[EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/14/14
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Wed Aug 13 22:08:14 PDT 2014
"Race, Party, and the Consequences of Restricting Early Voting in
Florida in the 2012 General Election"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64281>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 9:45 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64281>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Michael Herron and Dan Smith have writtenthis article
<http://prq.sagepub.com/content/67/3/646.full.pdf?ijkey=RhLFyb88NYBXTU0&keytype=ref>for
PSQ. Here is the abstract:
In mid-2011, the Florida legislature reduced the state's early
voting period from fourteen days to eight and eliminated the final
Sunday of early voting. We compare observed voting patterns in 2012
with those in the 2008 General Election and find that racial/ethnic
minorities, registered Democrats, and those without party
affiliation had significant early voting participation drops and
that voters who cast ballots on the final Sunday in 2008 were
disproportionately unlikely to cast a valid ballot in 2012.
Florida's decision to truncate early voting may have diminished
participation rates of those already least likely to vote.
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Posted inelection administration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
PPIC To Host Conversation Between Two CA Secretary of State
Candidates <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64279>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 4:43 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64279>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Details and registration
<http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/160767/e94843454f/ARCHIVE>.
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Posted inelection administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
"Justices Asked to Rule on Judicial Campaign Fundraising"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64277>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 4:12 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64277>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Marcia Coyle
<http://www.nationallawjournal.com/supremecourtbrief/id=1202666725383/Justices-Asked-to-Rule-on-Judicial-Campaign-Fundraising?cmp=share_twitter>:
"The petition in /Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar/ asks the justices
whether a rule of judicial conduct that prohibits candidates for
judicial office from personally soliciting campaign funds violates the
First Amendment."
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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,judicial
elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>,Supreme Court
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
"Carl Leubsdorf: Troubling Texas voting changes face court scrutiny"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64275>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 2:50 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64275>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Dallas Morning News column
<http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20140813-carl-leubsdorf-troubling-texas-voting-changes-face-court-scrutiny.ece>.
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Posted inelection administration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,redistricting
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>,Voting Rights Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
"Rare Spotlight on Rural Hawaii After Storm Leaves Election
Cliffhanger" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64273>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 2:30 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64273>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ian Lovett writes
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/us/rare-spotlight-on-rural-hawaii-after-storm-leaves-election-cliffhanger.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSum&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0>a
fascinating report for the NYT.
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Posted incampaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,election
administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
Federal Court Denies Wisconsin's Request for Stay in Voter ID Case,
Explains Basis for Decision <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64270>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 12:32 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64270>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The federal district court in Frank v. Walker has issuedthis detailed
ruling
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/adelson-stay-denial.pdf>denying
Wisconsin's request for a stay pending appeal in the voter id case. A
stay would have allowed Wisconsin to use its id law in the upcoming
election. Wisconsin hasalready sought
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64028>a similar stay in the 7th Circuit,
and the 7th Circuit has asked for a response from plaintiffs by Aug. 19.
The district court ruling today not only denies the stay but defends the
ruling against a number of attacks. I think the order makes it somewhat
more likely that the 7th Circuit will not grant Wisconsin's request for
a stay pending appeal.
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Posted inelection administration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,term limits
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=65>,voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>,Voting Rights Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
"Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down Texas PAC waiting
period" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64268>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 12:16 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64268>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release <http://lexpolitico.com/?p=593>:
*Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down **Texas PAC Waiting Period*
Late yesterday afternoon, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit issued adecision striking down provisions of the Texas
Election Code
<http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/13/13-50582-CV0.pdf>, in
place since 1987, that imposed a "waiting period" on newly-formed
Texas political committees. The decision is a major First Amendment
victory that restores the fundamental free speech rights of all
grassroots groups in Texas.
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Posted inUncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
"Rep. Hanabusa To File Lawsuit To Delay Friday Senate Special
Election" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64266>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 11:12 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64266>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
TPM reports
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/colleen-hanabusa-brian-schatz-lawsuit-special-election-friday-puna>.
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Posted inUncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
"Zephyr Teachout Gets Big Boost In Challenge To Andrew Cuomo"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64264>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 10:36 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64264>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Lessig supports Teachout
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/13/zephyr-teachout-new-york-governor_n_5675386.html?1407951030>.
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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
"Iowa Congressman Warns That Democrats Will Steal The 2016 Election"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64262>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 10:18 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64262>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This item
<http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/08/12/3470051/iowa-secretary-of-state/>appears
at Think Progress.
