[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/29/13

Sun Jul 28 22:19:30 PDT 2013

    Exciting Addition to the Election Law Blog
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53623>

Posted on July 28, 2013 10:02 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53623> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

As longtime blog readers know, I've had two regular guest bloggers when 
I've been away, Dan Tokaji 
<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/faculty/tokaji.php> and Justin 
Levitt <http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/levitt.html>. In addition, 
I've had some semi-regular to infrequent other guest bloggersHeather 
Gerken <http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/HGerken.htm>, Nate Persily, 
<http://www.law.stanford.edu/profile/nathaniel-persily> and Rick Pildes 
<https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/profile.cfm?personID=20200>.

I hope and expect that Dan and Justin will continue to serve as guest 
bloggers when I'm away, but it seems to me that the blog would benefit 
from more regular contributors in an effort to offer a wide variety of 
perspectives and knowledge. So I have asked my five former "guest 
bloggers" to take on the title of "Contributors" in the hopes that they 
will more frequently use the blog to comment on important or interesting 
election law topics. These contributors are among the most important 
scholars writing in election law and related fields today.

I have also brought in five more outstanding contributors, with 
expertise in election law, legislation and statutory interpretation, and 
political science.

Sam Bagenstos 
<http://www.law.umich.edu/FacultyBio/Pages/FacultyBio.aspx?FacID=sambagen>
Bruce Cain <http://west.stanford.edu/node/965>
Abbe Gluck <http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/AGluck.htm>
Anita Krishnakumar 
<http://new.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/faculty/profiles/Krishnakumar>
Spencer Overton <http://www.law.gwu.edu/Faculty/profile.aspx?id=3813>

It will take a while to get the mechanics going to have the new 
contributors post, and even then blog posts may be infrequent from some 
contributors. Only time will tell if ELB seems more like a group blog or 
not on issues of the day. But I'm excited to start this experiment, and 
I hope you will find even more worthwhile to read in the months and 
years to come. I look forward to your feedback on this latest experiment.

I am so grateful to each of the Contributors for agreeing to 
participate. And I am grateful to my readers who make this blog so worth 
doing.

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    "How the Obama campaign won the race for voter data"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53620>

Posted on July 28, 2013 9:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53620> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Dan Balz book excerpt 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-obama-campaign-won-the-race-for-voter-data/2013/07/28/ad32c7b4-ee4e-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html>.

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    "Holder fights to protect voting rights in Texas, North Carolina"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53617>

Posted on July 28, 2013 7:04 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53617> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

E.J. Dionne column 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-holder-fights-back-on-voting-rights/2013/07/28/7dd2489e-f7c4-11e2-8e84-c56731a202fb_story.html>.

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    President Obama, Civil Rights Groups, Tom Perez to Meet on Voting
    Rights Monday <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53613>

Posted on July 28, 2013 5:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53613> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See this report. 
<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313943-obama-hillary-clinton-set-for-lunch-for-monday>

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    "Voter ID bill raises controversy in North Carolina"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53611>

Posted on July 28, 2013 5:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53611> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The CBS Evening News reports 
<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57595791/voter-id-bill-raises-controversy-in-north-carolina/>.

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    FEC Commissioner Don McGahn's Take on the FEC Enforcement
    Controversy <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53607>

Posted on July 28, 2013 1:29 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53607> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Posted at the FEC website 
<http://www.fec.gov/members/mcgahn/statements/13-21-k.pdf> [corrected link].

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    "Congressional aide's e-mail shows overture from drug lobby"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53605>

Posted on July 28, 2013 1:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53605> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Must-read Matea Gold 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-aide-described-campaign-offer-by-drug-lobby/2013/07/27/cd1f9648-f60e-11e2-a2f1-a7acf9bd5d3a_story.html> 
for WaPo:

    A senior aide to Rep. Colleen W. Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) told his
    colleagues late last month that the nation's top drug lobby had
    agreed to run a campaign supporting the congresswoman's challenge
    <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/02/colleen-hanabusa-launches-senate-campaign/>
    to Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz and wanted to coordinate it with her
    strategists.

    Such an effort, described in an e-mail obtained by The Washington
    Post, could run afoul of campaign finance laws, which prohibit
    candidates and their staff from substantial discussions with
    interest groups about their independent political activities.

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    NY Times Says Recall of San Diego Mayor Filner an "Unlikely
    Proposition" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53601>

Posted on July 27, 2013 8:29 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53601> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/us/calls-grow-for-mayor-to-step-down-in-a-san-diego-weary-of-scandal.html?hp>: 
"Despite the growing public opposition, there is little that 
constituents can do to compel Mr. Filner to leave office. A recall 
campaign would require more than 100,000 signatures in just over a 
month, an expensive and unlikely proposition."

Much more at the Recall Elections Blog 
<http://recallelections.blogspot.com/>.

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    "Southern states gird for new fight on voter laws"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53598>

Posted on July 27, 2013 7:49 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53598> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports. 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130726/us-voting-rights-other-states/>

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    "McCrory not familiar with all of bill he's to sign"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53595>

Posted on July 27, 2013 7:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53595> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Must read AP stor 
<http://www.sanfordherald.com/news/x533461561/McCrory-not-familiar-with-all-of-bill-hes-to-sign>y---the 
North Carolina governor doesn't know about key parts of the bill he's 
going to sign and can't defend other parts.

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    "A New Defense of Voting Rights" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53592>

Posted on July 27, 2013 7:41 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53592> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT editorial praising the DOJ "bail in" move against Texas.

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