[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/14/12
Edward Still
still at votelaw.com
Thu Jun 14 10:27:30 PDT 2012
Rick,
How is the director of Elections Canada chosen? How is the Elections
Commission in the UK (I think I have the name right) chosen?
Are there any states that presently have the type of independent
election-management systems you propose for the US?
Ed
Edward Still
Edward Still Law Firm LLC
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On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:57 AM, John Tanner <john.k.tanner at gmail.com>wrote:
> I think it would be fairer to say that many people suspect formally
> non-partisan organizations of being partisan. Given the current climate I
> don't expect any structural change to eliminate that suspicion. The
> Federal Reserve model suggested by Rick is a good thought, but many people
> believe the Federal Reserve Board acts to favor financial interests over
> the general public interest -- and I beleive that many people woudl impugn
> the motives of any Board that made election-related decisions with which
> they disagreed. For that matter, many people also believe the Federal
> Reserve to have caused the latest recession through
> its incompetence. Certainly a member of the NY FR board has egg on his
> face over a more recent debacle
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:30 PM, John White <white at lfa-law.com> wrote:
>
>> More basically, Professor Hasen’s solution raises a fundamental question
>> that bedevils local politics across much of the West – the notion that
>> making political matters “non-partisan” removes partisanship from the
>> equation. All it does is put partisanship below the surface, lessening the
>> information available to voters about the persons running the show. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Disclosure of partisan affiliation of elected officials, especially those
>> who run elections is at least as important as the identity of those sending
>> them campaign money.****
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>> *From:* law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:
>> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf Of *Steve
>> Hoersting
>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 14, 2012 9:12 AM
>> *To:* JBoppjr at aol.com
>> *Cc:* law-election at UCI.EDU
>> *Subject:* Re: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/14/12****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I see Jim is already ahead of me on this.
>>
>> - Steve****
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:59 AM, <JBoppjr at aol.com> wrote:****
>>
>> Isn't this really a fantasy: "Create an independent, nonpartisan agency
>> to run our federal elections."****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> If the federal agency would be "independent," who would appoint them
>> under our system other than the President. Well, the President is a little
>> partisan. And how therefore would it then be "nonpartisan." And if all
>> elections in every state were run by one federal agency, this federal
>> agency would be the biggest prize to control for partisan ends ever devised.
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Why isn't it better to, (1) acknowledge the reality than anyone who
>> bubbles up in the political system to run elections are likely to be
>> partisan, (2) therefore, create lots of checks and balances by involving
>> both parties in election administration so they can watch over each other,
>> and (3) disperse the control of elections as widely as possible - say at
>> the county level. As a result, it is true that there will be Republican
>> control of elections in some counties and Democrat control of election in
>> others, but this will balance out over the whole country.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> If we have one federal agency in charge, I am sure the "reformers" will
>> want one person in charge of that agency -- no more "tie" votes like at the
>> FEC. Well this is the biggest partisan prize ever.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Ok, lets test my theory. Name me one, just one living breathing person,
>> not some theoretical or dead person, who would be so "independent" and
>> "nonpartisan" and that the President would nominate and the Senate would
>> confirm who everyone would trust with this awesome power. Just one.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Jim Bopp****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> In a message dated 6/14/2012 11:29:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:****
>>
>> ** **
>> “End the Voting Wars: Take our elections out of the hands of the partisan
>> and the incompetent.” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35724> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 8:28 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35724> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> I have written this piece<http://hive.slate.com/hive/how-can-we-fix-constitution/article/end-the-voting-wars>for
>> *Slate*, part of its ts “How to Fix the Constitution” Hive<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_hive.html>.
>> It begins:****
>>
>> My field is election law, and in this area it’s really easy to come up
>> with a sexy but risky fix that might improve the U.S. Constitution:
>> Abolish <http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/> the Electoral College.
