[EL] ELB News and Commentary 4/5/13

Thu Apr 4 21:37:18 PDT 2013

    Off to Des Moines <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49063>

Posted on April 4, 2013 9:32 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49063> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

for this conference 
<http://www.law.drake.edu/academics/conLaw/?pageID=symposium13>.

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Posted in political parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, 
political polarization <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68> | Comments Off

    "AG Holder: wants voting rights provision upheld"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49061>

Posted on April 4, 2013 9:30 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49061> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports. 
<http://news.findlaw.com/apnews/f2dba403343a4b0f9efe2f21abf0db8a>

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Posted in Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, 
Voting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off

    "Virginia AG to investigate possible 'duplicate voting"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49059>

Posted on April 4, 2013 9:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49059> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/virginia-ag-to-investigate-possible-duplicate-voting/2013/04/04/e55f5cc2-9d4c-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html>: 
"The Virginia attorney general's office said Thursday that it is 
investigating "several possible cases of duplicate voting" uncovered 
after a comparison of the commonwealth's registration rolls against 
voter lists in 21 other states."

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | 
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    "Al Kamen: For mega-donors, if price is right, ambassadorship may
    be, too" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49056>

Posted on April 4, 2013 9:21 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49056> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

In the Loop 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/al-kamen-for-mega-donors-if-price-is-right-ambassadorship-may-be-too/2013/04/04/45439c7c-9d64-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html>.

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    "Government Report Examines Political Intelligence, But Questions
    Remain" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49053>

Posted on April 4, 2013 9:19 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49053> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

BLT reports 
<http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2013/04/government-report-examines-political-intelligence-but-questions-remain.html>.

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Posted in conflict of interest laws <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20> 
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    "No, Tell Us What You Really Think: Black Congressmen Let Loose On
    The GOP Vote Suppression" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49047>

Posted on April 4, 2013 2:02 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49047> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

TPM reports 
<http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/black-congressmen-let-loose-on-the-gop.php?ref=fpb>.

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

    "Candidate claims election fraud" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49044>

Posted on April 4, 2013 1:58 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49044> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Keep your eye 
<http://www.centerpostdispatch.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2085> 
on this dispute in Colorado.

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    "The Partisanship Spectrum" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49041>

Posted on April 4, 2013 1:55 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49041> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I'm looking forward to reading this new draft 
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2239491> from Justin 
Levitt:

    In a polarized political environment, allegations of excessive
    partisanship by public actors are ubiquitous. Commentators, courts,
    and activists levy and process these allegations daily. But with
    remarkable consistency, they do so as if "partisanship" described a
    single phenomenon. This piece recognizes, for the first time, that
    the default mode of understanding is a descriptive and diagnostic
    failure, with meaningful consequences. Partisanship is not an "it,"
    but a "those."

    Without a robust conceptualization of partisanship, it is difficult
    to treat pathologies of partisan governance. Indeed, it is difficult
    to distinguish the features from the bugs in our political system.
    Moreover, the failure to understand the multifarious nature of
    partisanship impairs our ability to assess how to best confront the
    partisanship we care about most, particularly in electoral regulation.

    In particular, most observers attempt to further or constrain
    partisanship through substantive rules and structural design. But
    parsing the spectrum of partisanship shows that these tools are
    neither necessary nor sufficient to address partisanship in its most
    disparaged forms. Conversely, analysts have failed to appreciate the
    power of strong situational norms to accomplish these ends. Because
    norms are socially constructed, our discourse about partisanship
    matters --- and we are likely getting the discourse very wrong.

    This piece attempts to flesh out the distinctions that have been
    heretofore elided. It develops a typology of partisanship, and then
    engages that conceptual structure to assess the various tools by
    which forms of partisanship --- including the most pernicious
    portions of the partisan structure --- may be addressed.

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political parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political 
polarization <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>, The Voting Wars 
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    "Election boards' impact on administering elections; Turnover and
    inexperience often biggest hurdles"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49039>

Posted on April 4, 2013 1:53 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49039> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That's the lead story in this week's Electionline Weekly 
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>.

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    "Governors' groups rely increasingly on 'dark money' affiliates"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49037>

Posted on April 4, 2013 1:52 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49037> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CPI 
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/04/04/12431/governors-groups-rely-increasingly-dark-money-affiliates>: 
"The Democratic and Republican governors' associations are increasingly 
relying on nonprofit affiliates to get their candidates elected and 
influence ballot initiatives, a move that allows them to avoid 
disclosing the identity of their donors."

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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off

    "JAS, Brennan: Wisconsin TV ad Spending Exceeded $1.1 Million"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49035>

Posted on April 4, 2013 1:51 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49035> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Gavel Grab <http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=55106>: "TV ad spending in the 
Wisconsin Supreme Court race that concluded this week exceeded $1.1 
million, and more than two-thirds of it came from conservative interest 
groups, Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice reported on 
Thursday 
<http://www.justiceatstake.org/newsroom/press-releases-16824/?tv_spending_in_wisconsin_supreme_court_race_tops_11_million_conservative_outside_groups_dominate&show=news&newsID=16328>."

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judicial elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19> | Comments Off

    "Assemblyman Eric Stevenson Arrested for Alleged Corruption"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49032>

Posted on April 4, 2013 10:12 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49032> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politicker 
<http://politicker.com/2013/04/assemblyman-eric-stevenson-arrested-for-alleged-corruption/>: 
"Moments ago, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office announced yet another 
New York State elected official, Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, has 
been arrested and accused of taking bribes. Earlier this week, New 
York's political world was rocked when corruption charges were leveled 
<http://politicker.com/2013/04/malcolm-smith-dan-halloran-arrested-in-alleged-bribery-scheme/> 
against State Senator Malcolm Smith and Councilman Dan Halloran. Mr. 
Stevenson's charges will be formally unsealed at noon today. 'Stevenson 
is accused of taking bribes in exchange for official acts, which 
included drafting, proposing, and agreeing to enact legislation that 
would benefit the co-defendants' businesses,' the release announcing the 
press conference declared."

Is this whatFrank Sinatra meant 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0_S62E2ylY>, in referring to New York, 
as "Hey Number One!"

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    "Scandal Suggests Narrower Corruption Law Still Survived"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49030>

Posted on April 4, 2013 10:10 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49030> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/nyregion/scandal-suggests-anti-corruption-law-survived-encounter-with-supreme-court.html?_r=0>: 
"A federal law used to prosecute corrupt politicians lost some of its 
teeth when the Supreme Court 
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/supreme_court/index.html?inline=nyt-org> 
significantly narrowed its scope in 2010. But in New York, the law 
governing theft of 'honest services' seems to be alive and well, if 
recent cases are any clue."

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    "IRS 'outs' handful of donors to Republican group"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49026>

Posted on April 4, 2013 7:52 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=49026> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CPI reports. 
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/04/04/12426/irs-outs-handful-donors-republican-group>

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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off

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