[EL] Calif. Prop. 32 prohibition on corporate and union campaign contributions (and govt contractor contributions) and on paycheck deductions for political purposes
Benjamin Barr
benjamin.barr at gmail.com
Wed Oct 10 15:41:14 PDT 2012
Mark,
As to your first point, federal election law already bars foreign national
corporate (and most subsidiary) funds "in connection" with a state or local
election. See 11 CFR 110.20.
Forward,
First Amendment Ben
Sent by my Android device. Please excuse any typographical errors.
On Oct 10, 2012 1:42 AM, "Scarberry, Mark" <Mark.Scarberry at pepperdine.edu>
wrote:
> As I was reading through my ballot pamphlet to decide how to vote on Prop.
> 32, I noticed that the term “corporation” is defined to mean a corporation
> organized under Calif. law, under the law of another state of the US, or
> under federal law (including DC law). It apparently doesn’t include a
> corporation formed under the law of another country. Perhaps California law
> already prohibits campaign contributions by such non-U.S. corporations to
> candidates for California state offices, but otherwise I don’t understand
> why the defined term “corporation” does not include them. ****
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> In any event, the proposition would prohibit corporations and unions from
> making contributions to candidates and to “candidate controlled”
> committees. I’m not sure how an expenditure that is coordinated with a
> candidate or with a candidate controlled committee would be treated (or how
> contributions would be treated if they are made to a committee that
> coordinates with a candidate but is not controlled by the candidate, if
> such a distinction is recognized).****
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> It seems to me that the most important provision of Prop. 32 is its
> prohibition on employee paycheck deductions for political purposes. This
> would be a very big deal in terms of the ability of unions to engage in
> independent expenditures for or against candidates. Note, however that
> “political purposes” include not just candidate-related advocacy but also
> ballot-measure advocacy (attempts to influence the qualification of
> initiative measures for the ballot or to influence whether they are passed
> by the voters). Public employee unions in California have spent large
> amounts of money in favor of or in opposition to initiatives. In
> particular, public employee unions defeated the newly-elected Gov.
> Schwarzenegger’s initiative measures, after which he changed course on how
> he would attempt to deal with California’s problems.****
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> I don’t know to what extent such a state paycheck deduction provision
> would be preempted by federal labor laws. (The proposition provides that it
> won’t affect existing agreements but that it will apply to new or amended
> contracts or collective bargaining agreements “[e]xcept as governed by the
> National Labor Relations Act.”) ****
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> ** **
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> One of the voter pamphlet arguments against Prop. 32 is that it doesn’t do
> anything about a “recent Supreme Court decision” that allows “Super PACs
> and independent expenditure committees” to “spend unlimited amounts of
> money.” (It isn’t clear what the opponents think a state ballot initiative
> can do about a Supreme Court decision.) Another argument is that
> corporations don’t use paycheck deductions to fund campaign expenditures
> and could still use their profits to do so, with the result that the
> proposition unfairly restricts unions. That’s a reasonable argument, but
> then the opponents go on to say that the proposition contains “special
> exemptions,” by which they apparently mean that it does not overrule
> Citizens United. ****
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> You can find the voter guide materials for Prop. 32 and the other
> propositions, including ballot arguments and their text, here:
> http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/pdf/. (You might want to look at some of the
> other more complex initiatives, e.g., Propositions 30 and 31, and ask
> yourself if you trust the typical voter to understand them. Of course, we
> could ask the same thing of legislators and of the bills they vote on.)***
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> Mark S. Scarberry****
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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 *Lillie Coney
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 09, 2012 9:33 PM
> *To:* Greenberg, Kevin
> *Cc:* 'law-election at UCI.edu'
> *Subject:* Re: [EL] Judge Simpson's Injunction and HAVA****
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> First time voters who register by mail. The identification requirements**
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> are not limited to photo ID but can include several forms of
> identification.****
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> HAVA http://www.fec.gov/hava/law_ext.txt****
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> SEC. 303. 42 USC 15483.>> COMPUTERIZED STATEWIDE VOTER ****
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> REGISTRATION LIST REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTERS ****
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> WHO REGISTER BY MAIL.****
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> (b) Requirements for Voters Who Register by Mail.--****
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> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 6(c) of the ****
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> National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-4(c)) ****
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> and subject to paragraph (3), a State shall, in a uniform and ****
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> nondiscriminatory manner, require an individual to meet the ****
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> requirements of paragraph (2) if--****
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> (A) the individual registered to vote in a ****
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> jurisdiction by mail; and****
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> (B)(i) the individual has not previously voted in an ****
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> election for Federal office in the State; or****
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> (ii) the individual has not previously voted in such ****
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> an election in the jurisdiction and the jurisdiction is ****
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> located in a State that does not have a computerized ****
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> list that complies with the requirements of subsection ****
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> (a).****
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> (2) Requirements.--****
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> (A) In general.--An individual meets the ****
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> requirements of this paragraph if the individual--****
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> (i) in the case of an individual who votes in ****
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> person--****
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> (I) presents to the appropriate ****
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> State or local election official a ****