>> Overturn <http://movetoamend.org/> *Citizens United* and the flood of
>> corporate money in elections<http://hive.slate.com/hive/how-can-we-fix-constitution/article/the-once-and-for-all-solution-to-our-campaign-finance-problems>.
>> Establish <http://ni4d.us/> a national initiative allowing voters to
>> vote directly on legislation instead of going through Congress, making the
>> United States more like California. I have a change that will sound less
>> sexy but is more needed than all of them: Create an independent,
>> nonpartisan agency to run our federal elections.****
>>
>> The United States is one of the few mature democracies that leaves the
>> rules for counting elections in local hands, and, in a majority of states,
>> that means partisan officials are in charge. Think about it: We have
>> people running our elections whose ultimate allegiance is not to the
>> integrity of the vote count but to the Republican Party or the Democratic
>> Party.****
>>
>> So when Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott defends<http://www.theledger.com/article/20120606/POLITICS/120609606/1004/news?p=1&tc=pghttp://www.theledger.com/article/20120606/POLITICS/120609606/1004/news?p=1&tc=pg>his latest purge of voters as necessary to keep illegal voters from voting,
>> why should we believe <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35134> he is doing
>> this in the best interest of the integrity of the elections rather than to
>> give Romney and edge over Obama in the perennial swing state? And when
>> Obama’s Justice Department objects to the purge, why should we believe<http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/301900/who-may-vote-florida-hans-von-spakovsky>it is acting to preserve voter access to the polls rather than trying
>> to give that edge<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/us/florida-vows-to-continue-its-search-for-ineligible-voters.html?ref=politicshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/us/florida-vows-to-continue-its-search-for-ineligible-voters.html?ref=politics>to Obama?
>> ****
>>
>> As I document <http://thevotingwars.com/> in my upcoming book, *The
>> Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300182031/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=slatmaga-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300182031>
>> *, the fights over election rules, especially over controversial new
>> voter identification rules, have gotten much worse since *Bush v. Gore*in 2000….
>> ****
>>
>> [image:
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>> the Voting Wars: Take our elections out of the hands of the partisan and
>> the incompetent.†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35724&title=%E2%80%9CEnd%20the%20Voting%20Wars%3A%20Take%20our%20elections%20out%20of%20the%20hands%20of%20the%20partisan%20and%20the%20incompetent.%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> 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
>> ****
>> “Money and the ‘Appearance of Corruption’”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35720>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 8:22 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35720> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Paul Sherman WSJ oped<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303768104577462822206922422.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>:
>> “But there is also a third possibility: The Supreme Court could double down
>> on *Citizens United *and reject, once and for all, the flawed
>> justification underlying much of America’s failed experiment with
>> campaign-finance law—the so-called appearance-of-corruption standard.”***
>> *
>>
>> This is what I mean when I asked whether liberals were shooting
>> themselves in the foot <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=34885> by seeking
>> cert. in the Montana case. The best way to win in the Roberts Court if you
>> are a liberal is to stay out<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2009/09/how_liberals_can_win_by_losing_at_the_roberts_court.html>
>> .****
>>
>> [image:
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>> and the ‘Appearance of Corruption’†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35720&title=%E2%80%9CMoney%20and%20the%20%E2%80%98Appearance%20of%20Corruption%E2%80%99%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “New Arizona election plea (UPDATE)”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35717>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 8:19 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35717> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> SCOTUSBlog <http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/06/new-arizona-election-plea/>:
>> “Arizona state officials asked the Supreme Court
>> <http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/11A1189-AZ-applic.pdf>on
>> Wednesday to allow election officials there to demand that all voters show
>> proof of citizenship before they may register to vote The divided *en
>> banc* Ninth Circuit Court ruled in April<http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/9th-CA-ruling-on-voter-regist.-4-17-12.pdf>that the citizenship proof requirement conflicts with a 1993 federal law
>> passed to make it easier for individuals to sign up to vote. The state
>> took its plea for a delay of that ruling, for the duration of this year’s
>> election season, to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who has the option of
>> acting alone or referring the issue to his eight colleagues. The
>> application (11A1189) was filed in *Arizona v. Gonzalez, et al. *The *en
>> banc* Ninth Circuit, over three judges’ dissents, had denied a stay<http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/9th-CA-stay-denial-AZ-election-case-6-7-121.pdf>last week.”
