Is Ready For
Primetime” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39416>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39416> August 30, 2012 3:02 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
While the ruling in the Texas case today makes it marginally more likely
that the South Carolina voter id law will be precleared (because it is not
nearly as onerous as the Texas law), Ryan Reilly explains
<http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/voter_id_reasonable_imped
iment.php> the other reason why the federal court may not preclear South
Carolina: it doesn’t seem to have a plan to implement a fair and reasonable
voter id law in time for November.
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3Fp%3D39416&title=%E2%80%9CJudges%20Question%20Whether%20South%20Carolina%E2
%80%99s%20Voter%20ID%20Law%20Is%20Ready%20For%20Primetime%E2%80%9D&descripti
on=> Share
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Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> | Comments Off
“End Of The ‘Tell President Obama’ Ads?”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39413>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39413> August 30, 2012 2:06 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NPR
<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/08/30/160337319/end-of-the-tel
l-president-obama-ads> on disclosure, electioneering communications, and
express advocacy, by 501c4s like Crossroads GPS.
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3Fp%3D39413&title=%E2%80%9CEnd%20Of%20The%20%E2%80%98Tell%20President%20Obam
a%E2%80%99%20Ads%3F%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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Former Senator Kit Bond Says Republican Lawyers Must Stop Election from
Being Stolen By Obama Who Will “Stop at Nothing” to Get the Votes He Needs
to Win <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39410>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39410> August 30, 2012 1:58 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See here.
<http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/08/over-bbq-and-beer-gop-lawyers-in-
tampa-warn-of-stolen-election.html>
Chapter 2 of The Voting Wars
<http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/r
ef=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr>
<http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/r
ef=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr> discusses Bond’s
earlier-and debunked-claims of stolen elections in the past.
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3Fp%3D39410&title=Former%20Senator%20Kit%20Bond%20Says%20Republican%20Lawyer
s%20Must%20Stop%20Election%20from%20Being%20Stolen%20By%20Obama%20Who%20Will
%20%E2%80%9CStop%20at%20Nothing%E2%80%9D%20to%20Get%20the%20Vot> Share
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About Those Attempts to Redo the Texas District Lines for This Election…..
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39407>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39407> August 30, 2012 12:47 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
the 3-judge-court in San Antonio ain’t buying it.
<http://txredistricting.org/post/30530328261/san-antonio-panel-sets-status-c
onference-in-texas>
That’s what I expected, and it’s clearly the right call so close to the
election and after the delayed primaries.
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3Fp%3D39407&title=About%20Those%20Attempts%20to%20Redo%20the%20Texas%20Distr
ict%20Lines%20for%20This%20Election%E2%80%A6..&description=> Share
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“IRS Gives Little Insight Into What Constitutes Campaign Intervention, CRS
Says” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39404>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39404> August 30, 2012 11:27 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA: “The tax code offers little insight into what constitutes
campaign intervention for tax-exempt organizations, a Congressional Research
Service report <http://op.bna.com/dt.nsf/r?Open=emcy-8xnkup> released Aug.
30 said, with the big question being what happens when a political ad merely
refers to a candidate but does not endorse the candidate outright.”
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3Fp%3D39404&title=%E2%80%9CIRS%20Gives%20Little%20Insight%20Into%20What%20Co
nstitutes%20Campaign%20Intervention%2C%20CRS%20Says%E2%80%9D&description=>
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
Ari Berman’s Take on the Texas Voter ID Decision
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39401>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39401> August 30, 2012 11:23 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here,
<http://www.thenation.com/blog/169652/federal-court-texas-voter-id-law-viola
tes-voting-rights-act> at The Nation.
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3Fp%3D39401&title=Ari%20Berman%E2%80%99s%20Take%20on%20the%20Texas%20Voter%2
0ID%20Decision&description=> Share
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Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> , Voting Rights Act
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“Court rules against Gessler in campaign finance change, says he
overstepped authority” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39398>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39398> August 30, 2012 11:12 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP reports
<http://electionlawblog.org/Court%20rules%20against%20Gessler%20in%20campaig
n%20finance%20change,%20says%20he%20overstepped%20authority> on this
decision <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Ct-App-Opinion.pdf>
from the Colorado Court of Appeals.
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3Fp%3D39398&title=%E2%80%9CCourt%20rules%20against%20Gessler%20in%20campaign
%20finance%20change%2C%20says%20he%20overstepped%20authority%E2%80%9D&descri
ption=> Share
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“Database: 88% of questioned people on voter rolls are U.S. citizens”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39395>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39395> August 30, 2012 11:09 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Denver Post:
<http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21431279/database-88-questioned-people-vo
ter-rolls-are-u> “About 88 percent of the approximately 1,400 suspected
noncitizens run through a federal database by the Colorado secretary of
state’s office were determined to be U.S. citizens - and are eligible to
vote. The Department of Homeland Security is continuing to review the
remaining approximately 168 people to determine whether any of them also are
citizens, said Michael Hagihara, voter registration manager for the
secretary of state’s office.”
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3Fp%3D39395&title=%E2%80%9CDatabase%3A%2088%25%20of%20questioned%20people%20
on%20voter%20rolls%20are%20U.S.%20citizens%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voting
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Mo Rocca NYT “Op Doc” on “The Right to Vote”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39393>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39393> August 30, 2012 11:07 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
View it here.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/opinion/the-right-to-vote.html?smid=pl-sh
are>
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3Fp%3D39393&title=Mo%20Rocca%20NYT%20%E2%80%9COp%20Doc%E2%80%9D%20on%20%E2%8
0%9CThe%20Right%20to%20Vote%E2%80%9D&description=> Share
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“Voting Rights Act: The State of Section 5″
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39390>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39390> August 30, 2012 10:48 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Timely ProPublica piece
<http://www.propublica.org/article/the-state-of-section-5> .
<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%
3Fp%3D39390&title=%E2%80%9CVoting%20Rights%20Act%3A%20The%20State%20of%20Sec
tion%205%E2%80%B3&description=> Share
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Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
Reactions to Texas Voter ID Decision <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39387>
Posted on <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39387> August 30, 2012 10:42 am by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Texas AG
<http://txredistricting.org/post/30526403895/press-statement-attorney-genera
l-greg-abbott-on-voter> (who promises an appeal to the Supreme Court)
Brennan Center
<http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/victory_for_texas_voters_rest
rictive_voter_id_law_rejected_by_federal_court/>
NAACP
<http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/naacp-applauds-the-justice-departments-rul
ing-on-restrictive-voter-id-law>
MALC
<http://txredistricting.org/post/30526638452/malcs-press-statement-on-texas-
voter-id-ruling>
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election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> , The Voting
Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> , Voting Rights Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
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