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> current and valid photo identification; ****
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> or****
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> (II) presents to the appropriate ****
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> State or local election official a copy ****
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> of a current utility bill, bank ****
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> statement, government check, paycheck, ****
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> or other government document that shows ****
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> the name and address of the voter; or****
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> (ii) in the case of an individual who votes by ****
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> mail, submits with the ballot--****
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> (I) a copy of a current and valid ****
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> photo identification; or****
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> (II) a copy of a current utility ****
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> bill, bank statement, government check, ****
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> paycheck, or other government document ****
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> that shows the name and address of the ****
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> If voters register in person the requirements do not apply****
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> On Oct 3, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Greenberg, Kevin wrote:****
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> The enjoined act (Act 18) did not repeal the identification procedures
> that had been in place since HAVA. County boards and those of us who
> practice in state were preparing for the difficult process of handling two
> requirements that were not synchronized. ****
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> We will have to do this in 2013, barring a repeal or modification of the
> other state requirement, a further injunction, or a show of intelligence
> from the Legislature that repeals Act 18.****
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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 *Mark Posner
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 1:05 PM
> *To:* Estelle Rogers; Rick Hasen
> *Cc:* law-election at UCI.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [EL] Judge Simpson's Injunction and HAVA****
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> ****
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> It also should be noted that, at least based on the statutory language
> that is quoted in the website that Rick linked to, the Pennsylvania law
> appears to go far beyond what is required by HAVA. ****
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> First, HAVA’s identification requirement only applies to first-time voters
> who register by mail, and “first-time voters” generally refers to voters
> who are voting for the first time in their state of residence. 42 USC
> 15483(b). The quoted Pa. law, on the other hand, seems to apply to all
> first-time voters, regardless of how they registered to vote, and defines
> “first-time” in terms of voters voting in a particular election district
> for the first time. ****
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> Second, HAVA also provides that the affected voters can, alternatively,
> present the requisite identification at the time they register to vote, and
> excepts from the identification requirement those first-time, by-mail
> registrants who satisfy certain computer matching provisions. The
> referenced Pa. statute makes no mention of these provisions. ****
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> And thirdly, HAVA allows for both photo and non-photo identification,
> whereas the quoted Pa. law only allows for photo identification.****
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:47 AM
> *To:* Rick Hasen
> *Cc:* law-election at UCI.edu
> *Subject:* [EL] Judge Simpson's Injunction and HAVA****
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> As to whether the injunction inadvertently vioates HAVA by vitiating ALL
> ID requirements, I don't think it does. Nowhere in the injunction does he
> say that otherwise applicable requirements are enjoined, only that the
> "transition procedures" described in Act 18 are extended through November
> 6--i.e., that there will be no adverse consequences of failure to produce a
> photo ID. And on p. 14-15 of the opinion, he cites "the General Assembly's
> express intent that during the transition, an OTHERWISE QUALIFIED elector
> need not cast a provisional ballot." (caps mine) The corollary is an
> otherwise unqualified elector may be forced to vote provisionally.****
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> On Oct 3, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Rick Hasen wrote:****
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> “Strengthening the political party system”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41039>
> ****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:16 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41039> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Jeff Brindle<http://www.campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/329147/strengthening-the-political-party-system.thtml>:
> “Nasty campaign attack ads like a recent super PAC commercial that
> cynically implied Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney bears
> responsibility for a woman’s cancer death make three things clear. First,
> most remaining parts of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), or
> McCain-Feingold, should be repealed. Second, the political party system
> nationally should be strengthened. Third, independent groups that are
> running many of the most noxious ads should fully disclose their donors and
> expenditures.”****
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> Scheduled to Be on KQED “Forum” at 9 AM Wed. Talking About “The Voting
> Wars” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41036>****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:11 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41036> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> Listen here <http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201210030900>.****
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> “Obama Outspending Romney on TV Ads” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41033>
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41033> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> NYT reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/us/politics/obama-outspending-romney-on-tv-ads.html?ref=politics>
> .****
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> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
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> “Pennsylvania Judge Bars Voter-ID Law for 2012 Election”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41030>
> ****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:02 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41030> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> Bloomberg reports<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-02/pennsylvania-judge-bars-voter-id-law-for-2012-election.html>
> .****
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
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> “Does Judge Simpson’s Injunction Inadvertently Violate Federal Law?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41027>