>> ****
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>> Arizona election plea (UPDATE)†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35717&title=%E2%80%9CNew%20Arizona%20election%20plea%20%28UPDATE%29%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> Pipe Dream Dept. <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35713> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 8:00 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35713> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> “After one nuclear winter of an election, rich partisans could agree to
>> mutual disarmament.”****
>>
>> –E.J. Dionne, Secret Money Fuels the 2012 Elections<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/secret-money-fuels-the-2012-elections/2012/06/13/gJQAsZ4FaV_story.html>
>> .****
>>
>> See also Adelson’s Donations Could Be “Limitless”<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/06/14/adelsons_donations_could_be_limitless.html>
>> ****
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>> Dream Dept.&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35713&title=Pipe%20Dream%20Dept.&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Aetna Hides $7 Million in Political Spending”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35710>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:58 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35710> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> CREW has posted this release.<http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/entry/aetna-political-spending-american-action-network-chamber-of-commerce>
>> ****
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>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> An Inside Look at the Most Dysfunctional Appellate Court in the U.S.<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35707>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:55 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35707> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> The latest<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/judicial-commissions-first-vote-on-prosser-complaint-was-unanimous-ci5p21t-158912155.html>from Wisconsin.
>> ****
>>
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>> Inside Look at the Most Dysfunctional Appellate Court in the
>> U.S.&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35707&title=An%20Inside%20Look%20at%20the%20Most%20Dysfunctional%20Appellate%20Court%20in%20the%20U.S.&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in ethics investigations <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=42>, judicial
>> elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19> | Comments Off ****
>> “The Money Crisis: How Citizens United Undermines Our Elections and the
>> Supreme Court” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35704> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:50 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35704> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Russ Feingold has written this piece
>> <http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/online/money-crisis>for the *Stanford
>> Law Review Online.*****
>>
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>> Money Crisis: How Citizens United Undermines Our Elections and the Supreme
>> Court†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35704&title=%E2%80%9CThe%20Money%20Crisis%3A%20How%20Citizens%20United%20Undermines%20Our%20Elections%20and%20the%20Supreme%20Court%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Alaska Native Group Suing Division of Elections”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35701>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:42 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35701> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> New section 5 suit<http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/06/11/alaska-native-group-suing-division-of-elections/>in Alaska.
>> ****
>>
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>> Native Group Suing Division of Elections†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35701&title=%E2%80%9CAlaska%20Native%20Group%20Suing%20Division%20of%20Elections%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in Voting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Top Two in California Primaries, June 2012: By the Numbers: High Rates
>> of Invalid Ballots; Perverse Outcomes; Major Parties Dominate”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35698>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35698> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> FairVote has issued this press release<http://www.fairvote.org/top-two-in-california-primaries-june-2012-by-the-numbers#.T9n3c1LNnTt>
>> .****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35698&title=“Top
>> Two in California Primaries, June 2012: By the Numbers: High Rates of
>> Invalid Ballots; Perverse Outcomes; Major Parties Dominate†&description=]
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in alternative voting systems <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63>,
>> political parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, primaries<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32>| Comments Off
>> ****
>> “Ex-prosecutor George Holding defends John Edwards case”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35696>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:37 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35696> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Must-read<http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2012/06/exprosecutor-george-holding-defends-john-edwards-case-126118.html>Gerstein.
