[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/7/12

Thu Jun 7 08:10:27 PDT 2012

This is expected.  Changes to third party rules followed Perot's presidential bid.  Of course changes were supported by both major parties, and made it more difficult to qualify as a third party candidate e.g. number of signatures to qualify.

On Jun 7, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

> “Wisconsin may consider changes to recall election law”
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 8:01 am by Rick Hasen
> The Wisconsin State Journal reports.
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> Fraudulent Fraud Squad: Big Hollywood Edition
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 7:55 am by Rick Hasen
> Breitbart.com: “Still, by any reasonable yardstick, ballot integrity advocates remain at a disadvantage in 2012. The Left, and its allies within Democratic Party, have been adept at           manufacturing fraudulent votes since John F. Kennedy was narrowly elected over Richard Nixon in 1960 with a little help from dead voters.”
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> And don’t miss the url of this gem: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/07/non-citizens-convicted-felons-could-swing-the-election-for-obama
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> “Obama fundraising tops $60 million in May”
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 7:52 am by Rick Hasen
> Reuters reports. “More than 572,000 people contributed last month to the Obama campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it, and more than 147,000 of them were first-time donors, the president’s campaign said. Obama’s team said 98 percent of donations last month were for less than $250. The average donation was           $54.94, it added.”
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> UPDATE: Dan Eggen tweets: “Forget super PACs: @MittRomney+RNC outraises @BarackObama+DNC in May $76.8m to $60m. Is Obama going to be behind on all kinds of $?”
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> Lessons About Health Care Ruling from NAMUDNO?
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 7:46 am by Rick Hasen
> Bloomberg: “When U.S. Supreme Court justices picked apart the government’s arguments in defense of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, they buoyed the hopes of the law’s opponents that it would be ruled unconstitutional. A 2009 challenge to the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act offers a cautionary note.”
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> “House Subcommittee blocks funds for online political ad disclosure”       
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 7:44 am by Rick Hasen
> The Sunlight Foundation reports.
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> “Minn. Supreme Court drawn into newest chapter of ‘voting wars’”
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 7:36 am by Rick Hasen
> The Star-Tribune reports.
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> Posted in election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id | Comments Off
> “Ballot language latest arena for state voter ID disputes”
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 7:31 am by Rick Hasen
> That’s the lead story in this week’s ElectionLine Weekly.
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> “Fun With Domicile (cont.): The Case of the Red Pickup Truck”
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> Posted on June 7, 2012 7:28 am by Rick Hasen
> A ChapinBlog.
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> “Restrictive voting laws tied up in court’
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 8:58 pm by Rick Hasen
> Important WaPo report.
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> “California’s Nonpartisan Primary Shows Independents to Be in Short Supply”      
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 8:51 pm by Rick Hasen
> Interesting NYT analysis.
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> “Florida Defends Search for Ineligible Voters”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 8:48 pm by Rick Hasen
> NYT reports.
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> Posted in Department of Justice, election administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registration, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off
> “The Fast-Track Presidency; Why is it so complicated to move up the date of Inauguration Day?”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 5:38 pm by Rick Hasen
> Sandy Levinson has this contribution to Slate’s new series, “How Can We Fix the Constitution?”
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> (I’m working on my contribution now, and it will respond in some ways to Sandy’s.)
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> “Ethics Case Against Congresswoman to Resume”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 5:07 pm by Rick Hasen
> NYT: “Leaders of the House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that they would move ahead with a long-delayed inquiry into allegations of impropriety by Representative Maxine Waters after concluding that committee missteps had not denied Ms. Waters a fair hearing in the case.”
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> “U.S. judge’s ruling means voter registration efforts will resume, ramp up in Florida”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 5:01 pm by Rick Hasen
> The Palm Beach Post reports.
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> “Nevada developer who donated thousands to Reid is indicted over campaign contributions”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 4:58 pm by Rick Hasen
> AP reports.
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> “Scott Working to Answer Questions About Removing Voters”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 4:56 pm by Rick Hasen
> The Ledger reports.
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> “Maine ethics panel pushes to exempt candidate-owned news outlets from campaign finance rules”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 4:50 pm by Rick Hasen
> Interesting.
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> Warren Olney’s “To the           Point” Thursday on Citizens United Sequel from Montana
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 4:47 pm by Rick Hasen
> I’m scheduled to be on To the Point Thursday with a great lineup: Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Politico’s Dave Levinthal, and UCLA’s Eugene Volokh.
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> As always, these media appearances are subject to last minute change.  I will link to the webcast after the show.
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> Florida-DOJ Showdown Over Voter Purge?
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 3:38 pm by Rick Hasen
> Brennan Center email blast:
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> Florida’s Secretary of State announced today that the state will not suspend its voter purging efforts, despite a warning from the Department of Justice that it may violate federal law. The Brennan Center released the following statement:
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> “We are disappointed with Secretary of State Detzner’s decision to press forward with this misguided voter purge. The state’s planned purge, so                   close to the election, opens the door to errors, confusion, and the removal of eligible voters,” said Wendy Weiser, Director of the Democracy Program. “The Department of Justice was correct in raising a concern about this process.  The Sunshine State cannot continue to operate its election process in darkness.”
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> “Fortunately, many local election administrators have indicated they will not carry out the state’s plan. The opportunity for errors when conducting massive voter purges makes it imperative that purge practices be transparent, accurate, and carried out well in advance of an election. Only then can mistakes be corrected in time for a voter to cast a ballot that will count,” added Democracy Senior Counsel Myrna Pérez. “Consistent and uniform implementation of best practices will go a long way in ensuring that eligible voters are not thrown off the rolls by a stroke of the keyboard.”
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> For more information on Florida’s voter purge, read this blog post from Brennan Center Senior Counsel Myrna Pérez.
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> Report: Romney Hires Nathan Sproul’s Consulting Group
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 3:07 pm by Rick Hasen
> See here.  I am familiar with Sproul because of allegations against him that his company destroyed voter registration cards in Nevada.  I do not know if those allegations were proven, much less if there was any prosecution or conviction.
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> Still, this will make some waves on the left.
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> “A Signature reset: What is the signature requirement for a recall rerun? Does the recall reset it for every office in Wisconsin?”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 3:02 pm by Rick Hasen
> This item appears at the Recall Elections Blog.
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> “Is Wisconsin Now a Purple State?”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 3:00 pm by Rick Hasen
> Michael McDonald: “Does Scott Walker’s victory in the Wisconsin recall election mean that Wisconsin is now in play in the November presidential election? Short answer is no, for two reasons.”
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> “Institutional Investors           Demand Disclosure on Companies’ Political Spending”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 2:51 pm by Rick Hasen
> See here.
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> “Super PACs play major role in California House contests”
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 2:46 pm by Rick Hasen
> Important iWatch report.
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> Speaking About The Voting Wars in the U.K.       
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 2:44 pm by Rick Hasen
> I am very much looking forward to speaking to the H.S. Chapman Society in London on July 2 about my           forthcoming book.
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> I’ll be updating the book tour page soon with confirmed fall dates in Boston (Harvard Law), Lexington (U. Ky.) New York (Brennan Center), Sacramento, Washington, D.C. (UCDC Center) and Williamsburg (William and Mary) (with more to come).
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> Did Citizens United Affect the Wisconsin Recall Outcome?
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 12:33 pm by Rick Hasen
> Dan Eggen explores.
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> Birther May Have Been Elected California Judge in San Diego
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> Posted on June 6, 2012 11:23 am by Rick Hasen
> The danger of low salience judicial elections.
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