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:46 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41027> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> Interesting question<http://freeandequalpa.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/does-judge-simpsons-injunction-inadertently-violate-federal-law/>:
> “Does the injunction that Judge Simpson issued today inadvertently violate
> the first-time voter identification requirement in the Help America Vote
> Act of 2002 <http://www.sos.wa.gov/Elections/pdf/HelpAmericaVoteAct.pdf>
> (“HAVA”)?”****
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> “New Swing State Website Tool (Among Today’s Voting Law News)”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41024>
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:45 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41024> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> Ned Foley<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/comments/index.php?ID=9797>:
> “Today, too, *Election Law @ Moritz* unveils its new “Swing State Focus”<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/swing-states/>
> website tool. You can access it through this link<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/swing-states/>,
> or simply by clicking the icons of the states on the front page<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/index.php>
> of our website. This tool reflects the teamwork approach we have
> endeavored to develop here at *EL at M*. Under the leadership of Professor
> Terri Enns, who deserves tremendous credit for this initiative, a team of
> faculty, staff, and students have worked painstakingly to populate the tool
> with the relevant information about the current voting rules in states that
> potentially may tip the presidential election one way or the other. Six
> states are currently up-and-running in this new interactive database, with
> more to follow.”****
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> “Romney seeks extended deadline for overseas voters, including in Michigan”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41021>
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:41 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41021> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> AP<http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121002/POLITICS01/210020412/1361/Romney-seeks-extended-deadline-for-overseas-voters--including-in-Michigan>:
> “Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign has sent letters to election officials
> in Wisconsin, Mississippi and Vermont demanding that the deadline for
> receiving ballots from military and overseas voters be extended.”****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:32 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41018> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> NYT reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/us/republican-party-aims-to-remake-florida-supreme-court.html?pagewanted=all>
> .****
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> “Justice Department clears S.C.’s online voter registration law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41016>
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:30 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41016> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> AP reports.<http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-10-02/justice-department-clears-scs-online-voter-registration-law>
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> Posted in Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, voter
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> *
> “Law professor says state Supreme Court gave judge little wiggle room with
> voter ID law” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41014>****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:10 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41014> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Penn Live reports<http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/10/law_professor_says_state_supre.html>
> .****
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> ****
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
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> “Pa. judge blocks photo ID rule for Election Day”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41012>
> ****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:09 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41012> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> AP reports.<http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/ce1ec1bd1a3a4e3a81e9fc3d81a1afb7>
> ****
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> ****
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
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> “NAACP Pushes for Ex-Felons Voting Rights”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41010>
> ****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41010> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> CNN reports<http://www.local10.com/news/politics/NAACP-pushes-for-ex-felons-voting-rights/-/1895020/16828752/-/ee2d0rz/-/index.html>
> .****
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> “Republican Firm Tied To Voter Fraud Allegations”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41007>
> ****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41007> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
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> Peter Overby reports<http://www.npr.org/2012/10/02/162176990/republican-firm-tied-to-voter-fraud-allegations>
> for NPR.****
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> ****
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> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
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> “Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Controversial Voter ID Law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41005>
> ****
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> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:02 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41005> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Pam Fessler reports f<http://www.npr.org/2012/10/02/162176986/pennsylvania-judge-blocks-controversial-voter-id-law>or
> NPR.****
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> ****
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> | Comments Off****
> “Setbacks For Voter ID Laws in Pa., Other States Could Be Short-Lived”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41003>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41003> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> NPR reports.<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/02/162180888/setbacks-for-voter-id-laws-in-pa-other-states-could-be-short-lived>
> ****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off****
> “SCOTUS Declines Indiana Robo-Call Case”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41000>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 4:16 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41000> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> The *Indiana Lawyer** *reports.<http://www.theindianalawyer.com/scotus-declines-indiana-robo-call-case/PARAMS/article/29798>
> ****
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> ****
>
> Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59> | Comments Off***
> *
> “Crossroads Groups Swamp Airwaves” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40998>**
> **
