[EL] more news 10/29/12

Mon Oct 29 08:22:05 PDT 2012

    "An Electoral Tie Could Bind the Senate"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42675>

Posted on October 29, 2012 8:19 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42675> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Roll Call 
<http://www.rollcall.com/news/an_electoral_tie_could_bind_the_senate-218521-1.html>ponders 
<http://www.rollcall.com/news/an_electoral_tie_could_bind_the_senate-218521-1.html> 
a filibuster of a vote on vice president.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27> | Comments Off

    "Web of Union Giving" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42672>

Posted on October 29, 2012 8:15 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42672> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Sunlight infographic 
<http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2012/unions-and-outside-spending-groups/>.  
Warning: Do not attempt to view before you've had at least two cups of 
coffee.

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    "Early Voting Mesmerizing" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42669>

Posted on October 29, 2012 8:11 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42669> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Michael McDonald 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-p-mcdonald/early-voting-results_b_2027200.html>: 
"Everyone wants to know who is winning. In my commentary below I explain 
why I conclude Obama has narrow leads in Iowa and Nevada, Romney has a 
narrow lead in North Carolina, and in the remainder the early vote is 
not providing a clear direction yet. There is still ample time for 
conditions to change, but it will be increasingly difficult to do so as 
more votes pour in."

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, voting 
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    "5 Reasons Karl Rove Is NOT Going To Electronically Steal This
    Election" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42666>

Posted on October 29, 2012 8:08 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42666> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Absolute must-read 
<http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/5-reasons-karl-rove-not-going-electronically-steal-election> 
from Steven Rosenfeld, as a counter to the left's election truthers.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voting technology 
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    "Campaign lawyers are girding their loins"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42663>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:57 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42663> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This article 
<http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202576494621&et=editorial&bu=National%20Law%20Journal&cn=20121029nlj&src=EMC-Email&pt=NLJ.com-%20Daily%20Headlines&kw=Campaign%20lawyers%20are%20girding%20their%20loins&slreturn=20120929105619> 
presumably appears behind the /National Law Journal /paywall.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
election law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>, The Voting Wars 
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    "Campaign lawyers gear up for nail-biter election"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42660>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:54 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42660> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

DW reports 
<http://www.dw.de/campaign-lawyers-gear-up-for-nail-biter-election/a-16336367>.

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administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars 
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    "Abbott's letter to poll monitors sends the wrong message"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42658>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:52 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42658> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tova Wang has writtenthis oped 
<http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Abbott-s-letter-to-poll-monitors-sends-the-wrong-3985367.php> 
in the /Houston Chronicle/.

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    Supreme Court Assures It Won't Inject Itself Further into Election
    through Voting Rights Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42655>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:44 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42655> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

At least one Justice 
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/10/court-grants-four-cases/> has 
requested the record in the Shelby County Voting Rights Act case, 
meaning any decision on whether or not to hear the case---raising the 
question whether the section 5 preclearance provisions is 
constitutional---won't come until after the election.

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    "Election's poll workers face a myriad of challenges amid changes in
    voting rules" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42653>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:42 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42653> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

On the battle lines 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/election-poll-workers-face-a-myriad-of-challenges-amid-changes-in-voting-rules/2012/10/26/0a5d00aa-1b80-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_story.html> 
in Virginia.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
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    "Obama Is Even in TV Ad Race Despite PACs"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42650>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42650> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important NYT report 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/us/politics/obama-is-even-in-tv-ad-race-despite-pacs.html?hp>: 
"A review of data from the last 30 days from Kantar Media/CMAG 
<http://kantarmediana.com/cmag>, which tracks political ad placements, 
shows that 160,000 commercials supporting the president have run, 
compared with 140,000 for Mr. Romney. And the Obama campaign and its 
supporters have broadcast more ads during the morning news and 
prime-time periods when television viewership is highest. Though the 
disparity has started to narrow somewhat over the last week, with 
Republicans gaining a decisive advantage in places like Cleveland and 
Des Moines, the story in battleground states has been the same for much 
of the last month: even at their most effective, the super PACs have 
helped Mr. Romney fight only to a draw."

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, 
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    "'Souls to the Polls' Pulls in Voters Sunday"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42647>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:37 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42647> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/The Ledger/ reports 
<http://www.theledger.com/article/20121028/NEWS/121029300/1003/NEWS01?Title=-Souls-to-the-Polls-Pulls-in-Voters-Sunday->from 
Tallahassee.

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    "Voter Intimidation in Ohio? Not that I could see"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42644>

Posted on October 29, 2012 7:35 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42644> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Doyle McManus 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-ohio-voter-intimidation-20121029,0,443819.story> 
in Ohio.

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