>> ****
>>
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>> George Holding defends John Edwards case†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35696&title=%E2%80%9CEx-prosecutor%20George%20Holding%20defends%20John%20Edwards%20case%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>> chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, John Edwards<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=17>| Comments Off
>> ****
>> “Ex-lawmaker lobbyists more likely to put leftover campaign money to
>> political use” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35694> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:36 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35694> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> WaPo reports<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ex-lawmaker-lobbyists-more-likely-to-put-leftover-campaign-money-to-political-use/2012/06/13/gJQApprNbV_story.html>
>> .****
>>
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>> lobbyists more likely to put leftover campaign money to political useâ€
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>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, legislation
>> and legislatures <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, lobbying<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>| Comments Off
>> ****
>> “No New Trial for John Edwards” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35691> ***
>> *
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:32 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35691> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> NYT reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/us/politics/john-edwards-charges-dismissed.html?ref=politics>
>> .****
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>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>> chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, John Edwards<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=17>| Comments Off
>> ****
>> “Beltway Bundlers Have Mitt Romney Sitting Pretty”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35689>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35689> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Roll Call reports<http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_151/Beltway_Bundlers_Have_Mitt_Romney_Sitting_Pretty-215368-1.html?pos=htmbtxt>
>> .****
>>
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>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “The Anti-ALEC alliance: Group at heart of anti-conservative crusade is
>> shadowy organization funded by leftwing millionaires and billionaires”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35687>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35687> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> The right wants disclosure
>> <http://freebeacon.com/the-anti-alec-alliance/>of funding for issue
>> advocacy. Interesting. (h/t Eric Brown<http://politicalactivitylaw.com/2012/06/14/good-morning-here-are-todays-political-law-links-for-thurs-june-14th/>
>> )****
>>
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>> Anti-ALEC alliance: Group at heart of anti-conservative crusade is shadowy
>> organization funded by leftwing millionaires and billionairesâ€
>> &description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35687&title=%E2%80%9CThe%20Anti-ALEC%20alliance%3A%20Group%20at%20heart%20of%20anti-conservative%20crusade%20is%20shadowy%20organization%20funded%20by%20leftwing%20millionaires%20and%20billionaires%E2%80%9D&de>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1> | Comments
>> Off ****
>> “The Missing Right To Vote; What we’d get from amending the Constitution
>> to guarantee it.” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35685> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35685> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Heather Gerken has written this Slate contribution<http://hive.slate.com/hive/how-can-we-fix-constitution/article/the-missing-right-to-vote>to its “How to Fix the Constitution”
>> Hive <http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_hive.html>.****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35685&title=“The
>> Missing Right To Vote; What we’d get from amending the Constitution to
>> guarantee it.†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35685&title=%E2%80%9CThe%20Missing%20Right%20To%20Vote%3B%20What%20we%E2%80%99d%20get%20from%20amending%20the%20Constitution%20to%20guarantee%20it.%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31> | Comments Off ****
>> “Campaign Aid Is Now Surging Into 8 Figures”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35683>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35683> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> NYT<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/us/politics/sheldon-adelson-sets-new-standard-as-campaign-aid-surges-into-8-figures.html?_r=1&smid=pl-share>:
>> “Even in a political season marked by unprecedented levels of political
>> spending, Sheldon Adelson<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/a/sheldon_g_adelson/index.html?inline=nyt-per>stands alone.”
>> ****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35683&title=“Campaign
>> Aid Is Now Surging Into 8 Figures†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35683&title=%E2%80%9CCampaign%20Aid%20Is%20Now%20Surging%20Into%208%20Figures%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Corporate Cash in State Elections Gets U.S. High Court Scrutiny”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35681>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 14, 2012 7:25 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35681> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Bloomberg reports<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-14/corporate-cash-in-state-elections-gets-u-s-high-court-scrutiny.html>
>> .****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35681&title=“Corporate
>> Cash in State Elections Gets U.S. High Court Scrutiny†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35681&title=%E2%80%9CCorporate%20Cash%20in%20State%20Elections%20Gets%20U.S.%20High%20Court%20Scrutiny%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Fla. Gov. Rick Scott Defends Noncitizen Voter Purges”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35678>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 1:29 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35678> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> NPR reports<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/06/13/154935265/fla-gov-rick-scott-defends-noncitizen-voter-purges?ft=1&f=1014&sc=tw>
>> .****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35678&title=“Fla.
