[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/8/14

[Lillie Coney]

Report on Online deceptive campaign threats:
http://epic.org/privacy/voting/E_Deceptive_Report_10_2010.pdf

What is next: Smartphones and Election Engagement
http://epic.org/privacy/voting/Smartphones-and-Election-2012.pdf


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> On Feb 7, 2014, at 10:00 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
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> “Republican Party Wing Creates 18 Fake Websites for Democrats”
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> Posted on February 7, 2014 6:46 pm by Rick Hasen
> LAT reports.
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> Posted in campaigns, chicanery
> When Worlds Collide: Election Administration Edition
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> Posted on February 7, 2014 3:54 pm by Rick Hasen
> As previously noted, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is going to hear from Mr. Bauer and Mr. Ginsberg on Feb. 12 at 10 am about the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration.
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> But now on Feb. 12 at 10:30 am the Rules Committee is going to move forward on the nominations of Tom Hicks and Myrna Perez for the EAC.
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> As I’ve noted, the Bauer-Ginsberg report is written as though the EAC is toast, and many Republicans who follow this issue on the Hill are adamantly opposed to a revived EAC. There are no Republican commissioners being nominated, and it takes 3 commissioners to take any action at the EAC.
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> So what’s up with moving the Hicks and Perez nomination forward?  They can now get through (if the majority leader is willing to burn enough hours) with the filibuster rule for these nominations gone.  Is that the end game?
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> Posted in election administration, Election Assistance Commission, PCEA (Bauer-Ginsberg Commission), The Voting Wars
> RNLA Praises One Aspect of Bauer-Ginsberg Report, While Bashing “the Radical Left and Many in the Democrat Party”
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> Posted on February 7, 2014 3:42 pm by Rick Hasen
> Here, on voter list maintenance.
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> Posted in election administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, Voting Rights Act
> “High Court at a Crossroads: ‘Nonpartisans’ are trying to reverse Citizens United one investigation at a time”
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> Posted on February 7, 2014 3:37 pm by Rick Hasen
> Steve Hoersting writes for NRO.
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> Posted in campaign finance, tax law and election law
> NPR Story Suggests Macon Ga. Move of Election Day to Summer Not Challenged Because of Cost
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> Posted on February 7, 2014 4:58 am by Rick Hasen
> I’m skeptical it is (just) cost.  The tougher standard of winning a Voting Rights Act lawsuit under section 2 has a lot to do with it.
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> Posted in Voting Rights Act
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