[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/20/12

Fri Jul 20 09:31:52 PDT 2012

    Ninth Circuit Expedites Appeal Involving a Montana Ban on Political
    Party of Judicial Candidates <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37238>

Posted on July 20, 2012 9:28 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37238> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Following up on this post <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36294>, see 
this order. 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sanders-order.pdf>

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    "Section 5 challenges reach Court"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37235>

Posted on July 20, 2012 9:15 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37235> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

SCOTUSBlog's Lyle Denniston 
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/07/section-5-challenges-reach-court/>: 
"Attorneys for challengers to the constitutionality of the 1965 voting 
rights law's key provision for federal regulation of state and local 
election laws urged the Supreme Court on Friday to settle the issue in 
the next Term, starting October 1.  One new case arrived from Kinston 
County in North Carolina and a second was due from Shelby County in 
Alabama.  The D.C. Circuit Court has upheld the provision at issue --- 
Section 5 --- although the Supreme Court itself has raised questions 
about its validity. The Kinston County case reached the Court this 
morning.  The petition is here 
<http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Kinston-County-cert-pet-Sec.-5-7-20-12.pdf>, 
and the appendix (a large file) is here 
<http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Kinston-County-appendix-7-20-12.pdf>. 
The Shelby County case is due to be filed later, the Kinston petition 
indicated."

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    "Turnout: How Low Can You Go?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37232>

Posted on July 20, 2012 9:12 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37232> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A ChapinBlog. 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/07/turnout_how_low_can_you_go.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HHHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>

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    "Colorado election watchers see officials chipping away at public
    oversight" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37229>

Posted on July 20, 2012 9:09 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37229> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Colorado Independent/ reports 
<http://coloradoindependent.com/123913/colorado-election-watchers-see-officials-chipping-away-at-public-oversight>.

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    "Strassel: Obama's Enemies List---Part II"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37226>

Posted on July 20, 2012 8:34 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37226> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Kim Strassel WSJ column 
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444464304577537233908744496.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop>.

Mark Schmitt offers auseful corrective 
<http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/103866/campaign-finance-romney-pac-election>, 
and I try to put the harassment hooey into a broader context 
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76919.html> about those 
wanting to wield their power without facing public scrutiny.

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    "Q&A: Jerry Goldfeder" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37223>

Posted on July 20, 2012 8:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37223> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This item 
<http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202563707031&QA_Jerry_Goldfeder&slreturn=20120620112857> 
appears in the /NY Law Journal/.

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    "Public Relations Firm Educating Pennsylvania Minorities On Voter ID
    Stacked With Republicans" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37220>

Posted on July 20, 2012 8:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37220> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

TPM reports 
<http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/public_relations_firm_educating_pennsylvania_minorities_on_voter_id_stacked_with_republicans.php?ref=fpb>.

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    "Campaigns and super PACs halt political ads in Colorado after
    shooting" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37218>

Posted on July 20, 2012 8:26 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37218> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Yahoo News reports 
<http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/super-pacs-halt-political-ads-colorado-shooting-151405355.html?_esi=1>.

Condolences to the families of the victims of this senseless act of 
violence and a speedy and full recovery to all those injured.

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    "Fixing NH's 'push poll' law will have to wait"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37215>

Posted on July 19, 2012 9:41 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37215> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Why we may not get accurate polling 
<http://www.campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/324622/fixing-nhand39s-and39push-polland39-law-will-have-to-wait.thtml> 
from New Hampshire this election season.

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    Shorter Foster Friess <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37212>

Posted on July 19, 2012 8:55 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37212> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Friess to CNN 
<http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/19/super-pac-donors-may-keep-opening-wallets-but-public-may-not-see-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_politicalticker+%28Blog%3A+Political+Ticker%29>: 
People looked at me as a villain when they saw how much money I was 
spending to influence the presidential election. So I'll start giving to 
super secret 501c4s to have the influence without the notoriety.

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    "Legal Battles Erupt Over Tough Voter ID Laws"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37209>

Posted on July 19, 2012 8:39 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37209> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /NY Times/ reports 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/us/politics/tougher-voter-id-laws-set-off-court-battles.html?pagewanted=all>.

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    "Jon Husted asks feds for immigration database for voters'
    citizenship verification" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37206>

Posted on July 19, 2012 4:18 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37206> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

For those keeping score at home, so far each state which has requested 
use of the federal database out of an ostensible fear of non-citizen 
voting is a Republican. Ohio SOS Husted 
<http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/07/jon_husted_asks_feds_for_immig.html>'s 
the latest, while conceding Ohio "does not have a widespread problem of 
non-residents casting ballots."

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    "Democrats at DOJ: Why Partisan Use of the Voting Rights Act Might
    Not Be So Bad After All" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37203>

Posted on July 19, 2012 3:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37203> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ellen Katz has posted this draft 
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2101455>on SSRN 
(forthcoming, /Stanford Law and Policy Review/). Here is the abstract:

    Partisan use of the Voting Rights Act has long been viewed as
    distasteful and destructive. This short Essay challenges that view,
    arguing that VRA claims pursued for partisan advantage can
    facilitate the statute's operation in productive ways, at least when
    the claims at issue are subject to judicial review. The essay,
    moreover, posits that an unduly narrow conception of the VRA
    underlies much of the skepticism about partisan use of the statute.
    I argue that one of the VRA's most critical, albeit overlooked,
    functions is its provision of a forum in which to resolve competing
    views about minority political participation in a majoritarian
    system. VRA claims seeking partisan advantage make use of this
    familiar, structured forum and productively highlight its operation.

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    "Even Shoddy Schmidt Report Shows 'Voter Fraud' Is a Fake Problem"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37200>

Posted on July 19, 2012 1:04 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37200> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Keystone Politics 
<http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2012/07/even-shoddy-schmidt-report-shows-voter-fraud-is-fake-problem/>: 
"I think the correct way to understand why Al Schmidt was willing to put 
his name on this hilariously unscientific "study" on voting 
irregularities 
<http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/nakedcity/Schmidt-says-fraud-Singer-says-stunt-over-report-on-Philly-voting-irregularities.html> 
in Philly is that conservative politicians, pundits and blog 
trolls needed a passable comeback to the overwhelming evidence that 
voter fraud is a fake thing 
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/19/is-voter-fraud-a-fraud.html>."

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    "Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the
    Rise of Super PACs" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37198>

Posted on July 19, 2012 1:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37198> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee will hold this hearing 
<http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=2b53f9fbe82f752c41d78bced0513f11> 
on July 24.

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