[EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/14/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Aug 13 21:24:38 PDT 2013
"McCrory defends Voter ID bill in NPR interview"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54361>
Posted on August 13, 2013 9:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54361>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WNCN
<http://www.wncn.com/story/23128013/mccrory-defends-voter-id-bill-in-npr-interview>:
McCrory went on the offensive on the "Here and Now" program
<http://hereandnow.wbur.org/>, which aired Tuesday afternoon. He
called some of the NAACP's criticisms of the law "totally false" and
said preregistering high school students to vote was costly. He also
said there were "no statistics" to back those who say the new law
benefits Republicans and hurts Democrats.
Here is a summary of what McCrory said....
My favorite is his response that it is too expensive to pre-register 16-
and 17-year-olds to vote. Really great civics lesson there.
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"Report argues for lifting ban on politics from the pulpit"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54358>
Posted on August 13, 2013 9:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54358>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/report-argues-for-lifting-ban-on-politics-from-the-pulpit/2013/08/13/57aab53e-0449-11e3-88d6-d5795fab4637_story.html>:
Even as polls show Americans broadly oppose electioneering from the
pulpit
<http://www.pewforum.org/2012/07/26/section-2-religion-and-politics/>,
a new report by a group of faith leaders working closely with
Capitol Hill argues for ending the decades-old ban on explicit
clergy endorsements.
The report
<http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/local/report-on-clergy-political-endorsements/549/>
being given Wednesday to Sen. Charles E. Grassley --- the Iowa
Republican whose office for years has been probing potential abuses
by tax-exempt groups --- comes as the ban has become a culture-war
flashpoint.
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"Why is Voter ID So Popular?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54355>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54355>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Catherine Engelbrecht
<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/08/13/Why-is-Voter-ID-So-Popular>
of True the Vote at Breitbart: "Why is this popular voter ID so
'controversial'? It makes the jobs of political operatives that prey on
a weak system more difficult. It also proves the privileged northeastern
academics' racial generalizations are wrong."
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"The Real Price of Congress's Gridlock"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54352>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:53 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54352>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Robert Reich NYT oped
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/opinion/the-real-price-of-congresss-gridlock.html?ref=politics>:
Congress's paralysis has also encouraged the Supreme Court to enter
the political fray. Normally the judicial activism of recent years
could be checked by Congressional action. But not now. Justice
Anthony M. Kennedy's opinion for the majority in the 2010 Citizens
United case, which struck down limits on corporate campaign
contributions, rested partly on the presumption that Congress would
require corporations to disclose their political expenditures. But
no bill requiring full disclosure has stood a chance of making it
through the quagmire.
The court's decision this summer in Shelby County v. Holder handed
Congress the task of coming up with a new, updated formula for
deciding which states and localities need permission from the
Justice Department, under the Voting Rights Act, to make changes to
their election processes. But legislative paralysis makes the
passage of any new formula highly unlikely. Seen in this light,
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s deciding vote last year to
uphold the Affordable Care Act probably reflected his reasonable
fear that the court would otherwise be viewed, not unfairly, as just
another political battleground.
This is a theme I've explored
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2130190>.
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political polarization <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>, Supreme
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Anti-VRA Rhetoric Used in 1965 and Today
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54349>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:40 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54349>
by Spencer Overton <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=17>
Here's video <http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49263362/vp/52199227#52730283>
of my spot on Karen Finney's MSNBC show "Disrupt
<http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49263362/vp/52199227#52730283>" with
Nia-Malika Henderson.
The anti-VRA arguments that transcend time: voting protections are
unnecessary, promoting voting rights stokes racial division, voting
protections infringe on the 10th Amendment, and voting restrictions
advance electoral integrity. Here's an overview
<http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/08/06/48-years-later-conservatives-are-making-the-sam/195243>
that draws from Professor Keith Finley's book "Delaying the Dream:
Southern Senators and the Fight Against Civil Rights
<http://www.amazon.com/Delaying-Dream-Southern-Senators-1938-1965/dp/0807137111>."
I've listed some differences between 1965 and now at spenceroverton.com
<http://spenceroverton.com> (some of which support enhanced voting
protections now).
Thoughts on NC soon.
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"North Carolina's Attack on Voting Rights"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54346>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:31 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54346>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Daily Beast reports
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/13/north-carolina-s-attack-on-voting-rights.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Fpolitics+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Politics%29>.
