[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/21/12

Fri Sep 21 07:27:41 PDT 2012

    "Judge expects to rule today on voter residency law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40516>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:22 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40516> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest 
<http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20120921/NEWS06/709219909/0/NEWS04>from 
NH.

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    "President Obama flips money script on Mitt Romney"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40513>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:18 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40513> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico reports <http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81499.html>.

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    House Ethics Committee Clears Rep. Maxine Waters of Ethics Charges
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40511>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:17 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40511> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://www.rollcall.com/news/Maxine-Waters-Expected-to-Be-Cleared-of-Conflict-of-Interest-Charges-217748-1.html?pos=hftxt> 
is an earlier Roll Call report before the formal announcement.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>, ethics investigations 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=42> | Comments Off

    "Day of Political Maneuvering and Fights Stalls Congress's Close"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40509>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:15 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40509> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/us/politics/political-maneuvering-stalls-close-of-congress.html?ref=politics>.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, political polarization 
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    "Cash Low, Romney Striving to Find New Large Donors"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40507>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:14 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40507> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/us/politics/cash-low-romney-striving-to-find-new-large-donors.html?ref=politics>: 
"The new numbers, along with disclosures filed by major "super PACs 
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/campaign_finance/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier>" 
supporting the two candidates, challenge the appearance of financial 
strength that had burnished Mr. Romney over the summer, and show 
unexpected strengths for President Obama 
<http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/candidates/barack-obama?inline=nyt-per> 
going into the fall."

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    "Congress Exiting to Campaign Leaving Pileup of Issues"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40504>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:08 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40504> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg reports. 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-21/congress-exiting-to-campaign-leaving-pileup-of-issues.html>

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    " Obama Raises More Than Romney Dependent on Super-PAC Edge"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40502>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:08 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40502> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg reports. 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-20/romney-left-convention-with-50-million-to-spend-on-campaign.html>

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    "Conservative groups reaching new levels of sophistication in
    mobilizing voters" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40500>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:06 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40500> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/conservative-groups-reaching-new-levels-of-sophistication-in-mobilizing-voters/2012/09/20/3c3cd8e8-026c-11e2-91e7-2962c74e7738_story.html>

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    "Romney campaign hits a financial snag"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40498>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:06 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40498> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/romney-campaign-hits-a-financal-snag/2012/09/20/b31c568c-0334-11e2-91e7-2962c74e7738_story.html>

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    "Obama confidant: Rise of super PACs may diminish role of party
    faithful, political parties; Money changes everything in politics,
    Gerken says at UI College of Law" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40495>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:04 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40495> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here 
<http://thegazette.com/2012/09/21/obama-confidant-rise-of-super-pacs-may-diminish-role-of-party-faithful-political-parties/>.

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    "Three noncitizens charged with voter fraud in Iowa"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40492>

Posted on September 21, 2012 7:01 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40492> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports 
<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/20/three-noncitizens-charged-with-voter-fraud-in-iowa/>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voting 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31> | Comments Off

    "Resignation calls fly at Justice Dept. spokeswoman over Media
    Matters collaboration" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40489>

Posted on September 21, 2012 6:58 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40489> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tempest in a teapot 
<http://electionlawblog.org/Resignation%20calls%20fly%20at%20Justice%20Dept.%20spokeswoman%20over%20Media%20Matters%20collaboration%20%20Read%20more:%20http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/20/resignation-calls-fly-at-justice-dept-spokeswoman-over-media-matters-collaboration/#ixzz2772ZJQdl>?

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    "Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Online Voter Registration's
    Impact on Existing Voters" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40487>

Posted on September 21, 2012 6:56 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40487> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A ChapinBlog 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2012/09/relocation_relocation_relocati.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HHHElections+%28The+Election+Aacdemy%29>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
voter registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>, voting 
technology <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40> | Comments Off

    The Sarah Silverman NSFW Anti Voter ID PSA
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40484>

Posted on September 20, 2012 3:09 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40484> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Watch this 
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/sarah-silvermans-profane-new-psa>.

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The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off

    Are Super PAC Donors Suckers? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40481>

Posted on September 20, 2012 2:53 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40481> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

@BuzzFeedBen explores 
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/the-incredibly-dumb-political-spending-of-2012>.

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    Audio of My Interview About The Voting Wars with WSJ's "Daily Wrap"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40478>

Posted on September 20, 2012 2:51 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40478> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Listen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Daily-Wrap-Segment.mp3> 
(mp3 file).

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    "How Michigan judicial candidate Bridget Mary McCormack got 'The
    West Wing' cast for her campaign video"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40476>

Posted on September 20, 2012 2:49 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40476> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo's "Reliable Source" blog reports 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/how-michigan-judicial-candidate-bridget-mary-mccormack-got-the-west-wing-cast-for-her-campaign-video/2012/09/20/a2d53326-0347-11e2-91e7-2962c74e7738_blog.html>.

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    "GOP gives up on trying to push Akin out"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40473>

Posted on September 20, 2012 1:35 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40473> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Fix reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/20/the-gop-is-stuck-with-todd-akin/>

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    "Deadlines approaching for ballot mailing, voter registration and
    litigation" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40470>

Posted on September 20, 2012 1:22 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40470> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NBC News reports. 
<http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/20/13991738-deadlines-approaching-for-ballot-mailing-voter-registration-and-litigation>

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