[EL] ELB News and Commentary 10/21/12
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Sun Oct 21 09:36:22 PDT 2012
Two Pictures of Money in the Presidential Election
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42135>
Posted on October 21, 2012 9:34 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42135>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Romney and Republicans Began Month With $34 Million Advantage, Filings
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<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/us/politics/romney-and-republicans-began-month-with-34-million-advantage.html?ref=politics&_r=0>
and Obama Outspent Romney in Sept.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/obama-outspent-romney-in-september/2012/10/20/0dd078fc-1aef-11e2-bd10-5ff056538b7c_story.html>
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"Ohio county elections director resigns, citing stress of coming
presidential election" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42132>
Posted on October 21, 2012 9:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42132>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ohio-county-elections-director-resigns-citing-stress-of-coming-presidential-election/2012/10/20/4d9bc430-1ad8-11e2-ad4a-e5a958b60a1e_story.html>.
Here's a sentence which would be remarkable in most mature democracies
but is glossed over here: "He is a Republican so the county Republican
Party in the key presidential battleground state will recommend his
successor."
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election law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>, The Voting Wars
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"Outside Groups Changing the Political Game for Good"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42129>
Posted on October 21, 2012 9:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42129>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The LA Times reports.
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-outside-influence-20121021,0,3068748.story>"As
of Saturday, outside groups --- many fueled by seven-figure donations
from wealthy contributors --- reported having pumped at least $675
million into political ads and other forms of voter outreach in 2012
federal elections. That's more than double the amount outside groups
spent in the 2008 cycle, according to the nonpartisan Center for
Responsive Politics. And this cycle's total doesn't include tens of
millions of dollars worth of 'issue ads' that ran early in the campaign,
paid for by tax-exempt groups that were not required to report them."
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"Voter fraud billboards that drew complaints of racism and
intimidation will come down, Clear Channel says"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42126>
Posted on October 21, 2012 9:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42126>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Cleveland Plain Dealer/ reports.
<http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/10/voter_fraud_billboards_that_dr.html>
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"Obama campaign accepted foreign Web donation --- and may be hiding
more" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42123>
Posted on October 21, 2012 9:21 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42123>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This NY Post "Exclusive"
<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bam_blind_eye_to_illegal_donors_8SWotytr1RvbhyDCRyyrEL>
seems a bitrehashed <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41359>.
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"Cash Flood Fuels Fight to the End in Leaning States"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42120>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:33 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42120>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT reports.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/us/politics/cash-flood-allows-fight-to-the-finish-for-electoral-votes.html?ref=politics>
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"Gary Johnson's third-party presidential bid: A real factor or just
a footnote?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42117>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:30 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42117>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Fix reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/19/gary-johnsons-third-party-presidential-bid-a-real-factor-or-just-a-footnote/>.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, third parties
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"Sunday Dialogue: To Enhance Democracy, Expand Vote-by-Mail"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42115>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42115>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT forum
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/opinion/sunday/sunday-dialogue-to-enhance-democracy-expand-vote-by-mail.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0>
on letter from former Oregon SOS Phil Keisling.
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"A grand strategy inspires Ohio Democrats' election lawsuits: Thomas
Suddes" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42112>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:26 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42112>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Cleveland Plain Dealer column:
<http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/10/a_grand_strategy_inspires_ohio.html>"That's
why all those Democratic lawsuits aimed at purported GOP schemes to
limit voting by Democrat-leaning Ohioans aren't just about maximizing
Democratic turnout in Ohio (though that's Object One). Also in play, as
previously observed here, seems to be an Object Two --- "building a
record" for post-presidential-election Ohio recounts or lawsuits. And
you know Ohio is super-close already; otherwise, Barack Obama and Mitt
Romney wouldn't be here so often. So Ohio could see the kind of
wrangling that erupted after the Bush-Gore election 12 years ago. In
that case, Ohio Democrats would surely brandish pre-Nov. 6 lawsuits (and
victories) to prove (alleged) GOP vote-rigging in Ohio. Democrats also
appear to have an Object Three --- a calculated bid to trash Republican
Secretary of State Jon Husted as an investment in future campaigns."