>> Gov. Rick Scott Defends Noncitizen Voter Purges†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35678&title=%E2%80%9CFla.%20Gov.%20Rick%20Scott%20Defends%20Noncitizen%20Voter%20Purges%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> 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
>> ****
>> “Justice Department Is Dropping Case Against Edwards”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35675>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 1:15 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35675> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Carrie Johnson reports<http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/13/154951540/justice-department-is-dropping-case-against-edwards>for NPR.
>> ****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35675&title=“Justice
>> Department Is Dropping Case Against Edwards†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35675&title=%E2%80%9CJustice%20Department%20Is%20Dropping%20Case%20Against%20Edwards%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>> chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, John Edwards<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=17>| Comments Off
>> ****
>> “Angus King pledges to discourage super PAC money if his opponents do the
>> same” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35673> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 1:14 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35673> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> News<http://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/13/politics/angus-king-pledges-to-discourage-pac-money-if-his-opponents-do-the-same/?ref=videos>from Maine.
>> ****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35673&title=“Angus
>> King pledges to discourage super PAC money if his opponents do the sameâ€
>> &description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35673&title=%E2%80%9CAngus%20King%20pledges%20to%20discourage%20super%20PAC%20money%20if%20his%20opponents%20do%20the%20same%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “New Wine Into Old Bottles: Adapting Text Messaging Proposal to 1970’s
>> Era Rules Gains FEC Approval” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35671> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 1:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35671> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Larry Norton blogs
>> <http://www.politicallawbriefing.com/my-blog/2012/06/new-wine-into-old-bottles-adapting-text-messaging-proposal-to-1970s-era-rules-gains-fec-approval-.html>at
>> Venable’s new Political Law Briefing blog.****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35671&title=“New
>> Wine Into Old Bottles: Adapting Text Messaging Proposal to 1970’s Era
>> Rules Gains FEC Approval†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35671&title=%E2%80%9CNew%20Wine%20Into%20Old%20Bottles%3A%20Adapting%20Text%20Messaging%20Proposal%20to%201970%E2%80%99s%20Era%20Rules%20Gains%20FEC%20Approval%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Gingrich: Elections ‘rigged’ for the rich”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35668>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 1:08 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35668> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Newt Gingrich, whose presidential campaign stayed alive as long as it did
>> only because of his rich Super PAC benefactors, now complains<http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/gingrich-elections-rigged-for-1457276.html>
>> .****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35668&title=“Gingrich:
>> Elections ‘rigged’ for the rich†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35668&title=%E2%80%9CGingrich%3A%20Elections%20%E2%80%98rigged%E2%80%99%20for%20the%20rich%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Dice Roll Decides Election in Texas Town”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35666>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 1:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35666> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> ABC News reports<http://news.yahoo.com/dice-roll-decides-election-texas-town-165130275.html>
>> .****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35666&title=“Dice
>> Roll Decides Election in Texas Town†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35666&title=%E2%80%9CDice%20Roll%20Decides%20Election%20in%20Texas%20Town%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1> | Comments
>> Off ****
>> Larry Tribe Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35662>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 11:49 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35662>by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Read his proposal<http://hive.slate.com/hive/how-can-we-fix-constitution/article/the-once-and-for-all-solution-to-our-campaign-finance-problems>here in Slate, part of their How
>> to Fix the Constitution<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_hive.html>“Hive” series.
