[EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/9/13

Fri Nov 8 20:17:01 PST 2013

    End It, Don't Mend It Dept. <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56607>

Posted on November 8, 2013 8:15 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56607>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial: Don't change voter ID law; get rid 
of it 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/dont-change-voter-id-law-get-rid-of-it-b99137473z1-231076191.html>

Wisconsin Republican Legislators Michael Schraa and Mark Born: "Wait and 
see" is not an option for voter ID 
<http://www.wisopinion.com/index.iml?mdl=article.mdl&article=52267>
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    Fred Woocher Goes Quo Warranto Against Moreno Valley City Council
    Replacement <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56605>

Posted on November 8, 2013 7:33 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56605>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I love it 
<http://www.pe.com/local-news/reports/moreno-valley-investigation/moreno-valley-investigation-headlines/20131108-moreno-valley-residents-file-document-seeking-to-oust-councilman.ece>: 
arcane Election Law meets arcane Remedies law.

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Posted in Remedies <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=57>

    NBC Talks to Dave Wasserman About VA AG Race Fairfax County
    Discrepancies <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56603>

Posted on November 8, 2013 7:29 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56603>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2013/11/every-vote-counts.html>.

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    Seattle Voters Reject Public Financing, Support Move to District
    Elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56601>

Posted on November 8, 2013 5:58 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56601>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here 
<http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2013/11/05/publicly-financed-seattle-city-council-campaigns-up-to-voters/> 
and here 
<http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022198055_seattleelectionsxml.html>.

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    "Michigan dean's possible Congress run comes with risks"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56599>

Posted on November 8, 2013 5:45 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56599>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jack Lessenberry 
<https://www.toledoblade.com/JackLessenberry/2013/11/08/Michigan-dean-s-possible-Congress-run-comes-with-risks.html>:

    There's no doubt that Jocelyn Benson has a stunning record of
    accomplishment --- or that she is one of the potentially hottest
    political properties in Michigan.

    Three years ago, she lost a race for secretary of state --- but led
    the Democratic ticket in what was a huge Republican year.

    Now, she faces a difficult choice. She has one of the most important
    and visible legal jobs in the state. Barely 36, she is interim dean
    of Wayne State University's law school. She is seen as likely to get
    the job full-time --- if she decides that's what she wants.

    But she is thinking about leaving that job to risk her career in a
    run for Congress in a district that is normally Republican, where
    she would likely face a contested Democratic primary.

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    "Rutgers voter fraud expert testifies at Wisconsin voter ID trial"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56597>

Posted on November 8, 2013 5:43 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56597>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
<http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/231076211.html>:

    A professor who studied voter fraud in Wisconsin and around the
    country testified Thursday that it is "exceedingly rare," and that
    requiring voters to show a photo ID might have prevented just one of
    the few dozen cases prosecuted in the state over the last decade.

    Lorraine Minnite, author of "The Myth of Voter Fraud,"  was
    presented as an expert witness by plaintiffs in a the federal trial
    challenging Wisconsin's voter ID law
    <http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-trial-challenging-wisconsin-voter-id-law-begins-b99134477z1-230511991.html>.
    She has written numerous scholarly articles on the topic, and
    testified before Congress and as an expert in other trials.

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    "Obama Donor Behind Third-Party Va. Candidate? Maybe Not"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56595>

Posted on November 8, 2013 4:55 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56595>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NPR reports. 
<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/11/08/243989526/obama-donor-behind-third-party-va-candidate-maybe-not>

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    "Against Disclosure" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56593>

Posted on November 8, 2013 4:36 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56593>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

David Primo 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/against-disclosure.html?_r=0> 
has a Sunday /NYT /opinion piece.

And it cites an article in /ELJ./ 
<http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/elj.2012.0161>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

    Drake Law Review Symposium on Political Dysfunction and
    Constitutional Change <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56591>

Posted on November 8, 2013 3:08 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56591>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This was a truly great symposium and discussion, now in print.

    Drake Law Review

    Volume 61, No. 4, Summer 2013

*CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SYMPOSIUM
The U.S. Constitution and Political Dysfunction: Is There a Connection?*

*ARTICLES*

/Dedication to Congressman Neal Smith/
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-walker.pdf>David 
S. Walker

/Foreword/ 
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-kende.pdf>
Mark S. Kende

/The United States and Political Dysfunction: "What Are Elections For?"/ 
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-levinson.pdf>
Sanford Levinson

/Essay: Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Change/ 
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-hasen.pdf>
Richard L. Hasen

/Functioning Just Fine: The Unappreciated Value of the Supreme Court 
Confirmation Process/ 
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-ringhand.pdf>
Lori A. Ringhand & Paul M. Collins, Jr.

/The Constitution and Information Politics/
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-mcginnis.pdf>John O. 
McGinnis

/Essay: Practical Observations on Politics and the Constitution/
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-findley.pdf>Brenna 
Findley

/Why "It's Even Worse Than it Looks": Parliamentary Parties in the 
American Constitutional System/
<http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/docs/lrVol61-4-ornstein.pdf>Norman 
J. Ornstein

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    "Stop Pelosi PAC doesn't care what feds say"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56589>

Posted on November 8, 2013 2:34 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56589>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

SF Chronicle. 
<http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2013/11/07/stop-pelosi-pac-doesnt-care-what-feds-say/>

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    "GOP Super PACs Gear Up to Fight Tea Party"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56586>

Posted on November 8, 2013 2:11 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56586>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico reports. 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/gop-super-pacs-tea-party-99583.html>

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    Notre Dame Law Review Symposium on Gridlock
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56583>

Posted on November 8, 2013 2:10 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56583>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Check it out: <http://ndlawreview.org/symposium/symposium-2012-2013/>

    2012-2013: The American Congress: Legal Implications of Gridlock,
    Symposium

    Symposium

      The Phenomenology of Gridlock

*Josh Chafetz*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev 2065/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL501.pdf>

      The Court-Packing Plan as Symptom, Casualty, and Cause of Gridlock

*Barry Cushman*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2089/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL502.pdf>

      Why Gridlock Matters

*Michael J. Gerhardt*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2107/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL503.pdf>

      Reconciling Congress to Tax Reform

*Rebecca M. Kysar*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2121/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL504.pdf>

      Don't Be So Impatient

*Gerard N. Magliocca*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2157/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL505.pdf>

      Site-Specific Laws

*John Copeland Nagle*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2167/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL506.pdf>

      Gridlock and Senate Rules

*John C. Roberts*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2189/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL507.pdf>

      Gridlock, Legislative Supremacy, and the Problem of Arbitrary Inaction

*Michael J. Teter*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2217/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL508.pdf>

      Senate Gridlock and Federal Judicial Selection

*Carl Tobias*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2233/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL509.pdf>

      The Union as a Safeguard Against Faction: Congressional Gridlock
      as State Empowerment

*Franita Tolson*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2267/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL510.pdf>

      Legislative Gridlock and Nonpartisan Staff

*George K. Yin*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2287/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL511.pdf>

      Treading Water While Congress Ignores the Nation's Environment

*Sandra Zellmer*, /88 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2323/

View PDF <http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NDL512.pdf>

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    "Voter ID Laws in Action: 'Looks Like I Don't Get to Vote Today'"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56581>

Posted on November 8, 2013 9:25 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56581>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Voter tweets 
<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/11/voter-supression-id-election-day-virginia-texas> 
collected by Mother Jones.

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