[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/16/13

Mon Sep 16 07:38:59 PDT 2013

    W. Va. SOS Tennant Expected to Run for U.S. Senate
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55287>

Posted on September 16, 2013 7:33 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55287>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here <http://www.dailymail.com/News/statehouse/201309150064>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
election law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>

    "Newcomers Challenge Leadership in the House"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55285>

Posted on September 16, 2013 7:30 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55285>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/us/politics/newcomers-challenge-leadership-in-the-house.html?ref=politics&_r=0>.

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Posted in legislation and legislatures 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, political parties 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>

    "Secret Society Dips Toe in City Politics, Prompting Lawsuit"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55282>

Posted on September 15, 2013 4:20 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55282>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The University of Alabama sorority vote buying scandal apparently is the 
tip of a much larger iceberg.

The NYT 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/us/secret-society-dips-toe-in-city-politics-prompting-lawsuit.html?hp> 
delves in.

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Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, vote buying 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=43>

    "Brooklyn Hasidim face accusations of voter fraud"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55279>

Posted on September 13, 2013 4:50 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55279>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Times of Israel/ reports 
<http://www.timesofisrael.com/brooklyn-hasidim-face-accusations-of-longtime-voter-fraud/>:  
"The New Kings Democrats sent their complaint to the Board of Elections' 
Department of Investigations, and to the Brooklyn District 
Attorney. According to Cowherd, the DA followed up with an initial 
investigation, but otherwise the complaint was ignored."

It will be interesting to watch what else, if anything, the Brooklyn 
District Attorney's office does in this case.

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Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, election 
administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>

    "Judge: Suit challenging Marion County judicial slating may proceed"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55277>

Posted on September 13, 2013 4:06 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55277>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Indiana Lawyer 
<http://www.theindianalawyer.com/judge-suit-challenging-marion-county-judicial-slating-may-proceed/PARAMS/article/32374>: 
"A federal lawsuit 
<http://www.theindianalawyer.com/common-cause-aclu-sue-over-marion-county-judge-slating/PARAMS/article/30027> 
challenging the constitutionality of a state law that has given rise to 
the Democratic and Republican slating system under which Marion Superior 
judges are elected will go forward."

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Posted in judicial elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>

    "Vitter Seeks Ethics Investigation of Reid, Boxer Over Prostitution
    Amendment (Updated)" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55275>

Posted on September 13, 2013 2:20 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55275>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A Classic 
<http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/vitter-seeks-ethics-investigation-of-reid-boxer-over-prostitution-amendment/> 
from the World's Greatest Deliberative Body.

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Posted in legislation and legislatures <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>

    "Election Recommendations for a Presidential Commission"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55267>

Posted on September 13, 2013 1:06 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55267>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Doug Chapin 
<http://www.irvine.org/news-insights/entry/guest-post-election-recommendations-for-a-presidential-commission> 
on a recent meeting (which I had the privilege of attending) and a new 
report 
<http://futureofcaelections.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/FOCE-PCEA-report-FINAL.pdf>:

      Guest Post: Election Recommendations for a Presidential Commission

    BY Guest Contributor
    <http://www.irvine.org/news-insights/blogger/listings/guest> | Sep
    12, 2013

        By Doug Chapin -- Director, Future of California Elections

    <http://www.irvine.org/images/easyblog_images/californiademocracy/foce.jpg>For
    nearly two years, a collection of election officials, civil rights
    advocates and reform groups have come together as part of an
    initiative known as the Future of California Elections(FOCE) to work
    on making the state's voting process more effective and expand voter
    participation across all of California's communities. The
    collaboration has helped lead to numerous legal and procedural
    reforms,
    <http://www.irvine.org/news-insights/entry/protecting-and-improving-the-right-to-vote>
    including greater opportunities for voter registration and
    improvements to the state voter guide.Last month, FOCE members
    shared their experiences with members of  the Presidential
    Commission on Election Administration, a bipartisan body appointed
    by President Barack Obama to study election practices across the
    nation and make recommendations on how election administration could
    improve. The day-long "listening session" in San Francisco was an
    opportunity for FOCE members to describe their work in California
    and to help the Commissioners put that work into a national context.