>> ****
>>
>> Up in the Hive tomorrow: more election law-related proposals from Heather
>> Gerken and from me.****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35662&title=Larry
>> Tribe Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens
>> United&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35662&title=Larry%20Tribe%20Calls%20for%20Constitutional%20Amendment%20to%20Overturn%20Citizens%20United&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme
>> Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29> | Comments Off ****
>> “Ex-Gov. White says state voter laws flawed”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35659>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 10:21 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35659>by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> Houston Chronicle<http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Ex-Gov-White-says-state-voter-laws-flawed-3629126.php>:
>> “Voter registration restrictions imposed by the Texas Legislature<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fhouston-texas&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Texas+Legislature%22>last session are unnecessary and make it more difficult to register voters,
>> former Texas Gov. Mark White<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fhouston-texas&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Mark+White%22>testified Tuesday in Galveston federal court.”
>> ****
>>
>> See also this report<http://www.chron.com/default/article/Volunteer-says-Texas-voter-laws-cause-fear-of-3626148.php>
>> .****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35659&title=“Ex-Gov.
>> White says state voter laws flawed†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35659&title=%E2%80%9CEx-Gov.%20White%20says%20state%20voter%20laws%20flawed%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, NVRA
>> (motor voter) <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=33>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,
>> voter registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37> | Comments Off **
>> **
>> “New York Deal Near for Simplified Ballots”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35657>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 10:19 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35657>by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> NYT’s “City Room” blog reports.<http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/deal-near-for-simplified-ballots/>
>> ****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35657&title=“New
>> York Deal Near for Simplified Ballots†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35657&title=%E2%80%9CNew%20York%20Deal%20Near%20for%20Simplified%20Ballots%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> “Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Anthony Johnstone”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35655>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 10:18 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35655>by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> NLJ<http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleSCI.jsp?id=1202555936944&slreturn=1>:
>> “In 2009, Anthony Johnstone and his home state of Montana played supporting
>> roles in the legal drama surrounding the Citizens United campaign finance
>> challenge. Today, the law professor and state officials stand center stage
>> in a fight to save Montana’s law in the wake of the Supreme Court’s
>> decision.”****
>>
>> I’m looking forward to joining Anthony and a great crowd at the
>> University of Montana at the end of the September for a conference on money
>> and politics.****
>>
>> (h/t How Appealing <http://howappealing.law.com/061312.html#046115>)****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35655&title=“Appellate
>> Lawyer of the Week: Anthony Johnstone†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35655&title=%E2%80%9CAppellate%20Lawyer%20of%20the%20Week%3A%20Anthony%20Johnstone%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
>> Comments Off ****
>> Quote of the Day <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35652> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 9:41 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35652> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> “On both the left and the right, then, originalism is no longer a theory
>> of judicial restraint, as it was once described by Black or Scalia, but a
>> means of advancing partisan preferences.”****
>>
>> –Jeffrey Rosen, Constitution Avenue:Liberals discover a theory to crush
>> conservative jurisprudence.<http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/103943/magazine/constitution-avenue-supreme-court?page=0,0>
>> ****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35652&title=Quote
>> of the Day&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35652&title=Quote%20of%20the%20Day&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29> | Comments
>> Off ****
>> “Sen. Grassley demands re-vote on 9th Circuit judge nomination”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35649>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted on June 13, 2012 8:04 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35649> by Rick
>> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3> ****
>>
>> The Hill<http://thehill.com/video/senate/232395-grassley-demands-re-vote-on-9th-circuit-nominee>:
>> “Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) late
>> Tuesday demanded that the Senate vote again on the confirmation of Andrew
>> Hurwitz to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit, and said he was not
>> aware that Senate Democrats were planning to ask for a speedy voice vote on
>> the nomination.”****
>>
>> [image:
>> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35649&title=“Sen.
>> Grassley demands re-vote on 9th Circuit judge nomination†&description=]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35649&title=%E2%80%9CSen.%20Grassley%20demands%20re-vote%20on%209th%20Circuit%20judge%20nomination%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> ****
>>
>> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1> | Comments
>> Off ****
>>
>> -- ****
>>
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