[EL] more news 10/31/12

Wed Oct 31 12:07:50 PDT 2012

    "Court Rules North Dakota Campaign Ban Unconstitutional"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42903>

Posted on October 31, 2012 12:06 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42903> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CCP 
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2012/10/31/preliminary-injunction-in-north-dakota-case/>:

    Calling the law "clearly invalid," a federal judge in North Dakota
    today ruled that the state's 100-year-old ban on election-day
    campaigning is unconstitutional
    <http://www.campaignfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/North-Dakota-Order-Granting-Preliminary-Injunction.pdf>.

    The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Center for
    Competitive Politics, a pro-free speech group. The Center represents
    Gary Emineth, who wishes to post yard signs on his property,
    distribute fliers, and discuss the upcoming election with his
    neighbors.  The North Dakota statute bans any person, on election
    day, from "in any manner trying to induce or persuade" others to
    support or oppose any candidate or ballot measure.

This ruling has got to be right under existing law.

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    "What's Behind the State-National Poll Divergence?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42899>

Posted on October 31, 2012 11:44 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42899> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Very interesting analysis 
<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/10/31/whats_behind_the_state-national_poll_divergence_115979.html> 
at Real Clear Politics.

UPDATE: Nate Silver 
<http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/oct-30-what-state-polls-suggest-about-the-national-popular-vote/?hp> 
in much the same place.

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    "With unchanging arguments, debaters spar over value of voter ID
    amendment" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42896>

Posted on October 31, 2012 11:41 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42896> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Minnesota Public Radio reports 
<http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/10/31/politics/debaters-spar-over-value-of-voter-id-amendment/>.

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    "Storm Brings Obstacles One Week Before Vote"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42893>

Posted on October 31, 2012 11:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42893> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports. <http://nyti.ms/W4yq5F>

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    "Despite laws against lying, tall tales have become the norm on the
    campaign trail, experts say" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42890>

Posted on October 31, 2012 9:45 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42890> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Cleveland Plain Dealer 
<http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/10/despite_laws_against_lying_tal.html>: 
"Ohio is one of 20 states with laws against making false or misleading 
statements in political campaigns. A violation is a misdemeanor with a 
penalty of up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. But a prosecutor 
can't file charges without a complaint being filed with the Ohio 
Elections Commission, a seven-member bipartisan board that rules on 
election complaints. And in the last decade, the commission has not 
referred a single case involving a false statement to a county prosecutor."

That actually may be a good thing. 
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2151618>

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    "The Hunt for NonCitizen Voters" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42887>

Posted on October 31, 2012 9:34 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42887> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Fatma Marouf has written this piece 
<http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/online/hunt-noncitizen-voters> for 
/Stanford Law Review Online./

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    "Rules of the Game: Lessons Learned From First Post-Citizens United
    Presidential Race" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42884>

Posted on October 31, 2012 9:18 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42884> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Eliza's latest. 
<http://www.rollcall.com/news/rules_of_the_game_lessons_learned_from_first_post_citizens_united-218589-1.html?pos=hln>

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    "City Sends Cease and Desist Letter in Voter ID Case"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42881>

Posted on October 31, 2012 9:10 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42881> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Fight in TN 
<http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/oct/31/city-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-in-voter-id-case/>: 
"Less than 2,000 Memphians have the photo library cards issued by the 
city of Memphis starting in July. But whether they are valid ID in order 
to vote in the Nov. 6 elections is causing some confusion in the wake of 
an Appeals Court ruling last week. The court ruled they are but 
instructions from the state to the Shelby County Election Commission 
after the ruling is no change in how those voters are treated. The 
ruling came as the early voting period in advance of the Nov. 6 Election 
Day was already under way. The early voting period runs through Thursday."

I did not know they were Memphians.

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    "You Want My Support? How Much Are You Offering? One Ohio county's
    long, sordid history of selling its votes to the highest bidder."
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42878>

Posted on October 31, 2012 9:07 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42878> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Interesting Slate historical piece 
<http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/2012/10/ohio_vote_scandal_the_county_where_buckeyes_sold_their_votes_to_the_highest.html>.

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    "Outside cash trumps candidates' in half a dozen tight races"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42876>

Posted on October 31, 2012 9:05 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42876> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/The Hill/ reports 
<http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/264969-outside-cash-trumps-candidates-in-half-a-dozen-tight-house-races>.

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    "Why America's Election System Is 'Dysfunctional at Best'"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42873>

Posted on October 31, 2012 8:50 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42873> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Boston Public Radio talks 
<http://www.wgbhnews.org/post/why-americas-election-system-dysfunctional-best> 
with Heather Gerken.

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    "Hurricane's Late October Landfall Raises Election Questions"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42870>

Posted on October 31, 2012 8:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42870> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

BuzzFeed reports. 
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/hurricanes-late-october-landfall-raises-election>

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