[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/4/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Jun 4 09:13:57 PDT 2013
"Supreme Court turns away newspaper's beef about Pennsylvania
election law" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51238>
Posted on June 4, 2013 8:59 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51238> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
CS Monitor
<http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2013/0603/Supreme-Court-turns-away-newspaper-s-beef-about-Pennsylvania-election-law>:
"The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has lost its bid to renew a challenge to a
Pennsylvania law that allows local election officials to prohibit news
reporters and photographers from coming within 10 feet of a polling
place during an election."
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"State Super-Minorities Lead to 'Lone Ranger' Movie Trip"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51236>
Posted on June 4, 2013 8:56 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51236> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-04/state-super-minorities-lead-to-lone-ranger-movie-trip.html?alcmpid=politics>:
"In a few states, those that are deeply Republican-red or
Democratic-blue, the partisan hue is so one-sided that it's creating
super-minorities
<http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/statevote-charts.aspx>
in some Senate chambers, according to the National Conference of State
Legislatures
<http://topics.bloomberg.com/national-conference-of-state-legislatures/>."
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, political parties
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization
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Gov. Christie's U.S. Senate Scheduling Options
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51234>
Posted on June 4, 2013 8:55 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51234> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Because of two apparently conflicting New Jersey statues, Gov. Christie
may make a political decision about when to schedule a special election,
a decision which could result in litigation over the conflicting
statutes. The NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/politics/lautenbergs-death-puts-chris-christie-in-difficult-spot.html?pagewanted=all>explains
the options:
The option that is being pushed by many in Mr. Christie's own party
would be to name a Republican to hold the seat and then delay an
election on a replacement until 2014. This would give his national
party an unexpected gift: a reliable vote in the Senate --- for a
year and a half, at least --- from a state that has not elected a
Republican to the upper house in 41 years. But it would also open
Mr. Christie up to allegations of sidestepping the electoral process.
The alternative, lawyers in both parties said, would be for Mr.
Christie to set a primary election as early as August, which would
mean a special election in October. This would leave Democrats in a
stronger position to win the seat. Mr. Booker, in particular,
benefits from a high national profile and strong fund-raising,
though he would be quite likely to face a primary challenge. But it
would also open Mr. Christie to accusations that he was wasting some
$24 million in taxpayer money by holding those two extra elections
ahead of the regular November balloting for self-interested
political reasons.
He also risks alienating Republican donors, whom he needs to woo.
Mr. Lautenberg's death came a few days before Mr. Christie is to
attend a meeting of some of the biggest Republican fund-raisers,
some of whom believe that Mr. Christie's embrace of President Obama
after the hurricane damaged their party's nominee, Mitt Romney....
Some Democrats said they believed Mr. Christie could see his support
among Democrats and independents erode if he appointed a Republican
to hold the seat beyond November. "I seriously doubt he would want
to have to deal with a lawsuit in his own election year, especially
a lawsuit that he might lose," said one senior Democratic official
who requested anonymity in order to not be seen as antagonizing the
governor.
MORE
<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/06/04/top_democrat_says_christie_must_call_election_this_year.html>from
Political Wire on Democrats' litigation threat.
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"Lois Lerner's 'Hands-Off' Approach Likely Contributed to IRS Mess"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51231>
Posted on June 4, 2013 8:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51231> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
PR Watch reports
<http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/06/12132/lois-lerners-hands-approach-likely-contributed-irs-mess>.
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
"More voting cases go to prosecutor"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51229>
Posted on June 4, 2013 8:47 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51229> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The latest
<http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201306032302/NEWS010607/306030098>
from Hamilton County, OH.
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60> | Comments Off
"House Republicans broken into fighting factions"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51227>
Posted on June 4, 2013 8:45 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51227> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-republicans-have-broken-into-fighting-factions/2013/06/03/7533e606-b8ff-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html>:
Schweikert considers himself a guarded optimist, but interviews with
nearly three dozen GOP lawmakers and senior aides revealed plenty of
doubt. The majority is "adrift," according to a longtime
conservative. The top five leaders hail from blue states that voted
for President Obama, making them out of step with a conference
dominated by red-state Republicans. A junior Republican called it a
"fractured" conference when it comes to the biggest issues.