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"Crossroads groups spend $9.2M on Ohio Senate race"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42109>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42109>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Senate and House is where to watch the Super PAC and 501c money now
<http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/crossroads-groups-spend-92m-on-ohio-senate-race/nShf7/>.
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"Federal court and the $500,000 political donation question"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42106>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:12 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42106>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Charles Johnson column
<http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/column-federal-court-and-the-political-donation-question/article_467e5fb4-1b1e-11e2-ad85-001a4bcf887a.html>
in the /Missoulian./
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"All Ohioans' votes will count, Husted says"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42103>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:10 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42103>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Toledo Blade:
<http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/10/20/All-Ohioans-votes-will-count-Husted-says.html>
Sponsored by the Toledo Law Review, the legal symposium focused on
how elections are financed and monitored. Titled "Votes and Voices
in 2012: Issues Surrounding the November Election and Beyond," the
conference included four panels discussing issues.
Mr. Husted spoke of a recent federal court decision that he claimed
intruded on Ohio's ability to run its own elections and called it an
"un-American approach to voting" --- an opinion not shared by many
who attended the symposium.
"It's the job of the federal courts to enforce the Constitution;
that includes the right to vote," said Daniel Tokaji, a professor at
the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law who was a panelist
at the symposium, after the secretary's comments. "...We should be
doing everything we can to improve access to eligible voters."
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Interesting First Circuit Campaign Finance Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42100>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42100>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
SINDICATO PUERTORRIQUEÑO DE TRABAJADORES v. FORTUÑO:
<http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/12-2171P-01A.pdf>
Per Curiam. In this appeal from the denial of a preliminary
injunction, plaintiff labor unions claim that Sections 6.007-.010 of
Law 222, Puerto Rico's campaign finance law, place an
unconstitutional burden on the unions' First Amendment right to
engage in political speech. Despite the gravity of plaintiffs'
claims and months of procedural wrangling, including two writs of
mandamus from this court to the district court directing it to rule
on plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunctive relief and the
merits of their constitutional claims, both the district court and
the government declined to address the merits of their claims.
Indeed, we asked the Puerto Rico government three times at oral
argument to defend the merits of the campaign finance provisions at
issue, and each time the government declined to do so. In the
absence of any such defense, and in light of the other factors
relevant to the preliminary injunction analysis, we issued an
appellate injunction on October 11, 2012, enjoining enforcement of
the challenged provisions of Law 222 pending the final disposition
of this appeal. We now resolve that appeal. In so doing, we explain
more fully the reasons why we ordered the entry of the appellate
injunction. We also set forth at the end of the opinion the
preliminary injunction that we now direct the district court to enter.
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John Anderson Doesn't Like Third Party Candidates Referred to as
"Spoilers" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42097>
Posted on October 20, 2012 8:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42097>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
No surprises here.
<http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/19/4923727/politicians-should-stop-playing.html>
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"Dan McGrath fears ninjas, hopes for HAL"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42094>
Posted on October 20, 2012 7:56 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42094>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Max Hailperin offersthis perspective
<http://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2012/10/dan-mcgrath-fears-ninjas-hopes-for-hal-.html>
on the fight over Minnesota voter id.
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Holy Cow! They've Already Screwed Up the Ballots in Palm Beach
County <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42091>
Posted on October 19, 2012 9:14 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42091>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A major theme of /The Voting Wars/ is that we learned the wrong lessons
after the Florida 2000 debacle.
Here's some good evidence
<http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/florida-elections-officials-to-oversee-duplication/nShyk/>
at ground zero of the 2000 battles: Palm Beach County:
The problem started when an Arizona company that printed the ballots
failed to include a heading over the merit retention elections for
judges on the Florida Supreme Court and 4th District Court of
Appeal. The mistake was discovered and corrected after the first
60,000 ballots were printed and 50,000 mailed.
