[EL] Lautenerg's replacement, Christie's dilemma
Mark Schmitt
schmitt.mark at gmail.com
Mon Jun 3 08:39:59 PDT 2013
Or, double jujitsu, Christie appoints a Democrat who is NOT Cory Booker,
making the Dem county bosses who helped him become governor very happy, and
also appearing post-partisan. That candidate would probably be Rep. Rob
Andrews.
Mark Schmitt
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On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Greenberg, Kevin <
Kevin.Greenberg at flastergreenberg.com> wrote:
> Apparently both sections containing the discrepancy are in the same law
> (chapter law 37 of 2011).
> http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/PL11/37_.HTM This could get
> interesting.
>
> That said, if you want to see political jujitsu, whenever the primary is
> called, what if Christie appoints Booker and then campaigns for him?
>
> In the 2016 primary, Governor Christie would have to defend it to the
> base, but I suspect he could do so and people who would hate him for this
> already hate him for working with the President. And in the 2016 general,
> it's political jujitsu and would make him very "post-partisan".
>
>
>
>
> Kevin Greenberg
> (215) 279-9912
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:
> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Michael P
> McDonald
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 11:14 AM
> To: 'law-election at UCI.edu'
> Subject: Re: [EL] Lautenerg's replacement, Christie's dilemma
>
> I'm with Keith...run the Senate election on the November calendar. With
> Christie running strong, not only does a big win give him legitimacy, but
> it provides a dry run for November 2016 to test out ways to reach out to
> Democrats. The downside is that those are not the voters he needs to win
> over to secure the Republican nomination.
>
> ============
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:
> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Gaddie,
> Ronald K.
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 11:08 AM
> To: Frank Askin; Kevin Greenberg; 'law-election at UCI.edu'
> Subject: Re: [EL] Lautenerg's replacement, Christie's dilemma
>
> Litigation time baby!
>
> Ronald Keith Gaddie, Ph.D.
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> ________________________________________
> From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [
> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] on behalf of Frank Askin [
> faskin at kinoy.rutgers.edu]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 10:05 AM
> To: Kevin Greenberg; 'law-election at UCI.edu'
> Subject: Re: [EL] Lautenerg's replacement, Christie's dilemma
>
> As I read the statute, the vacancy shall be filled at the next General
> Election, so long as it is at least 70 days from the event. The next
> General Election in NJ is Nov. 2013. FRANK
>
> Prof. Frank Askin
> Distinguished Professor of Law and Director
> Constitutional Litigation Clinic
> Rutgers Law School/Newark
> (973) 353-5687
>
> >>> "Greenberg, Kevin" <Kevin.Greenberg at flastergreenberg.com> 6/3/2013
> 10:55 AM >>>
> Frank,
>
> As I understand it, that is not an issue because we are within 30 days of
> the primary (tomorrow). As such, Governor Christie's appointee will serve
> until a special election held in November 2014 (simultaneously with the
> general for the seat).
>
> Other than Constitutional requirements of residency and age, Governor
> Christie has no restrictions on his appointment.
>
> Kevin
>
>
> Kevin Greenberg
> (215) 279-9912
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu
> [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Frank
> Askin
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 10:43 AM
> To: Rick Hasen; law-election at UCI.edu
> Subject: [EL] Lautenerg's replacement, Christie's dilemma
>
> An off the top of my head observation.
> NJ must hold an election to fill Lautenerg's seat in November
> unless Gov. Christie picks an earlier date for a special election. In the
> meantime, Christie can appoint an interim Senator to serve until the
> election. It would seem to be in Repu /blican interest to allow Christie's
> choice to serve as long as possible, but that would mean that the
> Democratic candidate for the Senate seat - who most likely will be Corey
> Booker - will be on the ballot when Christie is running for reelection.
> And that would probably mean a much larger Democratic turnout in an
> otherwise low turnout off-year election. Hmmm? FRANK ASKIN
>
> Prof. Frank Askin
> Distinguished Professor of Law and Director
> Constitutional Litigation Clinic
> Rutgers Law School/Newark
> (973) 353-5687
>
> >>> Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> 6/3/2013 10:23 AM >>>
>
> New Jersey Vacancy Statute <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51201>
>
> Posted on June 3, 2013 7:15 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51201>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Here <http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/19-elections/3-26.html>:
>
> 19:3-26. Vacancies in United States senate; election to fill; temporary
>
> appointment by governor.
>
> 19:3-26. If a vacancy shall happen in the representation of this State
>
> in the United States senate, it shall be filled at the general election
>
> next succeeding the happening thereof, unless such vacancy shall happen
>
> within 70 days next preceding such election, in which case it shall be
>
> filled by election at the second succeeding general election, unless the
> governor of this State shall deem it advisable to call a special election
> therefor, which he is authorized hereby to do.
>
> The governor of this State may make a temporary appointment of a senator
> of the United States from this State whenever a vacancy shall occur by
>
> reason of any cause other than the expiration of the term; and such
> appointee shall serve as such senator until a special election or general
> election shall have been held pursuant to law and the Board of
>
> State Canvassers can deliver to his successor a certificate of election.
