[EL] ELB News and Commentary 3/1/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri Mar 1 08:50:01 PST 2013
"The threat from within --- the ironic challenge to the Voting
Rights Act (opinion from U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell)"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47929>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:47 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47929> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Op-ed
<http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/03/the_threat_from_within_--_the.html>
from Alabama member of Congress.
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Blog Migration Update <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47927>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:45 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47927> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The blog migration is complete. If your computer causes you to reach
the old site, you will soon get an error message. You may need to reboot
your computer to reach the new site.
Sorry for the inconvenience, but the new server should be faster and be
able to handle surges in traffic.
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"The Scrum podcast: Political cash and 2013?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47924>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47924> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Listen
<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/the-scrum-political-cash-and-2013-88283.html?hp=l2>
to POLITICO's chief investigative reporter, Ken Vogel, chief economic
correspondent Ben White, POLITICO Influence co-author Byron Tau and host
Alexander Trowbridge.
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"NYC public advocate: State, local governments must lead efforts to
regulate dark money" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47920>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:33 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47920> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
CPI reports.
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/03/01/12253/nyc-public-advocate-state-local-governments-must-lead-efforts-regulate-dark-money>
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"Who's Funding Who? Our New Databases Let You Explore L.A. Political
Money' <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47918>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:32 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47918> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
New KCET tool
<http://www.kcet.org/news/ballotbrief/campaign-finance/los-angeles-2013-election-funding-database.html/>.
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"Why the Predictions Could Be Wrong in Shelby County"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47916>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47916> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Myrna Perez blogs
<http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/why-predictions-could-be-wrong-shelby-county>.
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"Massachusetts official challenges Chief Justice Roberts' claim
about voting" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47913>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47913> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
/Boston Globe/
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/03/01/massachusetts-official-challenges-chief-justice-roberts-claim-about-voting/u8rYN2MVzc3GOdq4cWyYEK/story.html>:
"Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. certainly sounded
authoritative when he made a striking, though unflattering, declaration
about Massachusetts as the high court heard arguments over the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, which is designed to assure equal access across
races to polling booths."
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Striking Section 5 Would Be Bad, But Would Not Return Us to 1964
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47910>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:25 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47910> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Tom Curry
<http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/28/17134189-court-decision-on-voting-rights-act-could-spur-election-changes-but-not-turn-back-the-clock>
makes the point nicely, a good response to HuffPo's breathless headline
of the other day "Back to 1964?" But some things would get worse. Curry
writes: " Would parts of the country now covered by section 5 revert to
the days of poll taxes, literacy tests, murders of voter registration
workers, racial gerrymandering of districts, and other devices to negate
the power of African-American, Latino and other minority voters?"
We won't see poll taxes because of a constitutional amendment and a
Supreme Court decision. Another part of the VRA bars literacy tests (a
provision which the Supreme Court upheld). Fortunately, racial tensions
are no longer such that murders of voter registration voters will be on
the horizon.
But would we see a change in behavior? I suspect we will. For example,
I would expect there to be fewer majority-minority districts but those
districts will be packed with more minority voters (to help Republicans
elect more reperesntatives overall). Formerly covered States and
localities will make voting changes, like consolidating polling places,
cutting back on voter registration, implementing tough voter id rules,
and other changes which (1) will automatically go into effect without
DOJ or court approval and (2) some of which will be very difficult to
challenge under section 2 of the VRA
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/us/politics/voting-law-decision-could-sharply-limit-scrutiny-of-rules.html?_r=0>
or any other constitutional or statutory provision.
So let's not exaggerate the Bull Connor's and the police dogs. But
let's not pretend that eliminating section 5 would be no big deal either.
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"Maddow Compares J. Scalia to Internet Troll, Describes Shelby
County Oral Argument" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47908>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47908> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
On the Daily Show. Watch:
<http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-28-2013/rachel-maddow?xrs=share_copy>
*The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
<http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-28-2013/rachel-maddow>*
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes
<http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/>,Political Humor & Satire
Blog <http://www.indecisionforever.com/>,The Daily Show on Facebook
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"True the Vote Changes Report without Acknowledging Error"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47906>
Posted on March 1, 2013 8:21 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47906> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Yesterday I linked t <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47879>o a FairVote
post
<http://www.fairvote.org/true-the-vote-fudges-the-numbers-in-new-turnout-study#.US_08RnpaVg>explaining
problems in True The Vote's recent report on the 2012 elections. Today
Rob Richie of FairVote sent this follow-up to the election law listserv
(reprinted here with permission):
As an addendum. Since we posted Andrea's blog last night, True the
Vote has changed its report, but with nary an apology for its huge
error that was widely reported in the conservative blogosphere. See
http://www.scribd.com/doc/127481956/2012-Voter-Suppression-Myth.