It was soon discovered that the error would affect all races on the
flawed ballot. When the header was inserted, the races on about half
of the ballots shifted, Bucher said. The shift will make it
impossible for tabulation machines to count the votes on an
estimated 27,000 of the bad ballots. Saying it would be impossible
to program machines to read the defective ballots, Bucher said the
only alternative is to duplicate them by hand.
Late Friday, she sent Detzner a report, outlining how the process
will unfold Monday when workers begin opening, sorting and copying
the roughly 15,000 absentee ballots that have been returned. Of the
total, she said about 8,600 are flawed.
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"AG questions voting act's constitutionality"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42088>
Posted on October 19, 2012 9:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42088>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /San Antonio News-Express /reports.
<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/AG-questions-voting-act-s-constitutionality-3965516.php>
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"Pro-Romney PAC sought '1Million/couple' for Palm Beach fundraiser,
e-mail shows" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42085>
Posted on October 19, 2012 9:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42085>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Sticker shock.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/pro-romney-pac-sought-1millioncouple-for-palm-beach-fundraiser-e-mail-shows/2012/10/19/5b64154a-1a0b-11e2-aa6f-3b636fecb829_story.html>
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"Independent interest groups report hefty fundraising for September"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42083>
Posted on October 19, 2012 9:02 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42083>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/independent-interest-groups-report-hefty-fundraising-for-september/2012/10/19/fa6672a0-1a15-11e2-bd10-5ff056538b7c_story.html>.
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"Man Aiding G.O.P. Voter Registration Drive Is Charged"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42081>
Posted on October 19, 2012 9:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42081>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT reports.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/us/politics/man-aiding-gop-voter-registration-drive-is-charged.html?ref=politics>
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"Democratic Money Pours Into 'Super PACs'"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42078>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:53 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42078>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT reports
<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/democratic-money-pours-into-super-pacs/?ref=politics>.
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"Impact of States' Voter Laws Can Be Difficult to Identify"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42076>
Posted on October 19, 2012 8:52 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42076>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WSJ's "Number's Guy" has written this column.
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444868204578064890976575334.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy>
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Podcast of Bloomberg Law Interview with Me About "The Voting Wars"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42073>
Posted on October 19, 2012 5:08 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42073>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Hasen on Voting Rights Battles From 2000 to the Present (Audio)
Oct 19, 2012
Rick Hasen, a professor at the University of California, Irvine School
of Law, is the author of a new book, "The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000
to the Next Election Meltdown."
<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>
He discusses the battles over election rules from 2000 to the present
with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law."
Download <http://media.bloomberg.com/bb/avfile/vHZjTkW.jdVU.mp3>
*" © 2012 Bloomberg L.P. All rights reserved. Used with permission."*
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"Pa. ads create confusion and fear on voter ID, voting rights
advocates say" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42070>
Posted on October 19, 2012 5:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42070>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/19/confusion-and-fear-in-wake-of-pennsylvania-voter-id-decision/>:
"Despite an Oct. 2 ruling by a Pennsylvania judge putting the
state's new voter ID law on hold, a series of misleading ads and
announcements is creating confusion and fear among residents two weeks
before Election Day, civil rights and union leaders contend."
It wasn't hard to see this coming. <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40927>
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"Arizona Elections Department Flubs Election Date"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42067>
Posted on October 19, 2012 4:49 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42067>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
ABC
<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/arizona-elections-department-flubs-election-date/>:
"Arizona election officials in Maricopa County admit they flubbed the
date on an official government document that was printed in Spanish. The
document, which was attached to updated voter registration cards that
were requested in person, lists the general election date as Nov. 8 in
Spanish. An English translation on the document lists the correct date,
Nov. 6."
This is only going to fuel conspiracy theories. Remember Hanlon's razor
<http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/Hanlons-Razor.html> my friends.
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"'Voter Fraud' in My Backyard" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42064>
Posted on October 19, 2012 4:39 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42064>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Interesting Jamil Smith piece
<http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/108886/voter-intimidation-in-my-backyard#>at
TNR. I'll have more to say on voter suppression claims soon.