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"Fox59 Exclusive: Charlie White Claims Carl Brizzi is at Fault for
Voter Fraud Conviction" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54341>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54341>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See here
<http://fox59.com/2013/08/13/fox59-exclusive-charlie-white-claims-carl-brizzi-is-at-fault-for-voter-fraud-conviction/#axzz2buAfcvo7>.
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"Kay Hagan Seeks Federal Review Of North Carolina Voting Law"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54338>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54338>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Reuters reports
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/kay-hagan-north-carolina-voting-law_n_3751235.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003>.
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election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting
Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter registration
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Video of My Segment on North Carolina Voting on "All in With Chris
Hayes" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54335>
Posted on August 13, 2013 7:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54335>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Watch Chris <http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/52749510#52749510> with
Susan Myrick, Rev. William Barber, and me.
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"McCrory hopelessly confused about elections bill he signed"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54332>
Posted on August 13, 2013 3:04 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54332>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See here.
<http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2013/08/13/mccrory-hopelessly-confused-about-elections-bill-he-signed/>
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"The Voting Wars Will Outlive the Obama Presidency"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54328>
Posted on August 13, 2013 1:42 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54328>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Alec MacGillis writes
<http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114293/voter-suppression-efforts-will-outlive-obama>
for /The New Republic./
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Scheduled to Be on "All In" with Chris Hayes Today at 8 PM Eastern/5
Pacific <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54325>
Posted on August 13, 2013 1:22 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54325>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Talking about North Carolina's new voting law and lawsuits.
As always these appearances are subject to last minute change.
Details
<http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/13/all-in-agenda-the-woman-behind-orange-is-the-new-black/>.
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Read the NAACP Federal Complaint Against Harsh New North Carolina
Voting Law <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54321>
Posted on August 13, 2013 12:50 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54321>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://thenation.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/NAACP_v_McCrorry_Complaint.pdf>.
This one challenges a number of provisions of the law, including voter
id, the end of same-day voter registration, the cutback in early voting
days, and other provisions under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and
under the 14th and 15th Amendments.
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Read the State Court Complaint Filed Against North Carolina's Tough
Voting Law <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54318>
Posted on August 13, 2013 12:46 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54318>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://www.southerncoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Currie-v-NC.pdf>,
via Ari Berman. This particular suit challenges only the voter id
provision and only under various parts of the state constitution.
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NYT Profile of Rep. John Lewis, and Right to Restore Voting Rights
Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54315>
Posted on August 13, 2013 11:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54315>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
An uphill battle.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/us/politics/50-years-later-fighting-the-same-civil-rights-battle.html?pagewanted=1&hp>
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Australia's Compulsory Voting, Short Campaign Season Get the Daily
Show Treatment <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54312>
Posted on August 13, 2013 9:09 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54312>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Watch
<http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-12-2013/down-undercision-2013---that-s-not-a-campaign---this--is-a-campaign>.
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"ACLU Threatens Legal Action if Kansas Fails to Comply With Federal
Voting Law" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54309>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:59 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54309>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NVRA claims
<http://www.aclu.org/voting-rights/aclu-threatens-legal-action-if-kansas-fails-comply-federal-voting-law>.
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"Race at Center of North Carolina Voting Law Battle"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54306>
Posted on August 13, 2013 8:22 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54306>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
ABC News reports
<http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/race-center-north-carolina-voting-law-battle/story?id=19946195>.
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"Gov. Pat McCrory: Why I signed the Voter ID/election reform bill"
and Why the Governor is Wrong <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54302>
Posted on August 13, 2013 7:49 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54302>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
He calls
<http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/12/3102124/gov-pat-mccrory-why-i-signed-the.html>the
voter id requirement "non-burdensome."
For most people that's true, but not for all. And put the other parts of
the law together, <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54296> and there is a
large burden on some voters and at least a small burden on many voters.
As far as "how would we know" if in-person voter impersonation fraud is
a big problem, we know it is not. Believe me, we know.
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=48568>
Today's an auspicious day for thepaperback release
<http://www.amazon.com/The-Voting-Wars-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300198248/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr>
of The Voting Wars <http://thevotingwars.com/>. I advise the governor
to read Chapter 2, the Fraudulent Fraud Squad.
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Bauer on Chemerinsky, Justice Stevens, and the
Contribution-Expenditure Distinction
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54299>
Posted on August 13, 2013 7:28 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54299>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here.
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2013/08/the-courts-struggle-to-define-speech-interests-justice-stevens-on-money-as-property/>
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