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 4:15 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40998> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Politico reports <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81919.html>.**
> **
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40998&title=%E2%80%9CCrossroads%20Groups%20Swamp%20Airwaves%E2%80%9D&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
> Off****
> More Dems Making Political Hay Out of Sproul Incident<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40996>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 4:14 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40996> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> See here<http://electionlawblog.org/democrats.cha.house.gov/press-release/ranking-democrats-call-answers-republican-chairman-amid-allegations-voter-registration>
> .****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40996&title=More%20Dems%20Making%20Political%20Hay%20Out%20of%20Sproul%20Incident&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments
> Off****
> “New Voter Registrations Decline in Florida”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40993>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 4:08 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40993> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> A Pew data dispatch.<http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/new-voter-registrations-decline-in-florida-85899421020>
> ****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40993&title=%E2%80%9CNew%20Voter%20Registrations%20Decline%20in%20Florida%E2%80%9D&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, voter
> registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37> | Comments Off****
> Pa. Voter ID Roundup/Comments <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40991>****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 4:05 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40991> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> NYT<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/us/pennsylvania-judge-delays-implementation-of-voter-id-law.html?hp>
> ****
>
> WaPo<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/pennsylvania-voter-id-law-enforcement-halted-by-judge/2012/10/02/bf240ffc-0c9d-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_story.html>
> ****
>
> Ari Berman<http://www.thenation.com/blog/170287/courts-block-gop-voter-suppression-laws>
> ****
>
> Brennan Center<http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/pennsylvania_victory_judge_halts_voter_id_law>
> ****
>
> Liz Kennedy<http://www.policyshop.net/home/2012/10/2/ruling-for-access-judge-allows-voters-without-id-to-cast-reg.html>
> ****
>
> Philly.com<http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20121002_Pa__Court_rules_voters_can_cast_ballots_without_ID.html>
> ****
>
> Post-Gazette<http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/judge-issues-partial-injunction-on-states-voter-id-law-655822/>
> ****
>
> more to come****
>
> ****
>
> ****
>
> ****
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> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off****
> “Opponents of voting restrictions are winning — for now”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40988>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 10:53 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40988>
> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Greg Sargent writes<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/opponents-of-voting-restrictions-are-winning--for-now/2012/10/02/9338a7ba-0cb4-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_blog.html>
> .****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off****
> “Lawyers Ask Pa. To Withdraw Or Fix Voter ID Ads”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40985>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 10:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40985>
> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Issue to watch<http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/lawyers-ask-pa-to-withdraw-fix-voter-id>
> .****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40985&title=%E2%80%9CLawyers%20Ask%20Pa.%20To%20Withdraw%20Or%20Fix%20Voter%20ID%20Ads%E2%80%9D&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off****
> “Supreme Court tests for civil rights; As the Supreme Court begins its
> 2012 term Monday, two cases loom ominously large for civil rights
> advocates.” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40982>****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 10:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40982>
> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> *LA Times* on the *Shelby County* and *Fisher* cases.****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40982&title=%E2%80%9CSupreme%20Court%20tests%20for%20civil%20rights%3B%20As%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20begins%20its%202012%20term%20Monday%2C%20two%20cases%20loom%20ominously%20large%20for%20civil%20rights%20ad>
> ****
>
> Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting
> Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off****
> “Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40980>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:41 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40980> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> ABC News reports<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/pennsylvania-judge-blocks-voter-id-requirement/>
> .****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40980&title=%E2%80%9CPennsylvania%20Judge%20Blocks%20Voter%20ID%20Requirement%E2%80%9D&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off****
> “Rules of the Game: Shining a Light on Political ‘Dark Money”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40978>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40978> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Eliza’s latest<http://www.rollcall.com/issues/58_25/Rules-of-the-Game-Shining-a-Light-on-Political-Dark-Money-217922-1.html?pos=htmbtxt>
> .****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40978&title=%E2%80%9CRules%20of%20the%20Game%3A%20Shining%20a%20Light%20on%20Political%20%E2%80%98Dark%20Money%E2%80%9D&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
> Off****
> “Super PAC Barrage Coming To House Races Across The Country<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40975>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:33 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40975> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> HuffPo reports.<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/super-pac-house-races_n_1932250.html?1349194242>
> ****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40975&title=%E2%80%9CSuper%20PAC%20Barrage%20Coming%20To%20House%20Races%20Across%20The%20Country&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1> | Comments Off
> ****
> No Small Stuff (cont.): Vendor Gives Tennessee County Closed-Primary
> Pollbooks in Open Primary <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40972>****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:20 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40972> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> A ChapinBlog<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/10/no_small_stuff_cont_vendor_giv.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HHHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>
> .****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | Comments
> Off****
