[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/11/14
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Mon Feb 10 20:50:20 PST 2014
Question of the Night? Voting Rights Act Edition
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58659>
Posted on February 10, 2014 8:47 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58659>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
How can Eric Cantor come out in favor of the VRAA with the Wall Street
Journal opinion page coming out so strongly
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58643>against it?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58517>
Without Cantor's backing <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58072> it ishard
to see <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58004> how it has any chance
making it out of the Republican House.
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Posted in political parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>,
political polarization <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>, Voting
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>, VRAA
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=81>
"Montana GOP looks to end same-day voter registration"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58657>
Posted on February 10, 2014 8:41 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58657>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
MSNBC <http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-cracks-down-student-voting>: "A
GOP-backed bill passed last year by state legislators would let
Montanans vote this November on whether to end same-day registration. On
Wednesday, the state's Supreme Court ruled
<http://supremecourtdocket.mt.gov/view/OP%2013-0808%20Opinion%20and%20Order%20--%20Opinion?id=%7B837BE87A-58D9-4B43-BD12-A07D5AC11B39%7D>
against a challenge to the legislation from labor and voting rights
groups, clearing the way for the issue to appear on the ballot."
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Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter
registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>
"Joint Center Board Announces Spencer Overton as Interim President
and CEO" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58655>
Posted on February 10, 2014 8:36 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58655>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release
<http://www.jointcenter.org/newsroom/press-releases/joint-center-board-announces-spencer-overton-as-interim-president-and-ceo>:
The Board of Governors of the Joint Center for Political and
Economic Studies today announced George Washington University Law
Professor Spencer Overton (www.spenceroverton.com
<http://www.spenceroverton.com>) as its new Interim President & CEO.
Professor Overton takes on this leadership role as the 44-year-old
organization creates a more integrative strategy to strengthen its
status as one of the nation's leading research institutions on
public policy affecting communities of color.
Congratulations, Spencer!
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Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
"Election kicks off political shake-up"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58653>
Posted on February 10, 2014 8:28 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58653>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
UT San Diego
<http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/10/san-diego-mayor-election-filner/>:
The electoral chaos caused by former Mayor Bob Filner comes to a
close Tuesday as San Diego voters choose one of two City Council
members --- Democrat David Alvarez and Republican Kevin Faulconer
--- as the city's next mayor.
The political shake-up won't end there though.
The inauguration ceremony for the new mayor will likely be held in
early March after election officials certify the results. The rest
of the council would then have 30 business days to appoint someone
to fill the mayoral winner's spot on the nine-member legislative
body. And there could also be as many as three hotly contested
council races in the June primary as Democrats try to hold on to
their current 5-4 council majority.
Before those dominoes fall, voters must decide whether Alvarez or
Faulconer will be the first sitting council member in 50 years to be
elected San Diego mayor.
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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
"Democrats file U.S. complaint over GOP websites"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58651>
Posted on February 10, 2014 8:04 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58651>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Philly.com: "
<http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/nj/20140211_Democrats_complain_about_GOP_s__deceptive__websites.html>A
South Jersey Democratic organization has filed a federal complaint
against a Republican campaign group working to reelect U.S. Rep. Frank
LoBiondo, saying it had co-opted his Democratic challenger's name on a
"deceptive" website to solicit donations."
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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
"Are Libertarians becoming a third key player in Ohio's statewide
elections? Party again filed a full slate of candidates"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58649>
Posted on February 10, 2014 7:56 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58649>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Cleveland Plain Dealer /reports.
<http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/02/are_libertarians_becoming_a_th.html>
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Posted in ballot access <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=46>, third
parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47>
"California Senate panel to come up with new ethics, campaign laws"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58647>
Posted on February 10, 2014 7:46 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58647>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
LAT reports.
<http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-ethics-campaign-laws-20140210,0,4096647.story#axzz2sw7Dgzks>
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
conflict of interest laws <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>, ethics
investigations <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=42>
"Iowa vote fraud probe fizzles" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58645>
Posted on February 10, 2014 7:42 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58645>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Quad City Times editorial
<http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/iowa-vote-fraud-probe-fizzles/article_eadb1421-f260-5f60-8c3a-55c8c899d353.html>:
"Now Schultz is running for Iowa's Third Congressional District seat.
He'll be touting his record on this voter crackdown. We believe Iowa and
Schultz's candidacy would be better served if he could tout a massive
increase in Iowa voting participation, not the six-figure investigation
that nabbed a handful of immigrants and ex-felons."
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Posted in fraudulent fraud squad <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>
"The 'Voting Rights' Partisan Power Play"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58643>
Posted on February 10, 2014 7:32 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58643>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Mike Carvin and Hans von Spakovsky WSJ oped
<http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303519404579351331174088064?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303519404579351331174088064.html>:
"In reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's /Shelby County v. Holder
/decision last June, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R., Wis.) and Sen. Patrick
Leahy (D., Vt.) have introduced the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014.
The stated purpose is to prevent racial discrimination. But what it
would really do is force racial gerrymandering, make race the
predominant factor in the election process, and advance the partisan
interests of one political party."
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Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>, VRAA
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=81>
"Do Misleading Campaign Websites Violate Federal Law?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58641>
Posted on February 10, 2014 2:14 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58641>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Paul Ryan
<http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/do-misleading-campaign-websites-violate-federal-law>
for the ACS Blog: "Consequently, these misleading websites violate
federal law. The NRCC should take down these websites and the FEC should
initiate an enforcement action against the NRCC's flagrant violations of
federal campaign finance law."
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
"The Speech Regulators Get Mean; Two key cases test if legal counsel
is a political donation." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58639>
Posted on February 10, 2014 2:12 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58639>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WSJ editorial
<http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303942404579361221523258880?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303942404579361221523258880.html>.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Sub-Regulating Elections" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58637>
Posted on February 10, 2014 2:09 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58637>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Jennifer Nou has posted this draft
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2393630>on SSRN
(forthcoming, /Supreme Court Review/). Here is the abstract:
Agency deadlocks are a recurring feature of election-related
administrative agencies. Such agencies are often designed by
Congress with even-numbered bipartisan commissions with majoritarian
voting rules. Using Arizona v. Intertribal Council as a springboard,
this Article examines how courts should treat commissioner tie votes
when they concern issues of statutory interpretation. In particular,
it argues that courts should not defer to the blocking deadlocked
coalition, but rather apply an institutional understanding of
Skidmore deference to interpretive documents prepared by politically
insulated agency actors, when available. The proposal seeks to
create greater incentives for internal agency independence in the
presence of partisan deadlocks and the development of agency
expertise through sub-regulatory guidance documents such as agency
manuals and opinion letters. The analysis also reflects more broadly
on the intersections between federal election administration and
administrative law.
Looking forward to reading this!
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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>,
statutory interpretation <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=21>
"Reform Groups Urge Representatives to Vote No on Legislation to
Delay and Prohibit New IRS Rules on 501(c)(4) Standards"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58635>
Posted on February 10, 2014 2:04 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58635>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release
<http://www.democracy21.org/legislative-action/press-releases-legislative-action/reform-groups-urge-reps-to-vote-no-on-legislation-to-delayprohibit-new-irs-rules/>.
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
"Minnesota Urged to Make Clear That Expenditures Made With Funds
Raised By Candidates Are 'Coordinated' Expenditures, Not
'Independent' Expenditures" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58633>
Posted on February 10, 2014 1:55 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58633>by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
CLC press release
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2359:february-10-2014-minnesota-urged-to-make-clear-that-expenditures-made-with-funds-raised-by-candidates-are-coordinated-expenditures-not-independent-expenditures&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>.
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