[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/14/12
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Jun 14 12:06:26 PDT 2012
Jean Pierre Kingsley, former Canada czar, wrote about his position in
the Election Law Journal:
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/1533129041492268
I have written about how the Australian system works here:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=698201
The Wisconsin GAB is an interesting bi-partisan board approach (much
better than a partisan official in my view). California's election
supervisors have generally been good at staying above the fray, but I
suspect that is partly because California is not a battleground state.
On 6/14/2012 10:27 AM, Edward Still wrote:
> 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
> 130 Wildwood Parkway, Suite 108, PMB 304
> Birmingham AL 35209
> 205-320-2882 (voice & fax)
> still at votelaw.com <mailto:still at votelaw.com>
> www.votelaw.com/blog <http://www.votelaw.com/blog>
> www.edwardstill.com <http://www.edwardstill.com/>
> www.linkedin.com/in/edwardstill <http://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardstill>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:57 AM, John Tanner <john.k.tanner at gmail.com
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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.
>
> John J. White, Jr.
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> *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
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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....
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35724&title=âEURoeEnd
> the Voting Wars: Take our elections out of the hands of
> the partisan and the incompetent.âEUR &description=
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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
>
>
> "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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35720&title=âEURoeMoney
> and the âEUR~Appearance of CorruptionâEUR^(TM)âEUR
> &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."
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35717&title=âEURoeNew
> Arizona election plea (UPDATE)âEUR &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>
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35713&title=Pipe
> 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>
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35710&title=âEURoeAetna
> Hides $7 Million in Political SpendingâEUR &description=
> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35710&title=%E2%80%9CAetna%20Hides%20%247%20Million%20in%20Political%20Spending%E2%80%9D&description=>
>
> 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.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35707&title=An
> 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./
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35704&title=âEURoeThe
> Money Crisis: How Citizens United Undermines Our Elections
> and the Supreme CourtâEUR &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.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35701&title=âEURoeAlaska
> Native Group Suing Division of ElectionsâEUR &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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35698&title=âEURoeTop
> Two in California Primaries, June 2012: By the Numbers:
> High Rates of Invalid Ballots; Perverse Outcomes; Major
> Parties DominateâEUR &description=
> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35698&title=%E2%80%9CTop%20Two%20in%20California%20Primaries%2C%20June%202012%3A%20By%20the%20Numbers%3A%20High%20Rates%20of%20Invalid%20Ballots%3B%20Perverse%20Outcomes%3B%20Major%20Parties%20Dominate%E2%80%9>
>
> 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.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35696&title=âEURoeEx-prosecutor
> George Holding defends John Edwards caseâEUR &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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35694&title=âEURoeEx-lawmaker
> lobbyists more likely to put leftover campaign money to
> political useâEUR &description=
> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35694&title=%E2%80%9CEx-lawmaker%20lobbyists%20more%20likely%20to%20put%20leftover%20campaign%20money%20to%20political%20use%E2%80%9D&description=>
>
> 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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35691&title=âEURoeNo
> New Trial for John EdwardsâEUR &description=
> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35691&title=%E2%80%9CNo%20New%20Trial%20for%20John%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
>
>
> "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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35689&title=âEURoeBeltway
> Bundlers Have Mitt Romney Sitting PrettyâEUR &description=
> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D35689&title=%E2%80%9CBeltway%20Bundlers%20Have%20Mitt%20Romney%20Sitting%20Pretty%E2%80%9D&description=>
>
> 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/>)
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35687&title=âEURoeThe
> Anti-ALEC alliance: Group at heart of anti-conservative
> crusade is shadowy organization funded by leftwing
> millionaires and billionairesâEUR &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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35685&title=âEURoeThe
> Missing Right To Vote; What weâEUR^(TM)d get from amending
> the Constitution to guarantee it.âEUR &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."
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35683&title=âEURoeCampaign
> Aid Is Now Surging Into 8 FiguresâEUR &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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35681&title=âEURoeCorporate
> Cash in State Elections Gets U.S. High Court ScrutinyâEUR
> &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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35678&title=âEURoeFla.
> Gov. Rick Scott Defends Noncitizen Voter PurgesâEUR
> &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.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35675&title=âEURoeJustice
> Department Is Dropping Case Against EdwardsâEUR
> &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.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35673&title=âEURoeAngus
> King pledges to discourage super PAC money if his
> opponents do the sameâEUR &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.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35671&title=âEURoeNew
> Wine Into Old Bottles: Adapting Text Messaging Proposal to
> 1970âEUR^(TM)s Era Rules Gains FEC ApprovalâEUR
> &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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35668&title=âEURoeGingrich:
> Elections âEUR~riggedâEUR^(TM) for the richâEUR
> &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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35666&title=âEURoeDice
> Roll Decides Election in Texas TownâEUR &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.
>
> 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>.
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35659&title=âEURoeEx-Gov.
> White says state voter laws flawedâEUR &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/>
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35657&title=âEURoeNew
> York Deal Near for Simplified BallotsâEUR &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>)
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35655&title=âEURoeAppellate
> Lawyer of the Week: Anthony JohnstoneâEUR &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>
>
> 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."
>
> http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=35649&title=âEURoeSen.
> Grassley demands re-vote on 9th Circuit judge
> nominationâEUR &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
>
> --
>
> Rick Hasen
>
> Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science
>
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>
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