>
> (h/t Doug Chapin
> <https://twitter.com/HHHElections/status/341557738540761089>)
>
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>
> "Some used P.O. box as address: Is that vote fraud?"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51198>
>
> Posted on June 3, 2013 7:11 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51198>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The /Cincinnati Enquirer /reports.
> <
> http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201306030522/NEWS/306030024
> >
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>
> Bauer on Bright and Fuzzy Lines
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51194>
>
> Posted on June 3, 2013 7:06 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51194>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Here
> <http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2013/06/controversial-speech/>.
>
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>
> "Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89?
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51191>
>
> Posted on June 3, 2013 7:04 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51191>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> WaPo
> <
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/03/frank-lautenberg-dead-at-89/
> >:
>
> "Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), the last World War II veteran in the
> Senate and the chamber's oldest member, has died, according to two
> Democrats. He was 89....Lautenberg's death means the seat will be filled
> temporarily by an appointee selected by Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
>
> And in addition to holding an election for a full term in 2014, there also
> will be a special election later this year."
>
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>
>
> "IRS Gift Rule Turned on Politics as Crisis Prompts Reform"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51189>
>
> Posted on June 3, 2013 7:00 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51189>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg reports
> <
> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-03/irs-gift-rule-turned-on-politics-as-crisis-prompts-reform.html?alcmpid=politics
> >.
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>
> "In Takoma Park, starting the voting habit early; City becomes the
> first in America to lower the voting age to 16?
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51186>
>
> Posted on June 2, 2013 8:26 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51186>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Timothy Male and Rob Richie oped.
> <
> http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-voting-age-20130531,0,7310214.story
> >
>
> The two of them and Michael McDonald discussed the issue <
> http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-05-29/boosting-voter-turnout-local-elections
> >on
>
> the Kojo Nnaamdi Show.
>
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>
>
> IRS Scandal Directed by Whom in Washington?
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51183>
>
> Posted on June 2, 2013 8:20 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51183>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> CNN
> <
> http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/02/issa-cincinnati-irs-employees-say-direction-came-from-washington/
> >:
>
> But two Democratic congressional sources involved in the IRS
> investigation told CNN's Dana Bash that Issa's characterization of
> the interviews is misleading.
>
> Their impression from the Cincinnati employees was that the
> Washington connection the employees were referring to were tax
> attorney specialists. These individuals answer questions from the
> tax-exempt division in Ohio about what level of political activity
> is acceptable for 501(c)(4) status, the sources said.
>
> The tax attorneys work in what is known as the EO Technical
> Unit--which is in Washington.
>
> According to the sources, an employee identified a tea party case in
> February 2010 with a problem: The group had checked the box saying
> it engaged in political activity, but the line agent was not sure
> how much political activity was allowed for tax exempt status.
>
> (IRS rules dictate that tax exempt groups are allowed to do some
> type of political advocacy as long as social welfare is their
> primary activity.)
>
> The employee's question was sent up through the line to Washington,
> the sources said, where the tax attorney experts were asked to
> develop future guidance to answer that question, as multiple tea
> party groups were beginning to take shape in 2010.
>
> The Democratic sources said that's why Washington asked for more
> cases, like in the example of the Cincinnati employee who was asked
> to send two specific cases.
>
> However, the sources maintained this was not when the actual
> targeting began, nor who did it. They're hoping to get more answers
> in interviews with two other employees next week.
>
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>
> IRS Scandal Directed from Washington?
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51180>
>
> Posted on June 2, 2013 7:51 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51180>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT:
> <
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/us/as-congress-returns-legislation-and-scandals-vie-for-attention.html?pagewanted=all
> >
>
> Mr. Issa ratcheted up the pressure over the weekend with the
> selective release of excerpts from continuing committee interviews
> with I.R.S. employees in Cincinnati involved in the added scrutiny
> of Tea Party
>
> <
> http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/tea_party_movement/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier
> >
> groups and other conservative associations.
>
> In one excerpt, an employee said I.R.S. officials in Washington as
> far back as March 2010 had ordered up the screening of tax-exemption
> applications for references to "Tea Party" and other conservative
> keywords. By April that year, the employee had forwarded 7 of around
> 40 screened cases to Washington.
>
> Another employee told committee investigators of seeking another job
> in July 2010 because of "micromanagement" from Washington.
>
> "It was the whole Tea Party. It was the whole picture," the employee
> said, according to the excerpt. "I mean it was the micromanagement,
> the fact that the subject area was extremely sensitive, and it was
> something that I didn't want to be associated with."
>
> None of that constituted evidence of wrongdoing at the White House,
> but Republicans suggested on Sunday that such evidence would emerge
> in due time.
>
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>
> "Court Prepares To Write New Chapters In Civil Rights History"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51177>
>
> Posted on June 1, 2013 1:41 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51177>
> by
>
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Liz Halloran reports
> <
> http://www.npr.org/2013/06/01/187600564/court-prepares-to-write-new-chapters-in-civil-rights-history?ft=1&f=1003
> >
>
> for NPR.
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