The leaders have come under intense scrutiny. Barely 36 hours after
the caustic New Year's Day vote, Boehner faced a coup attempt from a
clutch of renegade conservatives. The cabal quickly fell apart when
several Republicans, after a night of prayer, said God told them to
spare the speaker. Still, Boehner came within a few votes of failing
to secure his speakership on the initial vote
<http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll002.xml>, an outcome that would
have forced a second ballot for the first time in nearly a century.
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"Conviction upheld in 'relax' robocall from 2010 election night"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51225>
Posted on June 4, 2013 8:30 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51225> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Baltimore Sun
<http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-06-03/news/bs-md-co-julius-henson-opinion-20130603_1_julius-henson-relax-robocall-state-prosecutor-emmet-c>:
Maryland's second-highest court upheld on Monday political
consultant Julius Henson's conspiracy conviction in a robocall
scheme that prosecutors said was designed to suppress black votes.
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals reaffirmed the conviction,
writing that the case "presents us with a sad tale." A judge wrote
that Henson "and his collaborators callously attempted to manipulate
members of the electorate."
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"If you pay them money, partisans will tell you the truth"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51222>
Posted on June 3, 2013 8:50 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51222> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Fascinating
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/03/if-you-pay-them-money-partisans-will-tell-you-the-truth/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein>:
In the control group, the authors find what Bartels, Nyhan and
Reifler found: There are big partisan gaps in the accuracy of
responses. On every question but one on whether the deficit rose
under George W. Bush, there were statistically significant
differences in Republicans and Democrats' responses. For example,
Republicans were likelier than Democrats to correctly state that
U.S. casualties in Iraq fell from 2007 to 2008, and Democrats were
likelier than Republicans to correctly state that unemployment and
inflation rose under Bush's presidency.
But when there was money on the line, the size of the gaps shrank by
55 percent. The researchers ran another experiment, in which they
increased the odds of winning for those who answered the questions
correctly but also offered a smaller reward to those who answered
"don't know" rather than answering falsely. The partisan gaps
narrowed by 80 percent.
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"The Curious Case of Rick Renzi" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51219>
Posted on June 3, 2013 7:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51219> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Interesting Speech or Debate Clause issue
<http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/the-curious-case-of-rick-renzi-20130528>
in the/Renzi /trial.//
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"Montana GOP legislators launch effort to require disclosure of
political 'dark money'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51216>
Posted on June 3, 2013 4:45 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51216> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Republican support
<http://missoulian.com/news/local/montana-gop-legislators-launch-effort-to-require-disclosure-of-political/article_dc998b18-cc7b-11e2-a9f3-0019bb2963f4.html>for
disclosure in Montana.
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"In the Bright Lines Project proposal, is there a place for 'facts
and circumstances?'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51212>
Posted on June 3, 2013 4:40 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51212> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Greg Colvin, Chair of the Drafting Committee of the Bright Lines
Project, responds
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/colvin.pdf> to Bob Bauer
and others.
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
Chief Justice Roberts Writing the Shelby County Voting Case?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51209>
Posted on June 3, 2013 1:42 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51209> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Tea leaves reading
<http://www.volokh.com/2013/06/03/reading-the-tea-leaves-on-shelby-county-v-holder/>
by John Elwood.
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"Reform Groups Call on House Administration Committee to Reject
Efforts to Repeal Presidential Public Financing, Election Assistance
Commission" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51206>
Posted on June 3, 2013 11:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51206> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See this letter.
<http://www.democracy21.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/HAD-markup-june-4-2013.pdf>
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election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | Comments Off
Conflict in New Jersey Vacancy Statutes?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51204>
Posted on June 3, 2013 11:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51204> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I have to run, but Ian Millhiser
<http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/06/03/2091771/nj-election-law-disagree%20s-with-nj-election-law-about-how-long-christies-senate-appointee-will-serve/>
points out a potential conflict with the vacancy statutes for the
Lautenberg New Jersey Senate seat.
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