[EL] Supreme Court refuses to intervene in Ohio early voting case

Tue Oct 16 10:05:20 PDT 2012

http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/10/ohio-rebuffed-on-early-voting/

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41725> "Is the Supreme Court About To Swing
Another Presidential Election? If the court cuts early voting in Ohio, it
could be a difference maker in the Buckeye State." 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41725> October 15, 2012 1:05 pm by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

I have just written this new article
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/10/if_the_sup
reme_court_cuts_early_voting_in_ohio_it_could_swing_the_state.html>  for
Slate.  It begins:

The Supreme Court
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/ohio-voting-dispute-mak
es-its-way-to-the-supreme-court/2012/10/13/e197333c-1541-11e2-be82-c3411b768
0a9_story.html>  will soon decide
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/10/last-weekend-voting-urged/>  whether to
reverse a federal court ruling requiring the state of Ohio to let its
counties decide whether to permit early voting during the weekend before
Election Day. With the presidential race tight in Ohio
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/13/uk-usa-campaign-idUKBRE89C0KH20121
013> , and the presidency potentially turning on the state's electoral
votes, the court's decision could help determine who will win the White
House. While the Obama campaign has a strong policy argument for the
extension of early voting to include this final weekend, its constitutional
claim is a major stretch.

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Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> , voting
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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41722> "Citizens United & Foreign Money in
U.S. Elections" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41722> October 15, 2012 12:24 pm
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Meredith McGehee vlogs
<http://www.clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=480:cit
izens-united-a-foreign-money-in-us-elections> .

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41719> "Wall Street's Fund-Raising Push for
Romney" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41719> October 15, 2012 12:22 pm
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

NYT reports
<http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/wall-streets-fund-raising-push-for-r
omney/> .

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41716> "Romney Raises $170 Million to
Finance Final Push" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41716> October 15, 2012 12:08 pm
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

NYT
<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/romney-raises-170-million-to-
finance-final-push/> 's "The Caucus" reports.

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41713> "Report: Jackson allegedly improperly
used campaign money to decorate home" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41713> October 15, 2012 11:08 am
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The Fix reports
<http://www.suntimes.com/15757909-761/report-jackson-allegedly-improperly-us
ed-campaign-money-to-decorate-home.html> .

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of interest laws <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20> , ethics
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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41711> "Why the early vote looks good for
Democrats" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41711> October 15, 2012 11:07 am
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

The Fix reports.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/15/why-the-early-vot
e-looks-good-for-democrats/> 

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emocrats%E2%80%9D&description=> Share

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41708> "Law firms' revolving door turns
faster as election draws near" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41708> October 15, 2012 11:02 am
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

WaPo reports.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/law-firms-revolving-
door-turns-faster-as-election-draws-near/2012/10/14/266cec02-130a-11e2-ba83-
a7a396e6b2a7_story.html?tid=sm_btn_twitter> 

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Supplemental Briefs Filed in Montana Campaign Contributions Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41705>  

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41705> October 15, 2012 11:00 am
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Via this dedicated page
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/content/view.php?pk_id=0000000625>  at the
Ninth Circuit's website you can find these filings:

Date

Document Title

10/11/12

Appellants
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/12/12-35809_Appellant
s_reply_brief.pdf> ' Reply Brief

10/11/12

Exhibits to Appellants
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/12/12-35809_Exhibits_
to_Appellants_reply_brief.pdf> ' Reply Brief

10/11/12

Appellees
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/11/12-35809_Appellees
_Supl_Brief_Oppos_to_Motion_to_Stay.pdf> ' Supplemental Brief in Opposition
to Motion to Stay

10/10/12

District Court
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/10/12-35809_district_
court_opinion_order.pdf> 's Opinion and Order

10/09/12

Temporary Stay of the District Court
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/10/12-35809_temp_stay
_order.pdf> 's October 3, 2012 order 

10/04/12

Appellants
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/10/12-35809_Aplnts_Em
erg_Motion_for_Stay_Pending_Appeal.pdf> ' Emergency Motion for Stay Pending
Appeal

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On the Agenda <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41701> . 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41701> October 15, 2012 10:33 am
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

Tomorrow I'll be commenting on a paper about the Supreme Court and
polarization at a conference on political polarization
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41494>  at CSU Channel Islands.

On Wednesday at 12:15, I'll be talking about The Voting Wars
<http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/r
ef=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr> at UCLA
<http://www.acslaw.org/events/2012-10-17/the-voting-wars-from-florida-2000-t
o-the-next-election-meltdown> .

On Thursday evening, Sam Popkin and I will be talking about the election,
the campaign, campaign finance, and other things, as part of a Zocalo event
in Bakersfield. <http://zocalopublicsquare.org/upcoming.php?event_id=550> 

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41697> "Inside The Planning Of A James
O'Keefe 'Sting'" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41697> October 15, 2012 10:11 am
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

I missed this Buzzfeed piece
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/inside-the-planning-of-a-james-okeefe-sti
ng>  in late September.  Its subhead: "The conservative provocateur planned
a sting of SEIU in 2010 - based off information from a source of John
Fund's, with Foster Friess as a potential investor. It didn't end up working
out. (Updated below)"

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 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41694> "Outside Groups For Romney Coordinate
TV Ad Buys" 

Posted on  <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41694> October 15, 2012 10:09 am
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>  

NPR
<http://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162921986/superpacs-for-romney-coordinate-tv-
ad-buys> : "Since April, more than 825,000 presidential campaign ads have
been broadcast in the battleground states. Oddly, the dominant Republican
voice on TV hasn't been that of nominee Mitt Romney. The big advertisers are
four heavily funded SuperPacs and tax-exempt groups."

Must-listen.  Part II coming tonight.

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