[EL] ELB News and Commentary 10/12/13

Sat Oct 12 11:18:27 PDT 2013

    "2 States Plan 2-Tier System for Balloting"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55943>

Posted on October 12, 2013 11:15 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55943>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/us/2-states-plan-2-tier-system-for-balloting.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1381575987-eVkZG1AIqnW6ki2LR0ZxBw&pagewanted=all&>:

    Barred by the Supreme Court from requiring proof of citizenship for
    federal elections, Arizona is complying --- but setting up a
    separate registration system for local and state elections that will
    demand such proof.

    The state this week joined Kansas in planning for such a two-tiered
    voting system, which could keep thousands of people from
    participating in state and local elections, including next year's
    critical cycle, when top posts in both states will be on the ballot.

    The states are using an opening left in June by the United States
    Supreme Court when it said that the power of Congress over federal
    elections was paramount but did not rule on proof of citizenship in
    state elections. Such proof was required under Arizona's Proposition
    200, which passed in 2004 and is one of the weapons in the border
    state's arsenal of laws enacted in its battle against illegal
    immigration.

    The state this week joined Kansas in planning for such a two-tiered
    voting system, which could keep thousands of people from
    participating in state and local elections, including next year's
    critical cycle, when top posts in both states will be on the ballot.

    The states are using an opening left in June by the United States
    Supreme Court when it said that the power of Congress over federal
    elections was paramount but did not rule on proof of citizenship in
    state elections. Such proof was required under Arizona's Proposition
    200, which passed in 2004 and is one of the weapons in the border
    state's arsenal of laws enacted in its battle against illegal
    immigration.

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    Quote of the Day: Posner Edition <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55940>

Posted on October 11, 2013 4:42 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55940>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

"I don't understand the Court's toleration for political gerrymandering, 
a practice that in conjunction with the Court's endorsement of 
promiscuous campaign donations seems to have poisoned our national 
politics by filling the House of Representatives with extremists."

--Richard A. Posner, Reflections on Judgin 
<http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Judging-Richard-A-Posner/dp/0674725085>g 
(p. 85) (2013)

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    Study Finds Youth Turnout Lower in States with Voter ID Laws, Higher
    with Same Day Voter Registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55938>

Posted on October 11, 2013 3:23 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55938>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Commission on Youth Voting and Civic Knowledge Releases Report 
<http://www.civicyouth.org/commission-on-youth-voting-and-civic-knowledge-releases-report/>

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    Trevor Potter Makes Pitch for Justices to Remand for More
    Factfinding in McCutcheon <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55935>

Posted on October 11, 2013 3:13 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55935>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

In WaPo Outlook piece. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-supreme-court-needs-to-get-smarter-about-politics/2013/10/11/806c9c44-31b7-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html>

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    Heather Gerken Talks to Bill Moyers About McCutcheon Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55929>

Posted on October 11, 2013 1:12 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55929>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Watch 
<http://billmoyers.com/segment/heather-gerken-on-dollars-v-democracy/>.

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