[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/26/12
David Epstein
david.l.epstein at gmail.com
Thu Jul 26 09:53:36 PDT 2012
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On Jul 26, 2012 12:05 PM, "Rick Hasen" <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
> “Karl Rove: He’s Back, Big Time” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37577>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 9:03 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37577> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The cover story<http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-26/karl-rove-hes-back-big-time>of
> *Bloomberg Businessweek*.
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
> campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59> | Comments Off
> “Counting Votes” Looks at the State of Voting Technology Nationwide”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37574>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:56 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37574> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Doug Chapin<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/07/counting_votes_rates_state_vot.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HHHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>
> :
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> [Image courtesy of USA Today<http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-07-24/states-online-voting/56467106/1>
> ]
>
> Yesterday, a group of researchers from the Verified Voting Foundation,
> Common Cause and the Rutgers School of Law released a report entitled *COUNTING
> VOTES 2012: A State by State Look at Voting Technology Preparedness*<http://www.countingvotes.org/>
> .
>
> The report is thoroughly researched and painstakingly sourced; it checks
> in at a whopping 318 pages supported by over 2,400(!) footnotes. Not
> surprisingly, it has already gotten significant attention, based in part on
> the state by state rankings (summarized in the above map) as well as on the
> report’s deep skepticism about the use of Internet voting.
>
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> “Pinal County supervisor hopeful John Enright quits”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37571>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:52 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37571> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Arizona Republic<http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2012/07/25/20120725pinal-supervisor-hopeful-enright-quits.html#ixzz21kDHzK3h>;
> “A Pinal County supervisor candidate has withdrawn from the race in the
> wake of voter-fraud allegations involving a former companion who, records
> show, has continued to vote by absentee ballot in the five years since her
> death. John Enright, 66, had been seeking the Republican nomination for
> county supervisor of District 5, an area that includes Apache Junction and
> Gold Canyon.”
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> Posted in absentee ballots <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53>,
> chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
> | Comments Off
> “Rep.’s Debt To Cozen Is Campaign Contribution, Judge Says”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37569>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:49 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37569> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Law360.com<http://www.law360.com/legalindustry/articles/363789/rep-s-debt-to-cozen-is-campaign-contribution-judge-says>:
> ” The $500,000 in legal expenses Rep. Bob Brady, D-Pa., owes Cozen O’Connor
> for work on his unsuccessful 2007 Philadelphia mayoral bid is a campaign
> expense under city election law that exceeds campaign contribution limits,
> a Pennsylvania judge ruled in a decision made available Monday.”
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> “Phantom Menace: The hunt for proof of voting fraud”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37566>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37566> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Isaiah Thompson has written this piece<http://www.citypaper.net/news/2012-07-26-phantom-menace-hunt-for-voting-fraud-proof.html>for the
> *Philadelphia Citypaper*.
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off
> “Super-PACs Can’t Give $1 Million to a Congressman. But This One Did.”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37564>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:46 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37564> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Mother Jones reports<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/rga-super-pac-mike-pence-indiana>
> .
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> Two from iWatch <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37561>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:44 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37561> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
>
> Pro-Romney super PAC donor part of Olympic scandal<http://www.iwatchnews.org/2012/07/26/10247/pro-romney-super-pac-donor-part-olympic-scandal>
> <http://www.iwatchnews.org/2012/07/26/10229/million-dollar-donation-indiana-race-may-skirt-limits-corporate-giving>
> Million-dollar donation in Indiana race may skirt limits on corporate
> giving<http://www.iwatchnews.org/2012/07/26/10229/million-dollar-donation-indiana-race-may-skirt-limits-corporate-giving>
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> “A timely study of the Voting Rights Act’s legacy in Congress and the
> Supreme Court” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37558>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:41 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37558> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The following book announcement arrived via email (use Code “CBC” to buy
> book at 30% discount):
>
> Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) claim
> to advocate minority political interests, yet they disagree over the intent
> and scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), as well as the interpretation of
> the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Whereas the Court
> promotes color-blind policies, the CBC advocates race-based remedies.
> Setting this debate in the context of the history of black political
> thought, in * *The Congressional Black Caucus, Minority Voting Rights,
> and the U.S. Supreme Court<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001rvqOChHxPrgB9UoApgFECZCyS5mTiq5KiqGVi9sCZeskDA2hJZxflI4ccwgCpE21NFqD2Yc-xS2OLOjhna0So0SDPYCfUOPxIfvd5zaRAPYk_JynAvX36VsheBqIOc_vd7ybmLDLHE9CkCm6Q-4W3k8j8aj3-Hl2>Rivers examines a series of high-profile districting cases, from Rodgers v.