The report authors now simply say in the section of the report that
had their erroneous turnout conclusions
<< The Real Impacts of Voter ID Laws: After new data being made
available regarding 2012 turnout rates, True the Vote is currently
reassessing its methodology for comparing the impacts voter ID laws.
This report will be updated shortly. >>
Note that Michael McDonald's turnout data on 2012 has been available
for weeks. But True the Vote chose to use his data only for 2008 and
then use turnout of registered voters for 2012.
Perhaps someone should take a look at its other findings in its
report on voter complaints.
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"Has Power Tipped in Favor of the High Court?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47903>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:54 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47903> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Amanda Becker has written this piece
<http://www.rollcall.com/news/has_power_tipped_in_favor_of_high_court-222758-1.html?pg=1>for
Roll Call, which begins with comments made at yesterday's Supreme Court
oral argument in /Shelby County/ about Congress.
The article discusses my soon to be published /Southern California Law
Review /article, End of the Dialogue? Political Polarization, the
Supreme Court and Congress
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2130190>.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, political parties
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>, Supreme Court
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting Rights Act
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"Virginia Governor Restores Scooter Libby's Voting Rights"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47900>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:44 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47900> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
CBS DC reports
<http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/02/28/virginia-governor-restores-scooter-libbys-voting-rights/>.
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"Americans risk losing our most sacred right"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47897>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:40 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47897> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bill Press
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-201302281800--tms--bpresstt--m-a20130228-20130228,0,5344718.column>
on Shelby County.
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"Is Campaign Spending Regulated Too Much, or Not Enough?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47894>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:37 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47894> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Wendy Kaminer writes
<http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/is-campaign-spending-regulated-too-much-or-not-enough/273573/>for
/The Atlantic./
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More SCOTUSBlog Shelby County Commentaries
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47891>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:35 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47891> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Now by Ellen Katz
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/02/post-argument-commentary-dismissing-deference/>and
Abby Thernstrom
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/02/commentary-on-shelby-county-v-holder/>.
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"Analysis: In voting-rights case, liberal justices pitch to Kennedy"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47889>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:33 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47889> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Joan Biskupic analysis
<http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2013/02_-_February/Analysis__In_voting-rights_case,_liberal_justices_pitch_to_Kennedy/>.
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"Antonin Scalia's Uber-Activism" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47887>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:32 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47887> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
/The Economist/'s "Democracy in America" blogs
<http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/02/voting-rights-act?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/antonin_scalia_s_uber_activism>.
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"In Voting Rights, Scalia Sees a 'Racial Entitlement'"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47884>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:30 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47884> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Amy Davidson blogs
<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2013/02/in-voting-rights-scalia-sees-a-racial-entitlement.html>
for /The New Yorker./
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Hebert and Derfner on Section 5 vs. Section 2
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47881>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:26 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47881> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Important blog post
<http://www.clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=505:shelby-county-alabama-and-the-supreme-court>:
We were both in the courtroom yesterday for the oral argument in the
Shelby County, Alabama, voting rights case, and were particularly
struck by one aspect of the arguments: the strange persistence of
the myth that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is an adequate
substitute for Section 5. The working theory seems to be that if
Section 5 is declared unconstitutional or the coverage formula in
Section 4 is struck down, there's always Section 2 of the Act. We
call that a theory because there is no basis in reality for
believing it.
Solicitor General Don Verrilli told the Justices that Section 2
cases are not an adequate substitute for Section 5, emphasizing that
the voter has to bear the burden of proof and other heavy burdens,
including cost. Attorney Debo Adegbile followed that up with the
point that Sections 2 and 5 work in tandem, with Section 5 often
needed to insure that gains won in Section 2 cases are protected.
From our own perspective as two lawyers with more than a hundred
Section 2 cases in our combined nearly 90 years of practice (forty
years plus each), we have some points we think are important to
consider as the Justices decide this case. We would also note the
importance of Supreme Court cases like /United States v. Raines/.
