[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/14/12

Sat Jul 14 14:32:13 PDT 2012

    "AP NewsBreak: Feds OK Fla. Access to Citizens List"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36939>

Posted on July 14, 2012 2:30 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36939> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP 
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/07/14/us/politics/ap-us-florida-voter-list-purge.html?ref=politics>: 
"In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let 
Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to 
vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens."

While this decision eliminates one aspect of the conflict over the 
Florida voter purge, other lawsuits will no doubt continue, and the 
battle over what county election officials do with the purge list 
provided by the state remains unresolved.

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    "Ritchie resumes a familiar place in political hot seat; After
    presiding over two tumultuous recounts, he now faces criticism over
    decision to change titles of two ballot amendments."
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36936>

Posted on July 14, 2012 2:26 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36936> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Star-Tribune reports 
<http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/162438526.html>.

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    "DA finds no crime in election; GAB responds to state Republicans
    calling recall 'utter mockery'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36934>

Posted on July 14, 2012 2:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36934> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News 
<http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/da-finds-no-crime-in-election-gab-responds-to-state/article_3cbf54c0-cd2f-11e1-ac10-001a4bcf887a.html?oCampaign=email> 
from Wisconsin: " County investigators have found no evidence of 
criminal activity after looking into claims of alleged voter fraud at 
Racine polling places during the June 5 recall election."

More from AP 
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/07/14/us/politics/ap-us-wisconsin-recall-senate.html?ref=politics>.

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    "Voter IDs on Trial" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36931>

Posted on July 13, 2012 8:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36931> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important NYT editorial. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/opinion/voter-ids-on-trial-in-texas.html?hp>

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    "Four Democratic groups raise $25 million in second quarter"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36928>

Posted on July 13, 2012 5:42 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36928> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/four-democratic-groups-raise-25-million-in-second-quarter/2012/07/13/gJQAOZNViW_blog.html>: 
"Although the numbers have grown from earlier in the year, liberal 
groups are still likely to be dramatically outspent by their opponents 
on the right."

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    "Judges Scrutinize Texas Voter-ID Law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36925>

Posted on July 13, 2012 5:35 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36925> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WSJ 
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304373804577525072239849392.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>: 
"One of the judges, Rosemary Collyer, signaled her doubt about the Texas 
expert's findings, saying they 'took enormous hits' during 
cross-examination. Another judge, Robert Wilkins, questioned how it 
could be fair to require people in certain remote parts of the state to 
drive more than 100 miles to get a driver's license in order to vote, 
while the rules of federal court say it is an undue burden to subpoena 
someone to travel that far to appear in court."

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    "Judges Seem Ready To Mess With Texas' Voter ID Law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36922>

Posted on July 13, 2012 1:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36922> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

TPM reports 
<http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/texas_voter_id_trial_closing_arguments.php>.

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    "Texas Voter ID Law Now In Hands Of Three-Judge Panel"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36919>

Posted on July 13, 2012 12:58 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36919> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NPR's Pam Fessler 
<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/07/13/156743120/texas-voter-id-law-now-in-hands-of-three-judge-panel?ft=1&f=1014&sc=tw>: 
"Two of the judges on the panel --- Robert Wilkins and David Tatel --- 
were appointed by Democratic presidents. The third --- Rosemary Collyer 
--- was appointed by a Republican. But all three were critical of the 
data Texas presented in its case."

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    "Texas Voter ID trial: closing arguments"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36916>

Posted on July 13, 2012 10:52 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36916> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This Dallas Morning News 
<http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2012/07/texas-voter-id-trial-closing-arguments-underway.html/> 
report makes me think it is almost certain that Texas will lose this 
round before the trial court, and pretty quickly.

But that's not the end of the story <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36767>.

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    "NewsBusters Interview: Sen. McConnell Strikes Back at the New York
    Times" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36913>

Posted on July 13, 2012 10:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36913> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

An interview 
<http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/07/11/newsbusters-interview-sen-mcconnell-strikes-back-new-york-times#ixzz20MJfblIE> 
well worth reading.

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    "EXCLUSIVE: NRA Threatens Senators Who Support Campaign Finance
    Disclosure" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36910>

Posted on July 13, 2012 9:08 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36910> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This item 
<http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/13/516229/exclusive-nra-threatens-senators-who-support-campaign-finance-disclosure/?mobile=nc>appears 
at Think Progress Justice.

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