[EL] ELB News and Commentary 5/30/13

Thu May 30 07:15:05 PDT 2013

    "New Data on State Legislative Polarization -- What Does it Mean for
    Election Policy?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51110>

Posted on May 30, 2013 7:09 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51110> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Doug Chapin blogs 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2013/05/new_data_on_state_legislative.php> 
on Shor and McCarty's new data. 
<http://americanlegislatures.com/2013/05/21/state-legislatures-and-polarization/>

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    New Perkins Coie Political Blog <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51107>

Posted on May 30, 2013 7:06 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51107> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

 From the description <http://www.lawandpoliticsupdate.com/>:

    /In the Arena: Law and Politics Update/ offers readers news and
    analysis on a wide range of topics related to the laws that regulate
    and affect political activity. Attorneys in Perkins Coie's
    nationally recognized Political Law practice will provide insight
    and guidance on legal developments involving campaign finance,
    lobbying, the Federal Election Commission, and other topics of
    interest to those active in the political process. The blog's
    current contributing authors include Brian Svoboda and Jonathan
    Berkon, as well as others in the Perkins Coie Political Law Group.

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    "The Democratic Disconnect and Political Reform"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51105>

Posted on May 30, 2013 7:05 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51105> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bob Bauer blogs. 
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2013/05/democratic-disconnect/>

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    "Matt Miller: A 'money bomb' for 2016?
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51102>

Posted on May 29, 2013 8:47 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51102> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/matt-miller-a-money-bomb-for-2016/2013/05/29/c01d0e88-c85c-11e2-8da7-d274bc611a47_story.html?hpid=z3>:

    Just when you were fed up with our petty, craven politics and were
    ready to write off the next few years as a circus of filibusters,
    gridlock and investigations, comes an idea so simple yet subversive
    that it offers a glorious ray of hope.

    Call it Lawrence Lessig's <http://www.lessig.org/> "money bomb."
    It's an ingenious plan to make the drive for small-dollar publicly
    funded elections a central issue in 2016. With a little luck, the
    Harvard law professor's idea could help save the republic.

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    "The Woman Who Brought Us the IRS Scandal"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51099>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:56 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51099> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Zack Roth 
<http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/05/24/the-woman-who-brought-us-the-irs-scandal/>on 
Cleta Mitchell.

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    "New York City Wants to Revive Old Voting Machines"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51096>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51096> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/nyregion/new-york-city-wants-to-revive-old-voting-machines.html?ref=nyregion> 
reports.  Lots of nostalgia for these machines among Ne York---but it is 
really time to move on and for NY to adopt some more reliable voting 
technology and actually be able to pull off a run-off election without 
dusting off these old machines.

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    Morrison: IRS "Tea Party" Targeting "Most Offensive" and "Least
    Significant" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51093>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:36 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51093> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-b-morrison/irs-501c4-scandal_b_3353468.html>.

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    Hey, What's the Latest in that Texas Redistricting Case?
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51091>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:35 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51091> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Michael Li fills us in 
<http://txredistricting.org/post/51678356358/san-antonio-courts-briefing-schedule-on-demographic>.

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    "Libertarian Party Wins Virginia Lawsuit Against Circulator
    Residency Requirement" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51088>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51088> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ballot Access News 
<http://www.ballot-access.org/libertarian-party-wins-virginia-lawsuit-against-circulator-residency-requirement/>:

    On May 29, the 4th circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court that
    residency requirements for circulators are unconstitutional. The
    lawsuit concerned out-of-state circulators. The case is Libertarian
    Party of Virginia v Judd, 12-1996. Here
    <http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Published/121996.P.pdf> is a
    copy of the 16-page decision. Virginia had vigorously argued that
    the plaintiff petitioner Darryl Bonner lacked standing, but the
    judges found that he did have standing. The state said since he
    injured his knee, he couldn't have petitioned anyway, but the judges
    said he could have petitioned while sitting down, and pointed out
    that Bonner was able to attend his own deposition, notwithstanding
    the knee problem.

More from AP 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/appeals-court-rules-va-law-barring-out-of-state-petition-circulators-unconstitutional/2013/05/29/f082df7a-c899-11e2-9cd9-3b9a22a4000a_story.html>.

(Nice new look for the BAN website by the way.)

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    "WWJD About the IRS?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51085>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:11 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51085> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Eric Wang writes 
<http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/302303-wwjd-about-the-irs>.

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    "Regulating Political Intelligence Is Dumb Idea"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51083>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:09 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51083> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg View 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-28/regulating-political-intelligence-is-dumb-idea.html>editorializes.

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    "Was the I.R.S. Correct to Flag Certain Organizations for Additional
    Review?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51080>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51080> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Takeaway 
<http://www.thetakeaway.org/2013/may/29/was-irs-correct-flag-certain-organizations-additional-review/> 
talks to Marcus Owens.

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    "What's going on between the IRS and True the Vote?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51078>

Posted on May 29, 2013 7:05 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=51078> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CBS News reports. 
<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57586763/whats-going-on-between-the-irs-and-true-the-vote/>

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