> “3 views on whether US states should require voter ID”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40969>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:11 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40969> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> The CS Monitor’s “One Minute debate,” with views from Jonathan Tobin<http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/One-Minute-Debate/2012/1002/3-views-on-whether-US-states-should-require-voter-ID/Yes-States-must-preserve-the-integrity-of-each-vote-especially-in-an-era-of-close-elections>
> , Wendy Weiser<http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/One-Minute-Debate/2012/1002/3-views-on-whether-US-states-should-require-voter-ID/No-Restrictive-laws-that-require-photo-ID-are-an-attempt-to-manipulate-the-election>,
> and me<http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/One-Minute-Debate/2012/1002/3-views-on-whether-US-states-should-require-voter-ID/A-middle-way-National-voter-ID-card-would-restore-trust-reduce-costs-in-a-fair-way>
> .****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
> | Comments Off****
> “Can I Use iPad or Smartphone in Voting Booth?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40966>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 9:02 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40966> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Enquiring minds<http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201210020522/NEWS0106/310020009&nclick_check=1>
> want to know.****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | Comments
> Off****
> “Voter Purge Over Citizen Status Sours Floridians on Republicans”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40963>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:59 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40963> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Bloomberg reports.<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-02/voter-purge-over-citizen-status-sours-floridians-on-republicans.html>
> ****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40963&title=%E2%80%9CVoter%20Purge%20Over%20Citizen%20Status%20Sours%20Floridians%20on%20Republicans%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****
> “Selling votes is common type of election fraud”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40961>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:58 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40961> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Absolute must-read<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/selling-votes-is-common-type-of-election-fraud/2012/10/01/f8f5045a-071d-11e2-81ba-ffe35a7b6542_story.html>
> from WaPo’s David Fahrenthold. It confirms what I found in The Voting
> Wars<http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr>.
> Election official fraud and absentee ballot fraud relatively rare but it
> happens. Impersonation fraud extremely rare and has not changed an
> election result we can find in at least a generation.****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40961&title=%E2%80%9CSelling%20votes%20is%20common%20type%20of%20election%20fraud%E2%80%9D&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in absentee ballots <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53>, chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>
> , The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off****
> “Americans for Prosperity puts big money on legislative races in Arkansas”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40959>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:55 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40959> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> WaPo reports.<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/americans-for-prosperity-puts-big-money-on-legislative-races-in-arkansas/2012/10/01/5169598a-0686-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_story.html?hpid=z3>
> ****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
> Off****
> “Deutch demands GOP voter registration fraud probe”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40956>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:52 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40956> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Hyperbole<http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/10/deutch-demands-gop-voter-registration-fraud-probe/>
> from the left on the Sproul matter.****
>
> <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D40956&title=%E2%80%9CDeutch%20demands%20GOP%20voter%20registration%20fraud%20probe%E2%80%9D&description=>
> ****
>
> Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter
> registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37> | Comments Off****
> “Military ballot requests down in key battleground states”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40953>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:47 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40953> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> FOX News reports<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/01/military-ballot-requests-down-in-key-battleground-states/>
> .****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in absentee ballots <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53>, election
> administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, military voting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=48>
> , The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off****
> “Why Doesn’t the Law Give Full Free Speech Protection to Voters?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40950>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40950> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Armand Derfner and Gerry Hebert blog<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/armand-derfner/full-free-speech-protection_b_1929620.html>
> at HuffPo.****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1> | Comments Off
> ****
> “Supreme Court Denies Appeal From Anti-Gay Marriage Group”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40947>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:37 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40947> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> BuzzFeed<http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/supreme-court-denies-national-organization-for-mar>:
> “The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear an appeal brought
> by the National Organization for Marriage, keeping in place a lower court
> ruling that applies Maine’s campaign finance laws to the group in its fight
> against allowing same-sex couples to marry in Maine.”****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
> Off****
> “How can voting fraud be better detected and prevented without putting an
> undue burden on certain voting blocs?’<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40944>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:35 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40944> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
> Would love to see <http://blogs.newsobserver.com/EQ> how respondents
> break down on party lines.****
>
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> ****
>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off****
> “Low-income voters boost Ohio’s rolls; 500,000-plus registered since 2010′<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40941>
> ****
>
> Posted on October 2, 2012 8:32 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40941> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>****
>
>
> <http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/10/01/Low-income-voters-boost-Ohios-rolls.html>
>
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