[EL] Ark, NY, SC election law decisions today; more news

Thu Apr 24 15:19:22 PDT 2014

    Arkansas Court Holds State Voter ID Law Violates State Constitution
    and is Uneforceable <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60849>

Posted on April 24, 2014 3:16 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60849>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Read the 8-page decision 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/arkansas-id.pdf>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id 
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    "House Republicans Look For Justice Department Role in IRS
    Controversy" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60847>

Posted on April 24, 2014 2:41 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60847>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Legal Times reports. 
<http://www.nationallawjournal.com/legaltimes/id=1202652472096?kw=House%20Republicans%20Look%20For%20Justice%20Department%20Role%20in%20IRS%20Controversy&et=editorial&bu=National%20Law%20Journal&cn=20140424&src=EMC-Email&pt=Legal%20Times%20Afternoon%20Update&slreturn=20140324173929>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, 
Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, tax law and 
election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>

    "DGA challenges Connecticut's campaign finance restrictions"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60845>

Posted on April 24, 2014 2:37 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60845>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News 
<http://ctmirror.org/dga-sues-connecticut-over-campaign-finance-restrictions/> 
from CT:

    The Democratic Governors Association, which expects to heavily
    advertise this fall to support the re-election of Gov. Dannel P.
    Malloy, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the
    constitutionality of how Connecticut regulates independent campaign
    expenditures.

    The association seeks an injunction barring the State Elections
    Enforcement Commission, the chief state's attorney's office and the
    attorney general from enforcing what it says are overly broad rules
    that could expose the group to an accusation of illegal coordination
    with the Malloy campaign.

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

    "South Carolina Supreme Court Rules that Minor Parties Don't Need to
    Get Permission from Primary Voters to Continue Nominating by
    Convention" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60843>

Posted on April 24, 2014 2:33 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60843>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Richard Winger explains 
<http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/04/south-carolina-supreme-court-rules-that-minor-parties-dont-need-to-get-permission-from-primary-voters-to-continue-nominating-by-convention/>.

One interesting aspect of the case considers how to interpret laws 
passed by jurisdictions formerly subject to Voting Rights Act 
preclearance that put the laws on holding pending preclearance.

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Posted in ballot access <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=46>, Voting 
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

    Federal District Court, Holding Its Nose, Strikes Down NY
    Contribution Limit to Super PACs <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60841>

Posted on April 24, 2014 2:31 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60841>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Via Bloomberg BNA, you can read the opinion here 
<http://origin-www.bloomberglaw.com/iframe/document/X1Q6N1UAD5O2/download?disposition=attachment&doc_container=content_document&fmt=pdf&root_url=http%3A%2F%2Forigin-www.bloomberglaw.com%2F>. 
The judge thinks the Supreme Court's /Citizens United-McCutcheon/ line 
of cases is wrong, but he is bound to follow the line.

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

    "States Prepare to Implement Photo ID"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60839>

Posted on April 24, 2014 9:34 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60839>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That's the lead story in this week's Electionline Weekly 
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
voter id <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>

    Latest Issue of NCSL's "The Canvass" Now Available
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60836>

Posted on April 24, 2014 8:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60836>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/states-and-election-reform-the-canvass-april-2014.aspx?utm_source=Canvass&utm_campaign=9f954e96a0-Canvass_April_20134_25_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c27fe8f428-9f954e96a0-111828865>.

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

    Republicans Accuse Harry Reid's PAC of Illegal Coordination
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60834>

Posted on April 24, 2014 8:45 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60834>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here <http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-52CA1AEF2018926C>.

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

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