> Lodge (1982) through NAMUDNO v. Holder (2009). She evaluates the competing
> approaches to racial equality and concludes, surprisingly, that an
> originalist, race-conscious interpretation of the 14th Amendment, along
> with a revised states’ rights position regarding electoral districting, may
> better serve minority political interests.
>
> *Christina R. Rivers* is Associate Professor of Political Science at
> DePaul University.
>
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> “Earmark Ban Fails to Stop Lawmaker Requests for Spending”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37555>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37555> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg reports <http://bloom.bg/Nwjjgw>.
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> Posted in legislation and legislatures<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>
> | Comments Off
> ” TV Stations Charge ’Super-Gouge’ Ad Rates for Super-PACS”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37553>
> Posted on July 26, 2012 8:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37553> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg reports <http://bloom.bg/NvF2oU>.
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> Question of the Night: Pa Voter ID <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37547>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 9:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37547> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> We don’t know what will happen in the state voter id challenge, going
> against the new law on state constitutional grounds. If it is true that the
> Pennsylvania voter identification law will disenfranchise so many people
> who do not have the right photo id and are not likely to be able to get it
> before November, is anyone contemplating a federal *as applied* challenge
> as left open by the Supreme Court in *Crawford*?
>
> On the practical difficulties of bringing as applied challenges under *
> Crawford*, see Julien Kern, As-Applied Constitutional Challenges, Class
> Actions, and Other Strategies: Potential Solutions to Challenging Voter
> Identification Laws After Crawford v. Marion County Election Board<http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/llr/vol42/iss3/3/>
> .
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off
> Justice Scalia NPR Interview Touches on One Person, One Vote, Campaign
> Finance Disclosure <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37544>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 8:19 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37544> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Listen/read Nina Totenberg’s report<http://www.npr.org/2012/07/25/157319766/justice-scalia-disputes-accuracy-of-leak>
> .
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> “The GOP’s Self-Inflicted Wounds? Could Republican-sponsored voter ID
> laws actually disenfranchise Republicans?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37541>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 7:58 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37541> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Emily Bazelon<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/07/pennsylvania_s_voter_id_law_bad_for_both_parties_.html>:
> “But there is data floating around that suggests that both the 759,000 and
> the 185,000 numbers may be significantly inflated. I got access to it only
> by promising not to say where it comes from, but the experts I was talking
> to read me numbers that disputed the well-known public figures. This data
> reportedly shows that between 60 and 65 percent of eligible voters, and a
> similar percentage of people who actually voted in 2008, don’t have the
> right ID because their drivers’ licenses have expired. This expired-license
> group skews elderly and does not skew African-American. Which suggests it
> may not be made up largely of Democrats, since older voters are more likely
> to be Republicans. Also noteworthy: While many of the voters without valid
> licenses live in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, plenty also live in the
> suburbs—where the GOP is strong. [*Update, 6:20 p.m., July 25*: I’ve now
> read for myself an expert report for the plaintiffs filed in court, and it
> confirms much of what I've writen above.]“
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off
> Time for Chief Justice Roberts to Hit the Airwaves<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37538>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 7:19 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37538> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> So argues
> <http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/the-story-so-far/?hp>Linda
> Greenhouse, in a piece discussing some research on public opinion and the
> Supreme Court.
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> “Influence Industry: IRS may consider tightening rules for nonprofits
> that influence elections” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37536>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 7:18 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37536> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> WaPo<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-influence-industry-irs-says-it-will-consider-changes-to-nonprofit-politics-rules/2012/07/25/gJQArQtu9W_story.html>:
> “Campaign watchdog groups see a glimmer of hope in a new letter from the
> Internal Revenue Service, which suggests that the agency might consider
> changes to the rules governing tax exemptions for politically active
> groups. Some tax experts, however, aren’t so sure that any reforms are in
> the offing.”
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax
> law and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
> Jim Greer Says Florida Republicans Discussed Suppression of
> African-American Votes <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37531>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 3:16 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37531> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Tampa Bay Times<http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/jim-greer-denounces-florida-republican-party-officials-as-liars-and/1242157>
> :
>
> Greer’s animosity was evident on almost every page of the deposition as he
> described the inner workings of a party that has controlled Florida since
> 1998.
>
> On voter suppression, Greer said he had just completed a December 2009
> meeting with party general counsel Jason Gonzalez, political consultant Jim
> Rimes and Eric Eikenberg, Crist’s chief of staff, when questions arose
> about fundraising.
