[EL] ELB News and Commentary 12/28/12

Fri Dec 28 10:36:44 PST 2012

Rein.

Ronald Keith Gaddie, Ph.D.
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The University of Oklahoma
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“Lisa Murkowski crosses aisle to reign in Super PACs”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45740>
Posted on December 28, 2012 9:33 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45740> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Alaska Dispatch<http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/lisa-murkowski-crosses-aisle-reign-super-pacs>: “U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is teaming with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to clean up the indulgent and secretive excesses of so-called political Super PACs. She’s pledged to take on the project early in the 113th Congress, and co-authored with Wyden an opinion piece on the subject published in the Washington Post<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-federal-blueprint-for-transparent-campaign-financing/2012/12/27/b1c6287e-43eb-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html>.”

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“Kobach agenda sparks 2 contentious debates; Influence on elections, immigration policy give him reputation as polarizing figure”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45736>
Posted on December 28, 2012 9:27 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45736> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports<http://cjonline.com/news/2012-12-27/kobach-agenda-sparks-2-contentious-debates> from Kansas.

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“Exclusive: David Dewhurst campaign says aide stole at least $600,000″<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45733>
Posted on December 28, 2012 9:25 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45733> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

More news<http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20121227-exclusive-david-dewhurst-campaign-says-aide-stole-at-least-600000.ece> from Texas.

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“Finally, a coin toss settles Seguin race”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45730>
Posted on December 28, 2012 9:10 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45730> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Finally-a-coin-toss-settles-Seguin-race-4148687.php> from Texas.

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“Wonky When It Comes To Politics, States Are Barely United”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45727>
Posted on December 28, 2012 9:01 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45727> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important NPR report <http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/12/26/168068305/when-it-comes-to-politics-states-are-barely-united> on polarization.

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Posted in political parties<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68> | Comments Off
What’s In and Out for 2013 Election Administration?<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45724>
Posted on December 28, 2012 8:53 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45724> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Electionline’s annual list.<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>

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“Election Study: Black Turnout May Have Surpassed That Of Whites”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45721>
Posted on December 28, 2012 8:48 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45721> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NPR<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/12/27/168155895/election-study-black-turnout-may-have-surpassed-whites>:

African-Americans voted this year at a higher rate than other minorities and may have topped the rate for whites for the first time, according to a new study<http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/12/26/the-growing-electoral-clout-of-blacks-is-driven-by-turnout-not-demographics/1/> by the Pew Research Center.

Blacks make up 12 percent of all eligible voters but contributed 13 percent of the votes in the presidential election ― duplicating their record turnout in 2008, according to exit polls analyzed in the study. Latinos, whose turnout reached a historic high in actual number, made up 10 percent of the total.

Before the election, many strategists predicted black turnout could be disproportionately harmed by new Republican-backed state laws that required photo identification, reduced early voting hours and curtailed voter registration drives.

Instead, Democratic and civil rights groups used the threat of “voter suppression” to rally blacks.

The report also credits Obama’s candidacy as “one of the main reasons” for blacks’ strong turnout.

I expect Shelby County litigants to discuss this fact in considering the continued constitutionality of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

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“In Montana, Dark Money Helped Democrats Hold a Key Senate Seat”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45716>
Posted on December 27, 2012 9:59 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45716> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

ProPublica reports.<http://www.propublica.org/article/in-montana-dark-money-helped-democrats-hold-a-key-senate-seat>

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“Voter ID 2013″<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45713>
Posted on December 27, 2012 8:55 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=45713> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NCSL’s “The Thicket:”

Post #1<http://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2012/12/voter-id-2013-part-1.html>

Post #2<http://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2012/12/by-karen-shanton-in-our-previous-post-we-ran-down-four-states-where-we-expect-to-see-action-on-photo-id-laws-in-2013-here-a.html>

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