[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/28/12

Thu Sep 27 22:07:21 PDT 2012

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    "Republican Voter Laws Face Scrutiny As Obama Wins Mount"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40825>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:41 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40825> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg reports 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-28/republican-voter-laws-face-scrutiny-as-obama-wins-mount.html>.

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    Conservative Panel Draw in 6th Circuit Ohio Wrong Precinct Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40821>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:37 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40821> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I just learned of this oral argument order 
<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/documents/OralArgumentCalendar_000.pdf> 
which was issued back on Sept. 17 in /SEIU v. Husted/.  Two of the 
judges on the panel are Judges Gibbons 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Smith_Gibbons>and Cook 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_L._Cook>. The third judge, Judge 
Rosenthal, appears to be a judge sitting by designation and I'm not even 
sure which Judge Rosenthal this is.

But in any case this is not good news for those concerned that the Sixth 
Circuit could hold that a voter may be disenfranchised when the voter 
casts a ballot in the wrong place due solely to poll worker error.  What 
kind of error? Like a poll worker not knowing the difference between odd 
and even numbers in addresses <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=29505>.

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    Veterans Group Files Amicus Brief Supporting Obama Campaign in Ohio
    Early Voting Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40818>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:25 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40818> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Read it here 
<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/documents/VoteVetsActionFundAmicusBrief.pdf>.

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    "Hill Republicans Join Suit Challenging Obama Recess Appointments"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40815>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:16 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40815> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

BLT reports 
<http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/09/hill-republicans-join-suit-challenging-obama-recess-appointments.html>.

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

    Ross Johnson Reflects on FPPC, and Campaign Finance Generally
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40812>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:10 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40812> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Worth a read 
<http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/sep/25/in-politics-the-year-of-the-gorilla/?opinion=1>.

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    "Protecting the right to vote' History demonstrates that any effort
    to deny citizens the ability to vote can't be ignored."
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40809>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:07 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40809> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

If you read one thing on voter id this week, read Morgan Kousser's /LA 
Times /oped 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kousser-voter-id-20120928,0,1370646.story>.

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    "Tennessee judge tosses challenge to state voter ID law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40806>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:04 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40806> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Reuters reports. 
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-tennessee-voteridbre88q1u1-20120927,0,4211426.story>

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    More Potential Confusion Coming in Pa Voter ID Law Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40804>

Posted on September 27, 2012 9:03 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40804> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See Pa. Judge May Allow Most of Voter ID Law 
<http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20120927_Judge_will_not_rule_today_on_voter_ID_law.html>andJudge 
crafting a way to keep voter ID law and allow people to vote. 
<http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/voter-id-hearing-resumes-in-harrisburg-655175/>

Hey, whatever happened to that federal Voting Rights Act section 2 case 
that DOJ was considering bringing?  A little late now.

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    "State Supreme Court declines to take up voter ID, for now"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40801>

Posted on September 27, 2012 8:58 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40801> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/state-supreme-court-declines-to-take-up-voter-id-for-now-8371acv-171594631.html>from 
Wisconsin.

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    "Obama Fills in Blanks of Romney's Plans, and G.O.P. Sees
    Falsehoods" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40798>

Posted on September 27, 2012 8:55 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40798> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/us/politics/obama-takes-advantage-of-romneys-lack-of-details.html?ref=politics>

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    "RNC cuts ties to firm after voter fraud allegations"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40794>

Posted on September 27, 2012 4:50 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=40794> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

LA Times 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-republicans-voter-fraud-florida-20120927,0,5472858.story>: 
"In Florida, the state party fired the firm on Tuesday after election 
workers in Palm Beach County discovered numerous registration forms that 
appeared to be filled out in the same handwriting, some including wrong 
addresses and birthdays. Some of the forms switched addresses and party 
registrations, including changes from Democratic or independent to 
Republican, said county elections supervisor Susan Bucher."

NBC News 
<http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/27/14126789-rnc-cuts-ties-with-firm-over-voter-registration-allegations?lite>:

    Sproul, in a telephone interview, said the reports of possible fraud
    in other Florida counties were isolated acts by individuals hired by
    the firm --- and paid between $12 and $16 an hour to register new
    voters.

    He also sharply criticized the Florida Republican Party for
    initially firing him, and said that the RNC had "no choice" but to
    do the same once the state party had acted.

    "The Florida Republican Party knew the facts and acted in a likely
    libelous manner against our company," Sproul said. "In the case of
    the RNC, they had no choice to do what they did. They're trying to
    get the distraction behind them."

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