>
> “I was upset because the political consultants and staff were talking
> about voter suppression and keeping blacks from voting. It had been one of
> those days,” he said.
>
> Rimes said he recalls no discussion of suppressing votes at any meeting.
> Eikenberg did not return phone calls.
>
> Keep in mind that Greer is not the most credible witness. (H/t Dan Smith<https://twitter.com/electionsmith/status/228250981522079744>
> )
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> Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, The Voting
> Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off
> Big Election Law Scholar News: Cain to Stanford<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37529>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 3:12 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37529> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bruce Cain, of the UC Berkeley Political Science Department
> <http://polisci.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/person_detail.php?person=226>and
> the UCDC Center <http://www.ucdc.edu/users/bcain>, is moving to Stanford
> in 2013. He is the director designate for the Bill Lane Center for the
> American West <http://west.stanford.edu/> and in the political science
> department at Stanford. He will be at visitor at NYU’s Straus Center in
> the upcoming year.
>
> What a coup for Stanford, and what a loss for UC. Good luck Bruce!
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> Democratic Super PACs Looking to Affect Missouri, Wisconsin U.S. Senate
> Races <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37526>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 2:49 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37526> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See this Roll Call report.<http://atr.rollcall.com/democrats-seek-to-stir-gop-pot-in-missouri-wisconsin-senate-races/>
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> Vote Buying in Eastern Kentucky <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37523>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 2:27 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37523> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Pretty brazen
> <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/25/drug-money-funds-voter-fraud-in-kentucky/>activities,
> and unusual from what I’ve seen in that the vote buyers were paying for in
> person, rather than absentee votes:
>
> “When it comes to vote buying, it’s an everyday thing. … It’s pretty much
> like jaywalking,” admits former Breathitt County magistrate candidate
> Michael Salyers, who is now serving time in jail for buying votes in his
> 2010 race. While the funds in his case did not involve drug money, he
> describes how he was given $500 and ended up buying about 10 votes. He
> would meet people seeking to sell their votes in the back room of a local
> store.
>
> “The sellers in this situation would come to me and ask how much was I
> paying for votes, and ask me if I was buying votes or whatever, and I told
> them the most I could pay is $25,” Salyers described to Fox News. “They
> would go into the machine and cast their vote…They were supposed to vote
> for me. They would come back to me and I would pay them for going to vote.
> I had one gentleman come to me and say ‘Mike, I have four votes,’ so he
> took them to vote and I gave him $100, $25 a vote.”
>
> Salyers says vote buying has been so blatant that, “you used to be able to
> go behind the voting machine with voters, to make sure that if you bought
> their vote, that they would vote the way you wanted to.” But the laws were
> strengthened, and now vote buyers have to trust that the people they pay to
> cast their ballots vote as they say they will.
>
> There is a long history of such vote buying in the Southeast/Appalachian
> region. (See my earlier report <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17668>on
> these cases from March and see excerpts
> <http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/the-day-the-vote-buying-stopped/Content?oid=1837617>
> from a new book
> <http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/memoir-of-an-election-crusader/Content?oid=1837624>by
> Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Tom Glaze noted in my post<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19901>from last year).
> Notably, none of this has anything to do with a voter i.d. law.
>
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> Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>,
> election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting
> Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, vote buying<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=43>,
> voter id <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> | Comments Off
> Democrats Fundraising Off Voting Wars in PA Voter ID Suit<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37520>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 2:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37520> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Christian Adams reports<http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/25/doj-voter-id-letter-generates-cash-for-dccc/>
> .
>
> One of the main claims I make regarding voter i.d. in *The Voting Wars<http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr>
> * is that the battle over voter i.d. is as much (if not more) about
> motiviating the base and raising funds *by both parties* than it is about
> having a great effect on voter fraud or voter turnout.
>
> Here’s an example <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=30905> on the Republican
> side (from the book):
>
> Consider this quote … from a Republican operative in New Mexico to U.S.
> Attorney David Iglesias urging an indictment of an ACORN employee before
> the next election:
>
> I believe the [voter] ID issue should be used (now) at all levels—federal,
> state legislative races and Heather [Wilson]’s race. . . *. You are not
> going to find a better wedge issue.* . . . I’ve got to believe the
> [voter] ID issue would do Heather more good than another ad talking about
> how much federal taxpayer money she has put into the (state) education
> system and social security. . . . This is the single best wedge issue, ever
> in NM. We will not have this opportunity again. . . . Today, we expect to
> file a new Public Records lawsuit, by 3 Republican legislators, demanding
> the Bernalillo county clerk locate and produce (before Oct 15) ALL of the
> registrations signed by the ACORN employee.
