[EL] ELB Election Day Update # 1

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Nov 6 08:29:52 PST 2012


    Ready for a Recount? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43567>

Posted on November 6, 2012 8:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43567> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jeff Toobin blogs 
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/11/election-recount-mechanics.html>.

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    "Why It May Be Illegal to Instagram Your Ballot"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43565>

Posted on November 6, 2012 8:22 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43565> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

ProPublica reports. 
<http://www.propublica.org/article/why-it-may-be-illegal-to-instagram-your-ballot>

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    Fighting Over GOP Poll Watchers Reported in PA
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43562>

Posted on November 6, 2012 8:08 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43562> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here 
<http://www.redstate.com/2012/11/06/gop-fights-for-a-fair-election-in-pennsylvania/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>. 
  Also hearing of up to four hour lines in Miami and a request for photo 
id in Ohio.

There will be lots of rumors and unverified claims today.  We will see 
what pans out.

UPDATE:  See this report f 
<http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/11/are-the-democrats-trying-to-steal-pennsylvania.php>rom 
Powerline.  It appears there was a court order related to the poll 
watchers.  More info as I get it.

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    "Campaign lawyers facing variety of scenarios for post-election
    litigation" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43559>

Posted on November 6, 2012 8:00 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43559> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /National Law Journal/ reports. 
<http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202577329087&et=editorial&bu=National%20Law%20Journal&cn=20121106nlj&src=EMC-Email&pt=NLJ.com-%20Daily%20Headlines&kw=Campaign%20lawyers%20facing%20variety%20of%20scenarios%20for%20post-election%20litigation&slreturn=20121006105944>

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    'If it's close in Ohio, we could be waiting two weeks until we
    know.' <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43557>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:59 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43557> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I did this interview 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/11/06/if-its-close-in-ohio-we-could-be-waiting-two-weeks-until-we-know/> 
with the /Washington Post/'s WonkBlog.

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    Roll Call Recount Primer <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43554>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:56 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43554> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here. <http://roll.cl/RCYoJe>

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    "Women Donors Shun Super-PACs, Favor Democrats Fundraising"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43551>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43551> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg reports 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-06/women-donors-shun-super-pacs-favor-democrats-fundraising.html?alcmpid=politics>.

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    Pew Data Dispatches Coming All Day
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43548>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:43 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43548> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here are three from today so far:

Early voting in battleground states: 
http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/early-voting-in-battleground-states-85899428345

Hurricane Sandy's impact on Election Day: 
http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/hurricane-sandys-impact-on-election-day-85899428035

Millions of ballots already cast: 
http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/millions-of-ballots-already-cast-85899428036

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    "Nonpartisan Goal: Ensure All Voters Have Access to the Polls"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43544>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43544> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Josh Douglas has written this oped. 
<http://www.kentucky.com/2012/11/06/2397479/ky-voices-nonpartisan-goal-ensure.html>

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    "Obama, Romney Lawyers Spoiling for Recount as Election Day Unfolds"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43541>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:37 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43541> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Daily Beast/ reports. 
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/06/obama-romney-lawyers-spoiling-for-recount-as-election-day-unfolds.html>

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    "Ohio's complicated process for counting provisional ballots could
    decide the presidency" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43538>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43538> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Cleveland Plain Dealer/ reports 
<http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/11/ohios_complicated_process_for.html>.

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    "Election Law Part of Political Strategy, Hasen Says"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43535>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:24 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43535> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

My appearance yesterday 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/video/election-law-part-of-political-strategy-hasen-says-PsmuA3QxQYGpXizZ4reCCw.html> 
on Bloomberg TV.

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    "In Oregon secretary of state's race, Brown and Buehler continue to
    spar over ballot postage issue" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43533>

Posted on November 6, 2012 7:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43533> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Oregon Live reports. 
<http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/11/in_oregon_secretary_of_states.html>

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    "'Nightmare scenarios' loom in tight race"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43530>

Posted on November 5, 2012 10:03 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43530> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Boston Herald reports. 
<http://bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view.bg?articleid=1061172694&position=2>

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    "Voting disputes: A perfect storm in Ohio and Florida?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43527>

Posted on November 5, 2012 9:56 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43527> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /LA Times/ reports 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-the-vote-20121106,0,1572928.story>.

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    "The Functional Differences between Early Voting and In-Person
    Absentee Ballots in Florida" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43524>

Posted on November 5, 2012 9:50 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43524> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Dan Smith 
<http://electionsmith.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/the-functional-differences-between-early-voting-and-in-person-absentee-ballots-in-florida/>: 
"Here's a little primer, as there's been so much confusion about "early 
voting, <https://twitter.com/electionsmith/status/265132872384524290>" 
generically speaking, in Florida. Any registered voter may request an 
absentee ballot. A voter need not provide an excuse, and the process of 
obtaining an absentee ballot isvery accommodating to voters 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/us/politics/as-more-vote-by-mail-faulty-ballots-could-impact-elections.html?pagewanted=2> (or 
their designates). There are deadlines (no later than 5pm on the 6th day 
before an election) when a voter must request (by mail, phone, fax, or 
email) his or her ballot to be mailed, and when the Supervisors of 
Elections must mail them, but this process is becoming automated in some 
counties. Several county SOEs are actively trying to encourage voters to 
automatically receive absentee ballots in the mail, and some are even 
providing pre-paid postage 
<http://www.miamidade.gov/district13/Releases/12-09-19-absentee-pre-paid-envelopes.asp> for 
the returns. Absentee ballots must be returned to the Supervisor of 
Elections by 7pm on Election Day. But registered voters may also request 
absentee ballots in person, up to and including on Election Day...."

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    "Email Voting Fails Some New Jersey Residents"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43521>

Posted on November 5, 2012 9:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43521> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important BuzzFeed story 
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/email-voting-fails-some-new-jersey-residents>.

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    "Dead and Still Voting" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43518>

Posted on November 5, 2012 9:21 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43518> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Despite this title 
<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Dead-and-Still-Voting-177286281.html> 
of an NBC Bay Area investigation, it seems pretty clear that we have 
dead and still registered...a lot in the Bay Area.

The question of how much actual fraud there is---people voting dead 
person's ballots---remains to be seen.  I will post the results of any 
follow-up investigations.

Here's an earlier post <http://electionlawblog.org/archives/017683.html> 
from Justin Levitt on this topic.

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    "After a $6-billion campaign bill, it's time for a price check on
    democracy" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43515>

Posted on November 5, 2012 8:31 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43515> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Globe and Mail/ reports.

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    "Congressman's son caught on tape discussing voter fraud says he
    didn't grasp magnitude of plan" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43512>

Posted on November 5, 2012 8:29 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43512> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Hmmm 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressmans-son-caught-on-tape-discussing-voter-fraud-says-he-didnt-grasp-magnitude-of-plan/2012/11/05/e7aed8c4-27c5-11e2-ac64-5d52a2c5953e_story.html>.

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    "True The Vote Forged Signatures To Get Observers At Ohio Polls"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43509>

Posted on November 5, 2012 8:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43509> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I'll be tracking this 
<http://www.plunderbund.com/2012/11/05/true-the-vote-forged-signatures-to-get-observers-at-ohio-polls/> 
to see if these allegations hold up.

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