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"True The Vote Fudges the Numbers in New Turnout Study"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47879>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:24 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47879> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
FairVote
<http://www.fairvote.org/true-the-vote-fudges-the-numbers-in-new-turnout-study#.US_08RnpaVg>:
True the Vote, an organization dedicated to eradicating voter fraud
through controversial methods
<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-voting-rights-tea-party-20121004,0,3351653.story>,
issued a report
<http://www.scribd.com/doc/127481956/2012-Voter-Suppression-Myth> on
February 27 concluding that voter ID laws and other election changes
allegedly meant to reduce voter fraud not only did not have an
adverse impact on turnout in the 2012 elections, but may have helped
to increased turnout. Its findings have been trumpeted by many news
outlets who do not believe such laws suppress voter turnout.
But it turns out the report's authors made a huge methodological
mistake. They compared turnout of /eligible /voters in 2008 to
turnout of /registered /voters in 2012. Correcting this error
reverses their findings. All but one of the states with these new
laws experienced a decline in voter turnout, and most experienced a
decline greater than the national turnout decline from 2008 to 2012.
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"Key provision of Voting Rights Act imperiled"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47876>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:21 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47876> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Marcia Coyle reports
<http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleSCI.jsp?id=1202590104050> for NLJ.
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Mary Orndorff Troyan on Shelby County Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47873>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:17 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47873> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
One of the best reporters covering how /Shelby County /is playing in
covered jurisdictions is Gannett's Mary Orndorff Troyan. Gannett
stories often don't come up in my news searches for some reason, so
here's some catchup on three recent stories:
Voting Rights Act debated at U.S. Supreme Court: Shelby County asks if
the law is still needed
<http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302280022&nclick_check=1>
Record number of exemptions complicates voting rights case
<http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302260006>
S.C. among states seeking to end review of their election procedures
<http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302230010&gcheck=1>
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"Are Schools Still a Good Polling Place?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47870>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:07 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47870> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
That's the lead story in this week'sElectionline Weekly
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>.
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"Stacked Deck: How the Dominance of Politics by the Affluent &
Business Undermines Economic Mobility in America"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47867>
Posted on February 28, 2013 4:05 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47867> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Demos has released a new report
<http://www.demos.org/stacked-deck-how-dominance-politics-affluent-business-undermines-economic-mobility-america>.
The takeaway, according the Center for Public Integrity
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/02/28/12249/report-campaign-law-changes-hasten-power-imbalance-between-rich-poor>,
is that "The U.S. political system is increasingly gamed against
Americans of modest means --- a situation exacerbated in recent years by
major changes in the nation's campaign laws."
As I argue in this draft
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2220851>, it is time
to put political equality back at the table in the discussion of
campaign finance balancing, along with First Amendment rights of speech
and association as well as concerns about corruption and conflict of
interest.
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Overseas Voter Foundation Likes Bauer-Ginsburg Commission
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Posted on February 28, 2013 3:55 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47864> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See here. <https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/oped-voting-commission>
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"Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee: 'The Citizens
United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights
Act'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47861>
Posted on February 28, 2013 3:54 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47861> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Anthony Johnstone has posted recent Senate testimony
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2226393> on SSRN.
Here is the abstract:
This testimony concerns the role of the Supreme Court in reviewing
the constitutionality of "laws of democracy," including campaign
finance regulation, election administration, and voting rights
enforcement. It compares the different approaches the Court has
taken toward two controversies, corporate campaign spending and
voter identification laws, and attempts to draw some lessons from
the comparison for the Court's pending review of the Voting Rights Act.
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Blog Migration to New Servers <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47854>
Posted on February 28, 2013 8:03 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47854> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The flood of traffic to the blog over the last few days has necessitated
a move to a larger server. While it is gratifying that this blog has
attracted more readers, there will be some short-term pain. Once the
migration begins to a new server (likely later today), there will be
about a 24-hour period where no new posts will appear on the blog. Once
the migration completes, to reach the new server (using the same
electionlawblog.org address) you may need to restart your browser or
clear your cache.
During that period of no posting, I'll still be writing on Twitter,
@rickhasen, and if I have significant substantive posts, I may put them
up temporarily on the backup site (electionlaw2.blogspot.com
<http://electionlaw2.blogspot.com/>). I'll flag those posts with tweets.
Sorry for the inconvenience, and back to you very soon (I hope).
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