>
> Iglesias did not bring that indictment as was sacked for his failure to
> pursue bogus voter fraud claims.
>
>
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> Posted in Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, election
> administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,
> voter id <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> | Comments Off
> Justice O’Connor Suggests Bush v. Gore Was “Tipping Point” on SCOTUS
> Legitimacy <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37517>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 1:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37517> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> BLT<http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/07/oconnor-faults-supreme-court-critics-with-a-lack-of-understanding.html>
> :
>
> Grassley pointed out that many Americans now disapprove of the Supreme
> Court’s performance, and the healthcare decision did not improve its
> popularity. He cited a news account that showed Americans believe the
> decision was based mainly on the justices’ personal or political views, and
> only about 30 percent of Americans say the decision was made mainly on
> legal analysis.
>
> When asked about the cause of that decline in public’s approval, O’Connor
> said: “I wish I knew.”
>
> She speculated the Bush v. Gore decision was a tipping point. “It is
> conceivable because that was a very tense case that involved the holdovers
> from a very close election,” O’Connor said.
>
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> Posted in Bush v. Gore reflections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=5>, Supreme
> Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29> | Comments Off
> “Fifty Small, Local Nonprofits, Tea Party Groups Granted 501(c)(4) Tax
> Exemption by IRS, Miller Says” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37514>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 11:58 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37514> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg BNA: “The Internal Revenue Service has approved more than 50
> small, locally based organizations seeking tax-exemption under tax code
> Section 501(c)(4), including some tea party groups, Steven Miller, Deputy
> Commissioner for Services and Enforcement told a House subcommittee hearing
> July 25.”
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax
> law and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
> “Will Florida’s Voter Purge Cost Obama the Election?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37511>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 11:49 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37511> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The Atlantic reports<http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/will-floridas-voter-purge-cost-obama-the-election/260225/#>
> .
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter registration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>
> | Comments Off
> ” Pennsylvania Voter Law Is ‘Harassment,’ Lawyer Says”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37508>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 11:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37508> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg reports<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-25/pennsylvania-voter-law-put-to-test-in-grandmother-s-suit.html>
> .
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off
> “Pennsylvania voter ID case opens in state court”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37505>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 11:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37505> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> WaPo reports<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pa-voter-id-case-opens-in-state-court/2012/07/25/gJQAt28A9W_story_1.html>
> .
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off
> “No, Democrats Aren’t Trying To Register Kids And Dogs To Vote”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37502>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 11:02 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37502> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> This TPM report<http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/romney_cries_fraud_on_virginia_voter_registration_campaign.php?ref=fpblg>follows up on the story I
> flagged earlier <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37449> about the Voter
> Participation Center and the forms sent to Virginia households.
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off
> “Romney’s Small Donor Pace Picked Up in June, But Still Has a Long Way
> to Catch Obama’s” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37499>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 10:49 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37499> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The latest report<http://cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/12-07-25/Romney%E2%80%99s_Small_Donor_Pace_Picked_Up_in_June_But_Still_Has_a_Long_Way_to_Catch_Obama%E2%80%99s.aspx>from CFI. I consider these CFI reports essential reading for anyone who
> wants to keep up with campaign financing in the presidential election. A
> snippet:
>
> In June, the Romney campaign raised $9.9 million in unitemized
> contributions of $200 or less. The campaign’s staff had reported a surge in
> small contributions at the end of the month, after the Supreme Court upheld
> the Affordable Care Act on June 28. The monthly haul more than doubled
> Romney’s unitemized contributions of $4.1 million in May, which in turn
> nearly doubled its $2.4 million in April. The June figure represented 29%
> of the Romney campaign’s $33.8 million in receipts for the month (up from
> 17.4% in May and 20.3% in April).
>
> Even so, President Obama’s raised nearly twice as much in unitemized
> contributions as Gov. Romney in June – $18.6 million to $9.9 million. These
> figures include unitemized contributions transferred to the campaigns by
> the candidates’ joint fundraising committees. They therefore are higher
> than ones reported in some early press accounts. They also were slightly
> higher than the Obama campaign’s combined $15.1 million in unitemized
> contributions in May and $11.2 million in April. Unitemized contributions
> made up 38% of the Obama campaign’s $49.2 million in receipts for June.
>
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
> Off
> “Kathleen Clyde: Two visions of voting, here and across Ohio”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37496>
> Posted on July 25, 2012 10:47 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=37496> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See this column<http://www.ohio.com/editorial/kathleen-clyde-two-visions-of-voting-here-and-across-ohio-1.322368>at Ohio.com.
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off
>
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