[EL] ELB News and Commentary 10/25/12
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Oct 25 07:45:19 PDT 2012
"Keep secret Arizona money out of California politics: A California
PAC that opposes Prop. 30 and supports Prop. 32 received $11 million
from an Arizona nonprofit. But who really gave the money?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42385>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42385>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
New George Skelton column
<http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-money-20121025,0,788584.column>
in the LA Times.
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"Ohio's nightmare voting scenario: ENQUIRER EXCLUSIVE: Provisional
ballots might put a kink in Election Day"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42382>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:33 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42382>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This is very, very bad
<http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20121025/NEWS010601/310250037/Ohio-s-nightmare-voting-scenario?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1>if
the race comes down to Ohio.
A new Ohio program intended to make voting easier could keep the
presidential election in doubt until late November if the national
outcome hinges on the state's 18 electoral votes.
Under Secretary of State Jon Husted's initiative to send absentee
ballot applications to nearly 7 million registered voters across
Ohio, more than 800,000 people so far have asked for but not yet
completed an absentee ballot for the Nov. 6 election.
Anyone who does not return an absentee ballot, deciding instead to
vote at the polls, will be required to cast a provisional ballot.
That's so officials may verify that they did not vote absentee and
also show up at the polls.
By state law, provisional ballots may not be counted until at least
Nov. 17.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
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"Ohio Military and Overseas Voting"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42379>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42379>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A Pew data dispatch.
<http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/ohio-military-and-overseas-voting-85899425753>
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"Politics Can be a Dirty Business. And Then There Are House Races in
Florida ..." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42377>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:30 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42377>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT reports
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/us/politics/insults-and-accusations-fly-in-floridas-house-races.html?ref=politics&_r=0>.
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"Ohio GOP puts out ad depicting Ohio Supreme Court candidate as
sympathetic to rapists" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42374>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42374>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Cleveland Plain Dealer/ reports.
<http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/10/ohio_gop_puts_out.html>
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"Liberal bloggers, groups worry about possible Romney link to Ohio
county voting machines" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42371>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:24 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42371>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/liberal-critics-worry-about-romney-connection-to-voting-machines-in-ohio/2012/10/24/827f16e4-1ded-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html>
on the Left's election truthers
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/10/will_republicans_accept_if_barack_obama_defeats_mitt_romney_.html>.
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Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voting
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"Ohio Senate Race a Magnet for TV Ads From Unknown Groups"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42369>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:22 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42369>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg reports.
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-25/ohio-senate-race-a-magnet-for-tv-ads-from-unknown-groups.html?alcmpid=politics>
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"New Wisconsin Data Shows Pollworkers Get 1 in 3 Dollars Spent on
Elections" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42366>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:21 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42366>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A ChapinBlog
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/10/new_wisconsin_data_shows_pollw.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HHHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>.
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"Amend the Constitution to Limit Political Spending?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42364>
Posted on October 25, 2012 7:20 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42364>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
That's today's NYT "Room for Debate" forum.
<http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/10/24/amend-the-constitution-to-limit-political-spending/?ref=opinion>
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"Groups Use Fake Letters, Felony Threats to Suppress Vote"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42362>
Posted on October 24, 2012 10:26 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42362> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg reports
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-25/groups-use-fake-letters-felony-threats-to-suppress-vote.html?cmpid=msnmoney>.
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"'Gun Raffle for Votes' billboards called illegal"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42359>
Posted on October 24, 2012 10:11 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42359> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
News
<http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/261754/3/Gun-Raffle-for-Votes-billboards-called-illegal>
from Georgia.
Looks like the gun shop will be solving the illegal vote buying problem
the Ben and Jerry' <http://t.co/lJZoKBYb>s way: free goodies (or in this
case raffle) for everyone, not just voters.
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"Judge: Governor candidate Hill must stop spending excess donation"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42356>
Posted on October 24, 2012 9:53 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42356>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
News
<http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_ad7b61aa-2c1a-5201-b980-1c49bab60a74.html>from
Montana: "A state district judge on Wednesday temporarily ordered
Republican governor candidate Rick Hill to stop spending a disputed
$500,000 donation and cancel all pending ads bought with this money,
while she reviews the contribution's legality."
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"Electoral Math Not Adding Up to Republican-Run Senate"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42353>
Posted on October 24, 2012 9:48 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42353>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg reports
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-25/electoral-math-not-adding-up-to-republican-run-senate.html>.
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Ballot Typo of the Day <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42349>
Posted on October 24, 2012 9:25 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42349>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
President of the Untied States.
<http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121024/NEWS/310249986/jefferson-county-ballot-accidentally-asks-voters-to-pick-a-president>
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"KIDS REACT TO ELECTION 2012? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42347>
Posted on October 24, 2012 9:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42347>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Kids say the darnedest things
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05uQR5C2AXw&feature=g-logo-xit>! (h/t
Shana Hasen-Klein)
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Election Truther Quote of the Day <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42344>
Posted on October 24, 2012 9:10 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42344>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
"Mr. Obama is a goner, unless the Democrats can turn out the vote in
select cemeteries around the country."
Read more: TYRRELL: Obama sings the ballot box blues -- Washington Times
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/24/obama-sings-the-ballot-box-blues/#ixzz2AHSPlTHm>
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/24/obama-sings-the-ballot-box-blues/#ixzz2AHSPlTHm
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