    In particular, the discussion focused on several key topics:

      * Emergency preparedness and contingency planning for elections
      * Access to the voting process by voters with limited English
        proficiency and voters with disabilities
      * Online registration and expansion of agency-based registration
        through the National Voter Registration Act
      * Improvements in the usability and accuracy of voting by mail
      * Streamlining provisional balloting to assist voters and election
        offices alike

    Following the meeting, FOCE summarized the wide range of materials
    presented at the listening session in a report to the Commission
    that included excerpts and recommendations in each of these five areas.

    The report and recommendations are available /here
    <http://futureofcaelections.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/FOCE-PCEA-report-FINAL.pdf>/

    FOCE members and visiting Commissioners agreed to continue the
    conversation as the Commission wraps up its fact-finding phase and
    drafts its report, due by the end of 2013. As part of that process,
    FOCE hopes that the Commission will incorporate not just the
    substance of recommendations in the report but also recognize the
    power of collaboration exemplified by FOCE.

    As the FOCE report to the Commission concludes,

        We believe [the Future of California Elections'] collective work
        to link advocates and election officials in an effort to find
        common ground on a variety of issues -- both to expand
        participation and ensure a well-functioning voting process -- is
        a promising model for progress on election administration
        reforms across the nation.

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

    "Koch Brothers Break New Ground in Dark Money"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55265>

Posted on September 13, 2013 12:10 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55265>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/National Journal/ 
<http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/koch-brothers-break-new-ground-in-dark-money-20130913>reports. 
<http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/koch-brothers-break-new-ground-in-dark-money-20130913>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law 
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>

    "Florida: Tamarac Commissioner facing recall vote next month quits,
    gets $8,000? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55263>

Posted on September 13, 2013 10:52 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55263>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Interesting 
<http://recallelections.blogspot.com/2013/09/florida-tamarac-commissioner-facing.html>.

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Posted in recall elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=11>

    "Voter suppression in Angela Giron recall? Hardly"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55261>

Posted on September 13, 2013 10:50 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55261>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important Denver Post editorial 
<http://www.denverpost.com/editorials/ci_24088344/voter-suppression-angela-giron-recall-hardly>.

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

    Georgetown Students Can Work on Election Law Cases for Credit with
    Gerry Hebert and Paul Smith <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55259>

Posted on September 13, 2013 9:44 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55259>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

What 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2242:september-13-2013-clc-litigation-director-to-co-lead-course-giving-georgetown-law-students-hands-on-work-on-pending-election-law-cases&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61> 
an opportunity!

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Posted in pedagogy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=23>

    Institute for Justice Files Cert. Petition in Fla. Case Involving
    PAC Filing Requirements <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55257>

Posted on September 13, 2013 9:36 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55257>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here's the petition and appendix 
<http://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/first_amendment/florida/fl_citizen_speech_cert.pdf> 
(via this press release 
<http://www.ij.org/florida-citizen-speech-release-9-12-2013>).  See also 
this USA Today oped 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/09/12/supreme-court-pacs-free-speech-column/2773151/>by 
Paul Sherman.

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

    "New Litigation Summary from CLC Describes Continuing Flood of
    Challenges to Campaign Finance Laws & Growing List of Voting Rights
    Cases" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55255>

Posted on September 13, 2013 9:34 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55255>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here. 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2241:september-13-2013-new-litigation-summary-from-clc-describes-continuing-flood-of-challenges-to-campaign-finance-laws-a-growing-list-of-voting-rights-cases&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Voting 
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    "Elections fixes for the next mayor; The city deserves a more
    efficient democratic process" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55253>

Posted on September 13, 2013 9:29 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55253>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Neal Rosenstein and Gene Russianoff have written this oped 
<http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/elections-fixes-mayor-article-1.1454336>for 
the /NY Daily News./

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

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