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"Mystery Donors Dot Restore Our Future's Campaign Filing"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42061>
Posted on October 19, 2012 4:27 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42061>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Caucus reports.
<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/mystery-donors-dot-restore-our-futures-campaign-filing/?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-thecaucus>
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"Two Roles: Obama Campaign Adviser and Corporate Strategist"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42058>
Posted on October 19, 2012 4:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42058>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/us/politics/anita-dunn-both-insider-and-outsider-in-obama-camp.html?pagewanted=1>
"In the rarefied world of political consultants who straddle the line
between campaign adviser and corporate strategist, Anita Dunn has few
peers."
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"Is Your Boss Going To 'Mine' Your Vote? More Corporations Step Up
Coercion" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42055>
Posted on October 19, 2012 2:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42055>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Lee Fang writes
<http://www.thenation.com/blog/170703/your-boss-going-mine-your-vote-more-corporations-step-coercion#>
for /The Nation./
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More Ideas for Campaign Finance Reform at Corporate Political
Activity Law Blog <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42053>
Posted on October 19, 2012 2:57 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42053>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Adam Skaggs
<http://www.corporatepoliticalactivitylaw.com/index.php/2012/10/guest-blogger-series-five-ideas-for-campaign-finance-reform-iii/>
Heather Briccetti
<http://www.corporatepoliticalactivitylaw.com/index.php/2012/10/guest-blogger-series-five-ideas-for-campaign-finance-reform-iv/>
Joel Gora
<http://www.corporatepoliticalactivitylaw.com/index.php/2012/10/guest-blogger-series-five-ideas-for-campaign-finance-reform-ii/>
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"Keeping the 'Mentally Incompetent' From Voting"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42050>
Posted on October 19, 2012 2:22 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42050>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Interesting report in /The Atlantic./
<http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/keeping-the-mentally-incompetent-from-voting/263748/>
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"Conservative Nonprofit Dispatches Volunteers to Canvass
Battleground States" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42048>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:56 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42048>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Roll Call
<http://www.rollcall.com/news/conservative_nonprofit_dispatches_volunteers_to_canvass_battleground_states-218341-1.html>:
"Americans for Prosperity is busing hundreds of out-of-state
conservative activists to the country's most contested political
battlegrounds....Delivering partisans to competitive states in the final
weeks of a campaign is hardly a unique strategy, but the extent of AFP's
plan --- paired with its other election activities --- highlights the
new role social welfare nonprofits have adopted during this election
cycleAFP, a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization, has been criticized for
abusing its tax status with hard-hitting advertisements, robocalls,
direct mail and door knocking operations that seem more like campaign
activities than social welfare work...""[They say] what they have to say
to protect the c4 status,' said Frances Hill, who studies income tax,
constitutional and election law at the University of Miami. 'They are
trying to avoid being characterized as a political committee, which has
to comply with FEC reporting requirements.'"
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"Reince Priebus Distances RNC From Consultant Arrested For Voter
Fraud" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42045>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:48 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42045>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
HuffPo reports
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/19/reince-priebus-rnc-consultant-voter-fraud_n_1988619.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003>.
Let's be clear on terminology: the allegation is trashing voter
registration forms. That's notvoter fraud, but it is an election crime.
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"Voting Groups On Both Sides Deploy Thousands Of Election Monitors
To Battleground States" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42043>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:46 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42043>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
HuffPo reports.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/19/voting-groups-election-monitors-battleground_n_1988545.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012>
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"Ohio Sees Fierce Fight Over Voter Roles [sic]"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42040>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:21 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42040>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
/U.S. News/ offers this report
<http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/10/19/ohio-sees-fierce-fight-over-voter-roles>,
which also incorrectly identifies my institutional affiliation.
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Video of Zocalo Event on the Campaign/Election with Sam Popkin, Joe
Mathews, and Me <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42037>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:19 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42037>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here's a story
<http://zocalopublicsquare.org/thepublicsquare/2012/10/19/how-much-for-that-presidency-in-the-window/read/the-takeaway/>
about yesterday's fun event, along with alink to the video
<http://zocalopublicsquare.org/fullVideo.php?event_year=2012&event_id=550&video=&page=1>.
