[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/3/13

Mon Sep 2 21:45:42 PDT 2013

    "National Gun Debate Hits Close to Home in Colorado Recall Vote"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54969>

Posted on September 2, 2013 9:40 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54969>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/us/national-debate-on-gun-control-hits-home-in-colorado-recall.html?ref=politics&_r=0>: 
"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York and the billionaire 
philanthropist Eli Broad have each donated hundreds of thousands of 
dollars. The National Rifle Association is buying political 
advertisements. New York's junior senator sent a fund-raising e-mail. 
And the election has attracted news coverage from as far away as Sweden."

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, recall 
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    "Watauga Elections Board To Consider Legends Polling Place,
    Backtracking on Combining Three Boone Precincts"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54966>

Posted on September 2, 2013 4:21 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54966>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest 
<http://www.hcpress.com/news/watauga-elections-board-to-consider-backtracking-on-combining-boone-precincts-legends-polling-place.html> 
from North Carolina.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    "The Business of American Democracy: Citizens United, Independent
    Spending, and Elections" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54962>

Posted on September 2, 2013 4:13 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54962>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tilman Klumpp, Hugo Mialon and Michael Willaims have posted this draft 
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2312519> on SSRN.  
Here is the abstract:

    In Citizens United v. FEC (2010), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
    restrictions on independent political expenditures by corporations
    and labor unions are unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. We
    analyze the effects of Citizens United on election outcomes. The 50
    U.S. states provide an ideal setting for this analysis, as the
    ruling only affected a subset of the states. We find that Citizens
    United is associated with an increase of approximately two
    percentage points in Republican election probabilities in state
    House races. The increase is estimated to be ten or more percentage
    points in several states. We link these estimates to qualitative,
    "on the ground" evidence of significant spending by conservative
    organizations funded in large part by corporations through channels
    enabled by Citizens United. However, we find no conclusive evidence
    that Citizens United has yet reduced candidate entry or direct
    contributions in state elections. Implications for national
    elections and possible regulatory responses are discussed.

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

    A Reply from My Critic on North Carolina
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54959>

Posted on September 2, 2013 4:09 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54959>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Following up on this post <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54939>, here is 
a very lengthy reply from my critic below the fold. (I don't have the 
time now to continue the debate with this reader, but I would point out 
that some things are just plain wrong, such as the connection between a 
student's residency and whether or not the student may be claimed as a 
dependent on her parent's tax return. Not true 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/student-voting-guide-faq#taxes>.  
For more on student voting rights and issues, see this excellent Brennan 
Center student voting guide. 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/student-voting-guide> I am 
reprinting this here because I did promise the reader I would print his 
reply.) Continue reading ? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54959#more-54959>

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    "Obama Electoral Commission Omission: Our Voting System Needs Real
    Reform" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54955>

Posted on September 2, 2013 1:45 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54955>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Harry Kresky and Jacqueline Salit have written this opinion piece 
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/02/obama-commission-omission-the-voting-system-isn-t-the-problem.html> 
for /The Daily Beast./

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>

    "Eric Holder's Suit Against Texas Gives the Supreme Court a Chance
    to Gut Even More of the Voting Rights Act"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54953>

Posted on September 1, 2013 8:14 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54953>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jeffrey Rosen has written this piece in the New Republic.

But it has a really odd lede, suggesting that section 2 of the Voting 
Rights Act requires proof of intentional discrimination. ("As Molly 
Redden has reported 
<http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114436/eric-holder-sues-texas-over-voter-id-law-why-he-might-lose>, 
the lawsuits face an uphill battle because courts have interpreted 
Section 2 of the voting rights act to ban only voting practices that are 
intentionally discriminatory and have established a high burden of proof 
for intentional discrimination.")

It does not. [See Luke McLoughlin's piece. 
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=962563>]

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Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting 
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    "Gov. McDonnell described as aware of gifts from Virginia
    businessman" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54951>

Posted on September 1, 2013 1:01 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54951>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gov-mcdonnell-described-as-aware-of-gifts-from-virginia-businessman/2013/08/31/f2739284-0f3e-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story.html>

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Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, ethics 
investigations <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=42>

    "Plan B for Voting Rights" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54949>

Posted on September 1, 2013 12:58 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54949>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jesse Wegman has written this NYT Editorial Notebook column 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/opinion/sunday/plan-b-for-voting-rights.html?ref=politics&_r=0> 
on the Elections Clause.

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Posted in Elections Clause <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=70>, Supreme 
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting Rights Act 
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    "Supreme Court's campaign finance case gets new firepower"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54947>

Posted on August 31, 2013 9:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54947>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

USA Today reports 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/30/supreme-court-mcconnell-campaign-finance/2737317/>.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme 
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

    "Ruth Marcus: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the offensive"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54945>

Posted on August 31, 2013 9:34 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54945>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Interesting WaPo column. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-ruth-bader-ginsburg-on-the-offensive/2013/08/27/59a01198-0f3b-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story.html>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme 
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting Rights Act 
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    "G.O.P. Senators Fail to Head Off Primary Challenges by Tea Party
    Rivals" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54943>

Posted on August 31, 2013 9:29 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54943>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/31/us/politics/gop-senators-fail-to-head-off-tea-party-rivals.html?ref=politics&_r=0>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, legislation 
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UC Irvine School of Law
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