[EL] O'Connor

Tue Feb 12 21:11:43 PST 2013

The point is pretty moot now.  I had suggested her as a high profile 
Republican who commands great respect among the American people, and who 
has shown that she is willing to speak out forcefully on issues she 
believes in.  Plus, her experience with Bush v. Gore and continued 
questions about that decision have no doubt made her continue to think 
about these issues.

On 2/12/13 3:28 PM, Lorraine Minnite wrote:
> Rick,
>
> What's the argument for Justice O'Connor?  Do you discuss elsewhere 
> why you think she is a good choice to head an election reform commission?
>
> Lori Minnite
>
> On 2/12/2013 6:19 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
>>
>>
>>     "Obama Presidential Voting Commission To Be Announced"
>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47189>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2013 3:18 pm 
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47189> by Rick Hasen 
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> HuffPo 
>> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/obama-voting-commission_n_2672538.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003>: 
>> "President Barack Obama will announce a bipartisan presidential 
>> voting commission to focus on improving the Election Day experience, 
>> The Huffington Post has learned from two sources outside the White 
>> House with knowledge of the plans."
>>
>>     Here's what I wrote right after Election Day:
>>
>>
>>         How to "Fix That:" What Should the President Do About Long
>>         Lines? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43847>
>>
>>     Posted on November 8, 2012 7:45 am
>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43847> by Rick Hasen
>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>>     I've been thinking how the President might make good on
>>     hiselection night promise <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43692>
>>     to fix the long line problem (assuming he intends to do anything
>>     about it---I've been hearing for four years that he's going to
>>     make proposals to fix the FEC and campaign finance problems but
>>     there's been no leadership from the White House on that).
>>
>>     I am thinking that a bipartisan commission should be convened to
>>     make recommendations, including draft legislation, to be
>>     presented to the president and Congress.  It should have credible
>>     Democrats and Republicans, but beginning with those who
>>     acknowledge that long lines are a problem (not all Republicans
>>     will
>>     <http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/03/4958430/republicans-have-pursued-election.html#storylink=misearch>);
>>     local and state election administrators; legal, political, and
>>     public policy experts; and political people who could actually
>>     get something through Congress.  I read somewhere (I cannot
>>     remember where or I would link) that Justice O'Connor would be a
>>     good person to head an election reform commission.  I do think
>>     that's a good idea. The scope of the Commission would be narrower
>>     than Carter-Ford or Carter-Baker: the mission would be to deal
>>     with the long line problem.  But dealing with the long line
>>     problem might take the commission into broader proposals, such as
>>     carrots or sticks to get states to adopt early voting or
>>     extensive mail-in balloting campaigns, centralization of election
>>     databases, requirements for shorter federal ballots if a state
>>     like Florida decides it needs to produce a very lengthy ballot
>>     containing every word of measures virtually no one would read. 
>>     The commission would work quickly, producing a report and
>>     proposed legislation within months.  This is something that must
>>     be done in the off-season.  Getting election reform done close to
>>     elections is too tough.
>>
>>     Share
>>     <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D43847&title=How%20to%20%E2%80%9CFix%20That%3A%E2%80%9D%20What%20Should%20the%20President%20Do%20About%20Long%20Lines%3F&description=>
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>>     Posted in election administration
>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars
>>     <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off |
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