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"Early Voting Spinning" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42034>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42034>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Michael McDonald's must-read post
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-p-mcdonald/early-voting-spinning_b_1989094.html>.
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"An Electoral College tie -- and what it would mean"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42031>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:10 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42031>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Fix reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/19/an-electoral-college-tie-and-what-it-would-mean/>.
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Arizona Disclosure Ruling <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42027>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:06 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42027>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Following up on this post, you may now read the court ruling at this
link.
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Trial-Court-Ruling-10-11-2012.pdf>
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"Preventing the Next Hanging Chad"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42024>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42024>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Lee Rowland
<http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/archives/preventing_the_next_hanging_chad/>:
Yesterday, the Division of Elections issued statewide guidance to
all of Florida's 67 Supervisors of Elections (the local officials
that run the election system in each county), detailing exactly how
provisional ballots should be counted in the general election. The
guidance responds to a letter
<http://www.brennancenter.org/page/-/Democracy/VRE/Ltr_FL_DOE_Provisionals_092012.pdf>
the Brennan Center and its allies sent to the Division, coupled with
direct outreach by the League of Women Voters of Florida
<http://thefloridavoter.org/>, to all 67 county Supervisors.
The Division's response was clear: If a voter casts a provisional
ballot, that ballot /will/ be counted absent evidence of fraud or
ineligibility. That means if Florida Supervisors are inundated with
provisional ballots --- a real concern in light of Florida's rush to
change its voting rules right before a presidential election --- and
run out of time to individually investigate each one, the tie goes
to the voter. That's absolutely the right call, and offers a model
for other states grappling with heaps of provisional ballots.
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"California Procedure for Getting a New Party on the Ballot Held
Unconstitutional " <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42021>
Posted on October 19, 2012 1:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42021>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ballot Access News
<http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/10/18/california-procedure-for-getting-a-new-party-on-the-ballot-held-unconstitutional/>:
"On October 18, U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson struck down
California's procedure for a newly-qualifying party to get on the
ballot. The 16-page decision
<http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/California-happy.pdf> is California
Justice Committee & Constitution Party v Bowen, cv 12-3956, central
district. The basis for the decision is that the deadline is so early.
In 2012, it was January 2."
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Texas Files SCOTUS Brief Asking for It to Restore its Redistricting
Plan Blocked under Voting Rights Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42017>
Posted on October 19, 2012 12:54 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42017> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
You can read the brief (Paul Clement, counsel of record) here
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/State-of-Texas-Jurisdictional-Statement-BRIEF-filed-10-19-12.pdf>.
It makes statutory arguments the Court is likely to consider about the
meaning of the Voting Rights Act's section 5 preclearance provision and
it raises the issue of section 5?s constitutionality:
This Court has been asked several times in recent years to
reconsider the facial constitutionality of Section 5. See Northwest
Austin Mun. Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder, 129 S.Ct. 2504, 2509
(2009); Shelby County v. Holder, No. 12-96; Nix v. Holder, No.
12-81. Those cases raise critically important issues about Section
5, but they do not directly illustrate the burdens of the
preclearance process.
This case is different. It demonstrates the acute federalism costs
when Section 5 is invoked to prevent a State from implementing
changes to its electoral maps necessitated by population growth. The
requirements of the Constitution and Section 2 ensure the absence of
unconstitutional consideration of race. In contrast, the
requirements of Section 5, especially as interpreted by the district
court, virtually mandate an obsession with race and guarantee
unprecedented intrusions into state sovereignty. The decision below
clearly merits this Court's review in its own right and would
complement other Section 5 cases by showing the difficulties with
the practical administration of the statute as reauthorized in 2006.
The Court should note probable jurisdiction and set this case for
oral argument this Term so that Texas can implement its
legislatively enacted plans for the next electoral cycle.
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