[EL] more news 11/12/12
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Mon Nov 12 14:28:22 PST 2012
Corrected link to Bart Simpson story:
http://hoh.rollcall.com/bart-simpson-pledges-allegiance-to-karl-rove/
On 11/12/12 2:17 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
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> Lessig, Potter, Epps Plot 28th Amendment at UCLA
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44149>
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> Posted on November 12, 2012 1:43 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44149> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Not exactly, but they will be talking about responses to Citizens
> United. Seethis Common Cause conference
> <http://www.rootstrikers.org/28th_amendment_conference_at_ucla>at UCLA
> this Saturday.
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> Sen. McConnell to Move on Campaign Finance?
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44146>
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> Posted on November 12, 2012 1:33 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44146> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Roll Call
> <http://www.rollcall.com/news/does_mitch_mcconnell_have_a_conflict_of_interests-218944-1.html>:
> "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
> <http://www.rollcall.com/members/202.html> never has been shy about
> his majority leader aspirations, but as the GOP digs for answers on
> why it couldn't reclaim the Senate, the Kentucky Republican may want
> to take another look at his longtime opposition to campaign finance
> reform."
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> Bart Simpson Promises Not to Concede Election Until Karl Rove
> Gives Permission <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44144>
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> Posted on November 12, 2012 1:32 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44144> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
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> Watch. <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44133>
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> Yet another item to add to Florida's list
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44133>
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> Posted on November 12, 2012 12:58 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44133> by Justin Levitt
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>
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> Turns out, there's plenty of "that" to fix in Florida's elections.
> One more item to add to the list: how results are reported. There's
> been growing concern
> <http://www.therightscoop.com/townhall-reports-massive-voter-fraud-in-st-lucie-county/>
> about results reported in St. Lucie County (one of the counties in the
> Patrick Murphy-Allen West race), with allegations of massive fraud due
> to a purported 141% turnout rate.
>
> It actually turns out that the turnout rate in St. Lucie was about 70%
> of registered voters
> <http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/CountyReportingStatus/>, well
> in line with the rest of Florida's results. But St. Lucie first
> posted its official results
> <http://www.slcelections.com/Pdf%20Docs/2012%20General/GEMS%20SOVC%20REPORT.pdf>
> tabulating the number of voters and the number of "cards" cast ---
> 175,554 voters and 247,713 "cards," fueling the conspiracy theories.
>
> There's an explanation far simpler than massive fraud: St. Lucie had a
> two-page ballot
> <http://electionlawblog.org/www.slcelections.com/Pdf%20Docs/sample%20ballot/combined%20sample%20ballot%20with%20watermark.pdf>
> this cycle (with races on both front and back of each of the two
> pages); each page of the ballot was listed as a separate "card." Some
> voters didn't complete both cards (the second page was entirely
> lengthy ballot initiatives), so the number of cards isn't exactly
> twice the number of voters. But some voters did complete both cards,
> leaving the number of "cards" well over the number of total voters ---
> and to some, looking like solid evidence of fraud.
>
> For President, St. Lucie initially reported 124,031 ballots cast,
> which looks a whole lot more normal than the total number of "cards."
> The kerfuffle seems to be a product of observers misunderstanding data
> and leaping to conclusions, something I've noted in other contexts
> before
> <http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/the-danger-of-voter-fraud-vigilantes/>.
> But St. Lucie's reporting structure certainly didn't help. Might well
> be time to put some more prominent disclaimers on the front page of
> the election-night reporting spreadsheet, to prevent similar confusion
> in the next election.
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> "Arizona Still Counting Ballots Nearly a Week After Election"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44139>
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> Posted on November 12, 2012 12:41 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44139> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> TPM reports
> <http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/arizona_uncounted_ballots.php?ref=fpnewsfeed>,
> and mentions problems with minority voters, the voter id requirement,
> and provisional ballots.
>
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> Posted in election administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting Rights Act
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
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> Judge Richard Posner Defends the Electoral College
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44137>
>
> Posted on November 12, 2012 12:39 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44137> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Here
> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2012/11/defending_the_electoral_college.single.html>,
> in /Slate./
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> "Only Four U.S. House Elections in the Last Hundred Years Gave One
> Party a House Majority, Even Though the Other Major Party Polled
> More Votes for U.S. House " <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44134>
>
> Posted on November 12, 2012 11:37 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44134> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Ballot Access News
> <http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/11/12/only-four-u-s-house-elections-in-the-last-hundred-years-gave-one-party-a-house-majority-even-though-the-other-major-party-polled-more-votes-for-u-s-house/>:
> "Some analysts have already looked at the U.S. House elections from
> last week's election, and determined that Democratic candidates
> received more popular votes than Republican candidates. Yet, it
> appears most likely that Republicans won 235 seats and Democrats only
> won 200 seats. There are still six seats in which the results aren't
> final, but Democrats are leading in five of them, so it has been
> assumed that those candidates who are currently leading will win.
> Prior to 2012, there have been only three other congressional
> elections in the last hundred years in which one major party won more
> popular votes for U.S. House, yet the other major party won more
> seats. They were 1914, 1942, and 1952."
>
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> "Beating Back the War on Judges; Voters rejected the crusade to
> politicize the courts." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44130>
>
> Posted on November 12, 2012 11:24 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44130> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bert Brandenburg has writtenthis piece
> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/11/judicial_elections_in_2012_voters_rejected_the_politicization_of_the_courts.html>
> for /Slate./
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> Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, judicial
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>
> "Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44127>
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> Posted on November 12, 2012 9:29 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44127> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Ari Berman writes
> <http://www.thenation.com/blog/171199/why-we-still-need-section-5-voting-rights-act#>
> for /The Nation/.
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> "Was Unlimited Cash Over-Hyped In Election 2012?"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44124>
>
> Posted on November 12, 2012 9:21 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44124> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NPR's Tell Me More.
> <http://www.npr.org/2012/11/12/164962535/was-unlimited-cash-over-hyped-in-election-2012?ft=1&f=1014&sc=tw>
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> "just 61 large donors to Super PACs giving an average of $4.7
> million each matched the $285.2 million in grassroots
> contributions from more than 1,425,500 small donors"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44121>
>
> Posted on November 12, 2012 9:06 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44121> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See this Demos/US PIRG release.
> <http://www.demos.org/publication/election-spending-2012-post-election-analysis-federal-election-commission-data>
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>
> "After Romney loss, some on right bash Electoral College"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44118>
>
> Posted on November 12, 2012 8:37 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=44118> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> CBS News reports
> <http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57548376/after-romney-loss-some-on-right-bash-electoral-college/>.
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