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Posted infraudulent fraud squad <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>,The
Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
Ridiculous Headline/Article at National Journal on Voter Fraud
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64260>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 9:20 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64260>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Sarah Mimms at National Journal
<http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/lack-of-oversight-leaves-massive-openings-for-voter-fraud-20140813>writes
of the possibility of "massive voter fraud" thanks to the fact that
people register in the states:
Nearly 12 percent of Americans pack up and move every year. Most
of them assume that by registering to vote in their new home cities
or states, their old records will be invalidated. In many cases,
they're wrong. There is no unified system in the United States
alerting election officials that former residents have moved away
and plan to vote in someone else's jurisdiction.
As a result, millions of Americans are registered to vote in more
than one place in any given election, leaving open the possibility
of massive voter fraud that would not be halted by
voter-identification laws that have swept through the country,
particularly in red states, in recent years.
This is the kind of alarmist writing I expect at some far right outfits,
not at the National Journal. Yes, we need a national system of voter
registration. (I support universal voter registration conducted by the
federal government coupled with a national voter id program.) Yes,
there have been some instances of people voting in two states. Yes ERIC
and other systems help prevent that. But it is not a huge problem on the
scale of things, and talking of "massive voter fraud" just feeds into
unsubstantiated hystreria.
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Posted inelection administration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,fraudulent fraud squad
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
"Judge denies attorneys fees in challenge to Texas voter ID law"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64258>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 8:35 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64258>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
McClatchy
<http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/11/6620975/judge-denies-attorneys-fees-in.html>:
"A federal judge on Monday rejected a request for attorneys fees by
challengers to a Texas voter ID law."
You can read Judge Collyer's opinionhere
<https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2012cv0128-386>.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
"Floridians tried to stop gerrymandering, and Republicans
gerrymandered anyways. We're about to see who wins."
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64256>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 8:27 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64256>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Aaron
Blake<http://washingtonpost.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c5adbd4783d227c40313eb002&id=d15e1ef930&e=131b1e424f>for
The Fix:
Indeed, the rules weren't really legally tested until this year,
when a judge last month ruled that two of them needed to be redrawn
<http://washingtonpost.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c5adbd4783d227c40313eb002&id=af23ea50d7&e=131b1e424f> because
they were drawn for partisan purposes. The GOP-controlled state
legislature approved a new new map this week, with very minimal
changes
<http://washingtonpost.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c5adbd4783d227c40313eb002&id=016a3080bb&e=131b1e424f>.
According to numbers crunched by redistricting expert Michael
McDonald of the University of Florida, only seven districts
underwent changes in the redrawn map. Two heavily Democratic
districts became about two points less Democratic, while two
GOP-leaning seats became less than a point more Democratic. Neither
of those latter two districts is in play this November.
The new map now awaits Gov. Rick Scott's (R) signature and will be
reviewed by the judge who struck down the original map.
If it passes muster with the courts in anything like its present
form, it will have been a pretty major victory for the GOP in
overcoming the so-called Fair Districts amendments --- and an
equally large setback for redistricting reformers seeking to rein in
partisan gerrymandering.
That's because the new map, practically speaking, isn't a whole lot
different than the old, pre-reform map.
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"How Public Financing Changed Politics in Arizona"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64254>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 8:25 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64254>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Vox
talks<http://www.vox.com/2014/8/13/5996291/arizona-campaign-finance-system-explained>with
Michael Miller. Great interview.
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"Federal judge hears arguments over constitutionality of Maine
election law" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64252>
Posted onAugust 13, 2014 8:24 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64252>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bangor Daily News
<http://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/12/politics/federal-judge-hears-arguments-over-constitutionality-of-maine-election-law/>:
"A federal judge Tuesday heard arguments from the state and from an
attorney representing supporters of independent gubernatorial candidate
Eliot Cutler over a complaint that Maine's campaign finance laws are
unconstitutional in how they limit the amount of money supporters of
independent candidates can donate to campaigns."
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"Sen. Rod Wright: 'Life ain't fair'"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64250>
Posted onAugust 12, 2014 9:12 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64250>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Fascinating interview.
<http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/12/6624399/sen-rod-wright-life-aint-fair.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#mi_rss=Latest%20News>
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Posted inresidency <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=38>
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UC Irvine School of Law
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