[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/5/13

Mon Feb 4 21:18:43 PST 2013

    "Waiting Times at Ballot Boxes Draw Scrutiny"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46936>

Posted on February 4, 2013 9:15 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46936> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Front-page NYT report 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/us/politics/waiting-times-to-vote-at-polls-draw-scrutiny.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=politics>: 
"With studies suggesting that long lines at the polls cost Democrats 
hundreds of thousands of votes in November, party leaders are beginning 
a push to make voting and voter registration easier, setting up a likely 
new conflict with Republicans over a deeply polarizing issue."

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    "Spurned Bolling backs Democrats in tie voter ID vote"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46933>

Posted on February 4, 2013 9:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46933> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports 
<http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-spurned-bolling-backs-democrats-in-tie-voter-id-vote-20130204,0,6707348.story> 
from Virginia.

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    Levitt Contribution to Reuters VRA Symposium
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46929>

Posted on February 4, 2013 8:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46929> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Justin Levitt weighs in 
<http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/02/04/a-signal-its-time-to-change-the-court/>in 
the online Reuters symposium 
<http://www.reuters.com/subjects/voting-rights>on what should happen 
after a decision in /Shelby County/: "Where discriminatory democracies 
were broken and have not fully healed, local decisions on representation 
need a sturdy federal floor protecting race and ethnicity. If the 15th 
Amendment does not grant Congress that power, nothing does. Which means 
that if Section 5 falls, the only effective change may be change at the 
Supreme Court."

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    "Gerrymandering is not what's wrong with American politics"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46926>

Posted on February 4, 2013 3:02 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46926> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

John Sides writes 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/03/gerrymandering-is-not-whats-wrong-with-american-politics/> 
for WonkBlog.

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    "Attorneys Want Public Input on Ethics Office Rules Changes"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46923>

Posted on February 4, 2013 3:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46923> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Roll Call: 
<http://www.rollcall.com/news/attorneys_want_public_input_on_ethics_office_rules_changes-222126-1.html>"A 
bipartisan group of attorneys who represent lawmakers in ethics 
proceedings said in a letter to the independent Office of Congressional 
Ethics on Monday that its recent rules changes rolled back important 
protections for their clients and that there should have been public input."

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    "How to Fix Long Lines: New Brennan Center Voting Proposal"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46921>

Posted on February 4, 2013 2:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46921> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/press-release/how-fix-long-lines-new-brennan-center-voting-proposal>: 
"A new Brennan Center proposal 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/publication/how-fix-long-lines> outlines a 
three-part plan to fix long lines at the polls, responding to President 
Obama's call for voting reform in both his inaugural address and 
election night speech. By modernizing voter registration, providing more 
early voting opportunities, and setting minimum national standards for 
polling place access, America can fix the long lines that plague 
elections and bring the voting system into the 21st century, according 
to the study."

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    "New AFP ad: Say, remember when Obama demonized groups like us?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46918>

Posted on February 4, 2013 2:04 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46918> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Hot Air links 
<http://hotair.com/archives/2013/02/04/new-afp-ad-say-remember-when-obama-demonized-groups-like-us/> 
to new AFP ad against OFA.

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    Must Read CQ Cover Story on Voting Rights Act Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46915>

Posted on February 4, 2013 8:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46915> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

It isbehind the paywall here, <http://t.co/ZrSPB9A4> but I will relink 
when it is freely available.  The writer, Amanda Becker, talks with Rep. 
Sensenbrenner over what would happen if the Court strikes down section 5 
in the /Shelby County /case and how Congress might react.  She also 
recounts the behind-the-scenes fight in the Senate Judiciary Committee 
over the Committee report which suggested the Act is now unconstitutional.

Anyone wanting the full, fascinating story of the 2006 VRA Amendments 
must read Nate Persily's Yale Law Journal piece 
<http://yalelawjournal.org/the-yale-law-journal/article/the-promise-and-pitfalls-of-the-new-voting-rights-act/> 
on the topic, and Rick Pildes's response 
<http://yalelawjournal.org/the-yale-law-journal-pocket-part/election-law/political-avoidance,-constitutional-theory,-and-the-vra/>.

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